English-Italian translations for frail

• fragile
  Non è una questione economica, si tratta di sostenere la fragile società civile che sta nascendo. This is not only about money, but also about supporting the frail and nascent civil society.
  Il suo stato è estremamente fragile e non può avere continua assistenza e cure mediche. Her condition is extremely frail and she does not have full-time access to medical attention and treatment.

Definition of frail

• Easily broken physically; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish
• Weak; infirm
• Mentally fragile
• A basket made of rush#Noun|rushes, used chiefly to hold figs and raisins
• A rush for weave#Verb|weaving baskets
• To play a stringed instrument, usually a banjo, by picking with the back of a fingernail

Related words

• frailty
• taffrail
• taffrail log