faint

tenue, débil

Tan débil que cuesta verlo, oírlo u olerlo.

En inglés sencillo: So weak that it is difficult to see, hear, or smell.

• We heard a faint sound.
• The writing was too faint to read.
• A faint smell of smoke came from the kitchen.

Sinónimos: weak, dim, indistinct

Antónimos: strong, clear

Expresiones frecuentes: faint light, faint sound, faint smell

leve, ligero

De muy poca intensidad o presente en una cantidad muy pequeña.

En inglés sencillo: Very small in amount or degree; only slight.

• She gave a faint smile.
• There is a faint chance of success.
• He showed only faint interest in our plan.

Sinónimos: slight, small, minimal

Antónimos: great, considerable

Expresiones frecuentes: faint hope, faint smile, faint trace

mareado, débil

Tan débil o mareado que parece que va a perder el conocimiento.

En inglés sencillo: Feeling so weak or dizzy that you might become unconscious.

• I feel faint.
• He became faint in the heat.
• She felt faint after standing up too quickly.

Cómo se usa: faint with something (After walking all day, she was faint with hunger.)

Sinónimos: lightheaded, weak, dizzy

Expresiones frecuentes: feel faint, faint with hunger, faint and dizzy

desmayarse

Perder el conocimiento de repente durante un breve tiempo.

En inglés sencillo: To suddenly become unconscious for a short time.

• He fainted in the kitchen.
• I nearly fainted when I saw the blood.
• Did anyone faint during the long ceremony?

Cómo se usa: faint from something (He fainted from the heat.); faint at something (She fainted at the sight of blood.)

Sinónimos: pass out, lose consciousness

Expresiones frecuentes: faint from heat, faint at something, nearly faint, faint from something

desvanecerse

Volverse cada vez más débil o menos visible hasta desaparecer.

En inglés sencillo: To become weaker or less visible until nothing remains.

• The golden clouds fainted away.
• We watched the distant glow faint into darkness.
• As evening fell, the colours began to faint.

Sinónimos: fade, vanish, disappear

Antónimos: appear

Expresiones frecuentes: faint away, faint into darkness

desmayo

Pérdida repentina y breve del conocimiento.

En inglés sencillo: A short period when someone suddenly becomes unconscious.

• She fell down in a faint.
• He soon recovered from his faint.
• The sudden heat brought on a brief faint.

Sinónimos: fainting spell, blackout, syncope

Expresiones frecuentes: in a faint, into a faint, after a faint