weak

faible

Qui a peu de force, de puissance ou de capacité.

En anglais simple : Having little strength, power, or ability.

• I feel weak today.
• Her voice was weak after the illness.
• The signal is too weak to make a call.

Comment l'utiliser : too weak to do something (He was too weak to lift the box.)

Synonymes : feeble, frail

Contraires : strong

Expressions courantes : feel weak, weak muscles, weak signal

léger, dilué

Dont le goût ou l’effet est peu marqué, souvent parce qu’on a ajouté trop d’eau.

En anglais simple : Having little taste or effect, often because too much water has been added.

• This tea is weak.
• He made some weak coffee for breakfast.
• Use a weak soap solution to clean the leaves.

Synonymes : dilute, watery

Contraires : strong, concentrated

Expressions courantes : weak tea, weak coffee, weak solution

fragile, peu solide

Qui risque de se casser ou de céder sous un poids ou une pression.

En anglais simple : Likely to break or fail under weight or pressure.

• The rope is weak.
• A weak beam caused the roof to fall.
• They replaced the weak boards before anyone used the bridge.

Comment l'utiliser : too weak to support something (The shelf is too weak to support these books.)

Synonymes : flimsy, fragile

Contraires : strong, sturdy

Expressions courantes : weak rope, weak bridge, weak structure

faible, influençable

Qui a du mal à résister à ses envies ou aux demandes des autres.

En anglais simple : Unable to resist what you want or what other people ask you to do.

• He has a weak will.
• My resolve was weak when she offered me cake.
• The manager was too weak to resist their pressure.

Synonymes : weak-willed, spineless

Contraires : strong-willed, resolute

Expressions courantes : weak will, weak character, weak resolve

nul, minable

Mauvais, ennuyeux ou peu impressionnant.

En anglais simple : Bad, boring, or not impressive.

• That joke was weak.
• The party was pretty weak, so we left.
• That's a weak excuse for missing my birthday.

Synonymes : lame, bad, uncool

Contraires : cool

Expressions courantes : pretty weak, weak joke, weak excuse