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1. weak

weak point

He had a weak point --this Fortunato --although in other regards he was a man to be respected and even feared. He prided himself on his connoisseurship in wine.

A man of weak will is the target of criticism; even his friends would badger him into correcting his defects.

Freedom is akin to the rarified air of a mountain top. Weak men cannot bear one or the other.

She's weak, powerless. A mere human.

Thus, this is an ad hoc solution - good in practice but theoretically weak.

Japan's competitiveness is very strong in industrial products, but weak in agricultural products.

The weak point of this book is that it's less than persuasive when the married author recommends not being married.

Dairo has a weakness for white beautiful women

“she was recovering from the flu and was very weak” “the salamander's tail may be broken off at a weak spot near the base”

This child is weak. / She's strong, I'm weak. / To be honest, I feel a little weak.

Eric who was a weak prince issued a bad coinage which excited great discontent among the Danes.

Jerry’s still weak after his operation. a weak excuse. a weak tea. His spelling was weak.

you’re weak because you can’t make a decision...

Although the economy is weak, some companies are still making a profit.

Inglês palavra "słaby"(weak) ocorre em conjuntos:

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2. flimsy

The flimsy stalls in this restroom offer very little privacy.

a flimsy table; flimsy construction; a flimsy excuse

These flimsy skirts are really popular. Would you like to try one on?

Bush was seen boozing, going to war on a flimsy premise and threatening the family legacy.

a flimsy dress

Inglês palavra "słaby"(flimsy) ocorre em conjuntos:

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3. faint

Anyway, why did she faint?

faint noise

Would God, I were the tender apple blossom, That floats and falls from off the twisted bough, To lie and faint within your silken bosom, Within your silken bosom as that does now.

Faint heart never won fair lady.

I can feel not only people's souls, but also the faint spirit held by buildings, walls and such.

I suddenly stood up and felt faint and light-headed.

Eriko worked so long and so hard, without stopping to eat, that I feared she would faint.

What with fatigue and hunger, he was faint.

3 people fainted whilst queuing in the sun to get tickets for the concert.

The truth was that Scabbers had never shown the faintest trace of interesting powers

I think it's false that most men faint in the delivery room at the birth of their child.

Definition if you faint, you lose consciousness for a short time, for example because you are very hungry or too hot

The people in the hovel feel silent, listening to the faint, high-pitched yells.

While we were running up to it, Agnes fainted and Ryan had to stay to revive her.

Now, all heads turn toward the dean, who sits surrounded by a faint halo of light.

Inglês palavra "słaby"(faint) ocorre em conjuntos:

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4. poor

I'm poor.

His lackadaisical attitude to studying explains his poor grades.

Once upon a time, there lived a poor man and a rich woman.

Your poor memory is due to poor listening habits.

Mary is not poor. On the contrary, she is quite rich.

Such an economic program will help the rich at the expense of the poor.

It makes no difference to me whether you are rich or poor.

Poor Japanese immigrants were willing to work for low pay.

Something you should know about me is that my greatest fear in life is that people will find out that I'm poor.

He managed to pass his driving test even though he was a poor driver.

Poor Tom's been trying to get to sleep for three hours now.

A poor school record will count against you when you look for a job.

Young people are often poor judges of their own abilities.

Blindness is responsible for a staggering toll of poor health, suffering, and loss of dignity and diminution in the quality of lives of people worldwide.

Poor is not the one who has too little, but the one who wants too much.

Inglês palavra "słaby"(poor) ocorre em conjuntos:

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5. unsound

unsound filling)

The bridge is one of several said to be structurally unsound.

Inglês palavra "słaby"(unsound) ocorre em conjuntos:

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Fiszki z książki - "Advanced Bridge" (J.B. Elwell)
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6. languishing

It was a languishing time

Inglês palavra "słaby"(languishing) ocorre em conjuntos:

Fiszki z książki - "Patience" (James W. Alexander)
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7. wonky

a wonky chair

Now, if I saw your wonky knee?

Inglês palavra "słaby"(wonky) ocorre em conjuntos:

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8. lousy

What lousy weather!

I expect it's his lousy personality that drives off the ladies.

The lousy creature was chewing my notes

That was a lousy thing to do./lousy weather

very poor or bad. "the service is usually lousy." awful, terrible, appalling, very bad, atrocious, desperate, unspeakable, frightful, miserable

after eighteen, I feel lousy

The lousy movie was unable to hold my attention for more than 20 minutes

lousy food/service

I'm going to get rid of this lousy phone. It stopped working while I was talking to my boss!

to feel lousy

All he offered me was a lousy £20. You're a lousy poker player, Foletta.

Of course that's before she got the lousy face-lift.

You look lousy, doll.

Six months later, I was in a lousy relationship with another man.

That's the thing about people who think they hate computers. What they really hate is lousy programmers.

