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débil

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adjectivefemininemasculine
  1. weak

Forms

adjective

masculine singulardébil
feminine masculine pluraldébiles

Used in the library

  • De niña, Frida tiene polio y una pierna queda más débil.As a child, Frida has polio and one leg is left weaker.A1Frida Kahlo
  • El imperio estaba débil: una guerra civil y la viruela lo habían dañado.The empire was weak: a civil war and smallpox had damaged it.A2El imperio inca — The Inca Empire
  • El príncipe es débil y feo, pero tiene un corazón puro y mucho talento para la música.The prince is weak and ugly, but he has a pure heart and a great talent for music.A2Otra vez, por favor (8) — Once more, please (8) (A2)
  • El príncipe, el hijo del rey, era débil y cobarde, y se escondió en su habitación.The prince, the king's son, was weak and cowardly, and he hid in his room.A2La bruja de la torre — The witch in the tower (A2)

Other ways to say it

  • endebleflimsy, feeble, infirm; flimsy, tenuous
  • escuálidoscrawny, emaciated, skinny; squalid, dirty
  • flojoloose; lazy
  • frágilfragile, weak, flimsy; frail, brittle, fragile (personality trait)
  • lánguidolanguid (weak)
  • tenuetenuous, thin, weak; faint, dim, wispy, soft, subdued, pale

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