faint

faint
faint [{{t}}feɪnt]
1 adjective
(a) (slight → breeze, feeling, sound, smell) faible, léger; (→ idea) flou, vague; (→ hope) léger, faible; (→ possibility) vague; (→ breathing, light) faible; (→ voice) faible, éteint;
there was a faint glow on the horizon il y avait une faible lueur à l'horizon;
he hasn't the faintest chance of winning il n'a pas la moindre chance de gagner;
I haven't the faintest idea je n'en ai pas la moindre idée;
the sound of the footsteps grew fainter le bruit des pas s'affaiblit;
her cries grew fainter ses cris s'estompaient ou diminuaient
(b) (colour) pâle, délavé
(c) (half-hearted) faible, sans conviction;
a faint smile (feeble) un vague sourire; (sad) un pauvre ou triste sourire;
faint praise éloges mpl tièdes;
to damn sb/sth with faint praise ne pas se montrer très élogieux envers qn/à propos de qch
(d) (dizzy) prêt à s'évanouir, défaillant;
to feel faint se sentir mal, être pris d'un malaise;
he was faint with exhaustion la tête lui tournait de fatigue
(e) {{}}British{{}} {{}}proverb{{}}
faint heart never won fair lady = la pusillanimité n'a jamais conquis de cœur féminin
2 intransitive verb
s'évanouir;
he fainted from the pain il s'est évanoui de douleur;
a fainting fit un évanouissement;
to be fainting from or with hunger défaillir de faim;
{{}}figurative{{}} I almost fainted when they told me I'd got the job j'ai failli m'évanouir quand on m'a dit que j'avais le poste
3 noun
évanouissement m, syncope f;
she fell to the floor in a (dead) faint elle s'est évanouie ou est tombée en syncope

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français. 2015.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Regardez d'autres dictionnaires:

  • Faint — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda «Faint» Sencillo de Linkin Park del álbum Meteora Publicación 1 de julio de 2003 Formato CD …   Wikipedia Español

  • Faint — (f[=a]nt), a. [Compar. {Fainter} ( [ e]r); superl. {Faintest}.] [OE. feint, faint, false, faint, F. feint, p. p. of feindre to feign, suppose, hesitate. See {Feign}, and cf. {Feint}.] 1. Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to swoon; as,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • faint — faint·ing·ly; faint·ly; faint·ness; faint; faint·heart·ed·ly; faint·heart·ed·ness; …   English syllables

  • Faint — Faint, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fainted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fainting}.] 1. To become weak or wanting in vigor; to grow feeble; to lose strength and color, and the control of the bodily or mental functions; to swoon; sometimes with away. See {Fainting} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • faint — [adj1] having little effect on senses aside, bated, bland, bleached, blurred, breathless, deadened, deep, delicate, dim, distant, dull, dusty, faded, faltering, far off, feeble, gentle, hazy, hoarse, hushed, ill defined, imperceptible, inaudible …   New thesaurus

  • Faint — Faint, n. The act of fainting, or the state of one who has fainted; a swoon. [R.] See {Fainting}, n. [1913 Webster] The saint, Who propped the Virgin in her faint. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Faint — Faint, v. t. To cause to faint or become dispirited; to depress; to weaken. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] It faints me to think what follows. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Faint — Faint: Faint  песня группы Linkin Park. The Faint  американская инди рок группа. Список зна …   Википедия

  • faint — faint, feint Both words come from the same Old French root feindre ‘to feign’. Faint is used as an adjective meaning ‘indistinct, pale’ or ‘feeling dizzy’, as a noun meaning ‘a loss of consciousness’, and as a verb meaning ‘to lose consciousness’ …   Modern English usage

  • faint — [fānt] adj. [ME feint < OFr, sluggish, orig. pp. of feindre: see FEIGN] 1. without strength; weak; feeble 2. without courage or hope; timid 3. done without strength, vigor, or enthusiasm; halfhearted 4. feeling weak and dizzy, as if about to… …   English World dictionary

  • Faint — may refer to: * Syncope (medicine), a medical term for fainting * Faint (song), a song by Linkin park * Feint, a maneuver designed to distract or mislead * Feint (song), a song by Epica …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”