9. weaker

The older one grows, the weaker one's memory becomes.

The Mexican government had grown even weaker.

The yen is weaker than the dollar.

As we grow older, our memory becomes weaker.

He tends to take sides with the weaker party.

Women are physically weaker than men.

The light became weaker and weaker.

As Sadako grew weaker, she thought more about death.

The typhoon became weaker and changed into a storm.

As for the accusations of heresy, here the evidence is much weaker.

His influence in the committee became weaker and weaker.

I side with a weaker party.

He has become weaker with age.

10. limp

Tom shouldn't make fun of Mary's limp.

It was completely limp

he limped over to the door

Why are you limping?

What does she want with a limp one like you?

Matt limped painfully off the field.

Your muscles become limp when you get hypnotized.

He has a sore leg, so he limps.

Suddenly, Little Brother™ was limp on the floor – lifeless.

1) He limps because one of his legs is shorter. 2) Her skin looks limp.

Paul limped off after hitting a jumper in the final minutes.

Her coloring book lay limp, jagged with angular pink scribbles.

But Dima would never wear the glasses. Suddenly, his body went limp and he collapsed to the floor.

She has sagging tits and her husband has a limp noodle.

Inglês palavra "słaby"(limp) ocorre em conjuntos:

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11. lame

I don't want to be lame; I want to be cool!!

The new Harry Potter movie is pretty lame.

"Really," he said, a bit lamely.

lame excuse

What kind of lame power is heart, anyways?

The only thing we can ask of others, is not to guess at how lame we are.

You know, like a box, you know, to put stuff in. So I wanted to get the thing done as fast as possible. So I finished it in a couple days. And it looked pretty lame, but it worked

David had to pull out of the Championships when his horse went lame.

Do you remember that lame man?

Soon after the start one of the team had gone lame.

My classes at uni are lame, we do the same thing over and over.

I'm sick of being flat. Flat is lame.

It was a lame statement and there was no excusing his behavior.

Saying she’d lost her homework was a pretty lame excuse, if you ask me.

he definition of lame is being physically disabled causing a limp or something that is weak and unsatisfactory. An example of lame is a person who has trouble walking. An example of lame is a poor excuse for missing an important occasion.

Inglês palavra "słaby"(lame) ocorre em conjuntos:

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12. slight

It's a very dangerous sport, where a slight mistake can lead to serious injury.

Slight inattention can cause a great disaster.

He could not refrain from smiling, though with a slight sense of guilt.

"a slight increase"

My acquaintance with his works is slight.

The Chinese automotive import market shows signs of slight growth.

Noobs? Dima asked, a slight hint of anger in his voice. "This isn't a video game, Al-Sayib! This is real life!"

Her face after the bath, with a slight tinge of red, was beautiful as to mistake her for someone else.

Your aunt will feel slighted if you don't invite her to your wedding

We require instant satisfaction for slight discomfort.

slight amount of money

Without in any way meaning to slight the fine work of the bakers and produce sellers who contributed to the day’s find, something about the large number of factors that had to randomly converge to produce that experience struck me as cosmically signi

Although there was a slight increase in sales last year, it wasn’t enough for us to continue selling this particular line.

and why would I have the slightest bit of interest in that?

I'm jealous because she's slight but curvy.

13. frail

Johnny has always been frail.

My grandmother was gradually becoming forgetful and frail.

He was too frail to play games outdoors.

Child was very frail and weak.

He is frail, but still manages to walk with a stick.

The elderly patient was considered too frail to survive an operation

His leathered skin and bald scalp made him look more frail than they did wise.

the country's frail economy

her health is quite frail

My grandmother is too frail now to get in and out of bed by herself.

Inglês palavra "słaby"(frail) ocorre em conjuntos:

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15. vulnerable

A bite might kill you – or make you vulnerable to attack from other animals.

vulnerable to

Baby animals are as vulnerable as human children. They need constant help.

Tourists are more vulnerable to attack, because they do not know which areas of the city to avoid.

The security company says this is the most vulnerable point.

a leader may try to crush a competitor by subsidizing lower prices for a vulnerable product with revenue from its more profitable products

Children living in slums and shantytowns are the most disadvantaged and vulnerable.

Although people of all ages are at risk to chemical exposure, children and pregnant women are particularly vulnerable.

I never felt so low when I was vulnerable.

Do you want to take home this vulnerable puppies?

When I gave him the money, he looked so vulnerable, like a little boy.

vulnerable = someone exposed to harm who can't defend themselves

The definition of vulnerable is easily hurt or delicate. This little chick is very vulnerable.

I feel very vulnerable since losing my best friend / If you don't eat properly, you may become more vulnerable to disease

The talented young chess player is very bold. He deliberately lays himself open to attack, makes himself vulnerable and then checkmates his opponent when least expected.