Grammatical class

Noun

faiblesse

weakness

Details

Syllables

fai-bles-se

Phonetics

fɛ.blɛs

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

2106

Freq. (movies)

3471

Freq. (news)

3137

Sentences

Vaincs la faiblesse.

Overcome weakness.

A1

Tu tires avantage de sa faiblesse.

You're taking advantage of her weakness.

A1

Aux yeux de beaucoup de gens, la pauvreté est bien pire que vice : elle est faiblesse.

In the eyes of many, poverty is much worse than vice: it's a weakness.

A1

J'ai la faiblesse des devoirs.

I've got a weakness for homework.

A2

L'orgueil de l'homme est sa faiblesse.

Human pride is human weakness.

A2

Seul le silence est grand, tout le reste est faiblesse.

Only silence is great, the rest is weakness.

B1

Sa plus grande force est devenue sa plus grande faiblesse.

His greatest strength became his greatest weakness.

B1

Si mon adversaire tire parti de ma faiblesse, il sera impossible pour moi de gagner.

If my adversary takes advantage of my weakness, it will be impossible for me to win.

B1

John a tiré avantage de la faiblesse de Bill.

John took advantage of Bill's weakness.

B2

Tous les philosophes, mêmes les plus célèbres, ont la même faiblesse : la foi en la philosophie.

All philosophers, even the famous ones, can be found to have the same weakness: faith in philosophy.

B2