Faint in spanish
pronunciation: debil part of speech: adjective
faint [fainter -comp., faintest -sup.]1 = apenas visible, débil, tenue. [Pincha en o en para ver otros adjetivos cuyo grados comparativos y superlativos se formas añadiendo "-er" o "-est" (o sus variantes "-r" o "-st") al final]
Example: As more and more copies are produced, so the amount of dye on the master is reduced layer by layer until the image on the copy paper becomes quite faint.more:
» a faint glimmer of light = un rayo de esperanza, un rayo de luz esperanzador.
Example: Notice that in this passage there is just a faint glimmer, a mere peep of sociological light.» faint chance = poca probabilidad, escasa probabilidad, remota probabilidad, vaga probabilidad, leve probabilidad.
Example: Manchester City remains 12 points behind league-leading Manchester United, with a faint chance of catching them for the league title.» faint-hearted, the = pusilánimes, los; cobardes, los. [Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo]
Example: This is a small service for the bold and resolute would find a way of escape anyhow: the faint-hearted and hesitant are those who need to be enticed into a wider world, and they are very numerous.» faint of heart, the = pusilánimes, los; cobardes, los.
Example: Poetry slams are a form of poetry reading that are not for the faint of heart.» there + be + a faint chance that = haber muy poca(s) probabilidad(es) de que, haber muy poca(s) posibilidad(es) de que, haber (una) escasa(s) probabilidad(es) de que, haber (una) escasa(s) posibilidad(es) de que, haber (una) escasa(s) probabilidad(es) de que, haber (una) remota(s) probabilidad(es) de que, haber (una) remota(s) posibilidad(es) de que, haber (una) vaga(s) posibilidad(es) de que, haber (una) vaga(s) probabilidad(es) de que, haber (una) leve(s) probabilidad(es) de que, haber (una) leve(s) posibilidad(es) de que.
Example: The forecast was not very encouraging, yet there was a faint chance that there could be a little break in the gloomy weather in the afternoon.faint2 = desmayarse, desfallecer, perder el sentido, sufrir un desmayo.
Example: The article 'Reeling and writhing and fainting' outlines the problems encountered by illustrators of books.more:
» nearly + faint = casi + desmayarse. [Utilizado para expresar sorpresa]
Example: The woman picked up the baby's body and she nearly fainted when she heard the baby making small, painful cries.