English-French translations for weak

faible
Mais Israël pense seulement que nous sommes faibles, faibles, faibles. But Israel just thinks we are weak, weak, weak. Le profil social du propos est très faible. The social profile is very weak. La Commission ne peut être forte avec les faibles et faible avec les forts. The Commission cannot be strong with the weak and weak with the strong.
chétifUn village mondial qui a été frappé par un séisme et dont tous les édifices, grands ou petits, robustes ou chétifs, sont en danger. A global village which has been hit by an earthquake and all its buildings, both large and small, strong and weak, are teetering.

fragile
. - Monsieur le Président, le Népal est un de ces pays fragiles et faibles. . Mr President, Nepal is one of those fragile, weak states. Comment pouvons-nous penser à forcer les pays ayant une économie fragile à l'utiliser? How can we think of forcing countries with a weak economy to use it? Nous savons que la force d' une chaîne dépend de la force de son maillon le plus fragile. Unfortunately, we feel that one particular link in the chain is indeed weak.
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tendre
La concurrence peut supporter des différences législatives et c'est une chimère de prétendre à une uniformisation totale, qui ressemble fort à une fossilisation du droit. Remember that the United States has very different legislation in its various states, and that does not seem to have caused any particular economic weakness! Le pays qu'a visité le président de mon groupe, M. Cohn-Bendit, apportant avec lui le drapeau européen pour le tendre au président, était bien faible. The country which the chairman of my group, Mr Cohn-Bendit, visited carrying the European flag in his rucksack so that he could give it to the President was in reality weak.

Lacking in force or ability
Unable to sustain a great weight, pressure, or strain
Unable to withstand temptation, urgency, persuasion, etc.; easily impressed, moved, or overcome; accessible; vulnerable
Dilute, lacking in taste or potency
Displaying a particular kind of inflection, including
That does not ionize completely into anions and cations in a solution
One of the four fundamental forces associated with nuclear decay
Having a narrow range of logical consequences; narrowly applicable. (Often contrasted with a statement which implies it
Not having power to convince; not supported by force of reason or truth; unsustained
Lacking in vigour or expression
Not prevalent or effective, or not felt to be prevalent; not potent; feeble
Tending towards lower prices
Lacking contrast

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