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weak

 
 
/wiːk/ adjective

Translation

BODY not physically strong
zayıf, güçsüz, mecalsiz
He felt too weak to sit up. The children were weak with/from hunger.1918
CHARACTER not powerful, or not having a strong character
zayıf karakterli, zayıf, iradesiz, güçsüz
a weak government/leader1918
LIKELY TO FAIL likely to fail
zayıf, yetersiz
a weak economy a weak team1918958
LIKELY TO BREAK likely to break and not able to support heavy things
zayıf, güçsüz, dayanıksız, sağlam olmayan
a weak bridge1918
TASTE A weak drink has little taste or contains little alcohol.
keskin değil, düşük alkollü
weak coffee/beer885
REASON A weak reason or excuse is one that you cannot believe because there is not enough proof to support it.
inandırıcı olmayan, zayıf, desteksiz
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NOT GOOD not good at something
zayıf, iyi değil
She reads well but her spelling is weak.1137958
SLIGHT difficult to see or hear
zor duyulan, zar zor görülen, zayıf, belli belirsiz
He spoke in a weak voice. a weak light1918
weakly adverb
zayıf, güçsüz bir durumda
(Definition of weak adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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