debole — meaning in English

English meaning

• chicken noun A common domesticated bird raised for its eggs and meat.
• dim adjective Giving off or showing very little light; not bright.
• faint adj Barely perceptible; weak in intensity.
• feeble adj Physically weak, lacking strength.
• impotent adj Unable to take effective action; powerless.
• milksop noun A piece of bread soaked in milk.
• pansy noun A small cultivated garden flower with broad, often multicoloured petals.
• pushover noun Someone who is easily persuaded, taken advantage of, or pushed around.
• sissy noun (informal, derogatory) A timid or cowardly person, especially a man or boy seen as insufficiently masculine.
• slight adj Small in degree or amount; minor.
• soft spot noun A particular fondness or affection for someone or something, often one that overrides better judgement.
• weak adj Lacking physical strength or power.
• weakness noun The state of lacking strength or power.
• weenie noun (informal) A weak, feeble person.
• wuss noun An informal, slightly mocking word for someone seen as weak, timid, or easily scared.

Senses

debole is used for these senses in English:

• chicken (countable, slang, sometimes, derogatory) A coward.
• dim Not bright or colorful.
• faint (of a being) Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness
• faint Lacking courage, spirit, or energy; cowardly; dejected.
• faint Performed, done, or acted, weakly; not exhibiting vigor, strength, or energy.
• feeble Deficient in physical strength.
• impotent Lacking physical strength or vigor; weak
• milksop (by extension, pejorative) An easily frightened, ineffectual, or weak person.

chicken — full definition

1. noun A common domesticated bird raised for its eggs and meat.
2. noun The meat of this bird, eaten as food.
3. noun (informal) A cowardly person.
4. adj (informal) Cowardly; afraid to do something.
5. verb (informal, usually with "out") To back out of something through fear.

dim — full definition

1. adjective Giving off or showing very little light; not bright.
2. adjective Not very intelligent or quick-witted.
3. adjective Unclear, faint, or hard to make out.
4. verb To make something less bright, or to become less bright.

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