weak

debole

Che ha poca forza, potere o capacità.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: too weak to do something (He was too weak to lift the box.)

Sinonimi: feeble, frail

Contrari: strong

Espressioni comuni: feel weak, weak muscles, weak signal

annacquato, diluito

Che ha poco sapore o effetto, spesso perché è stata aggiunta troppa acqua.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: dilute, watery

Contrari: strong, concentrated

Espressioni comuni: weak tea, weak coffee, weak solution

fragile, debole

Che può rompersi o cedere facilmente sotto un peso o una pressione.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: too weak to support something (The shelf is too weak to support these books.)

Sinonimi: flimsy, fragile

Contrari: strong, sturdy

Espressioni comuni: weak rope, weak bridge, weak structure

debole, influenzabile

Che fatica a resistere ai propri desideri o alle richieste degli altri.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: weak-willed, spineless

Contrari: strong-willed, resolute

Espressioni comuni: weak will, weak character, weak resolve

fiacco, scadente

Brutto, noioso o poco impressionante.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: lame, bad, uncool

Contrari: cool

Espressioni comuni: pretty weak, weak joke, weak excuse