French Conversation · Level 51
75 words
French word
faiblesse
Pronunciation
IPA/fɛblɛs/
Meaning
- feminine nounweakness
Example
La faiblesse de l'équipe est le manque de coordination.
The team's weakness is its lack of coordination.
More examples
Admettre une faiblesse peut aider à la surmonter.
Admitting a weakness can help overcome it.
Core concept
A thin support that gives way under pressure, whether in a body, a character, or a team.
Common phrases
admettre sa faiblesse
admit one's weakness
signe de faiblesse
sign of weakness
Similar words
fragilité: A brittle quality that makes something break easily from slight impact.
manque: A shortage of something needed.
défaut: An undesirable flaw or malfunction in an object or system.
Definition in French
État de manque de force, physique ou moral, qui rend une personne ou une chose plus facile à blesser, casser ou faire échouer.
Word origin
French forms faiblesse from the adjective faible with the suffix -esse, which makes a noun for a quality or state.
Usage tips
- Faiblesse is feminine, as in la faiblesse de l'equipe, and the phrase avoir une faiblesse pour means having a soft spot for something.