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faiblesse

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French feblesce. By surface analysis, faible +‎ -esse.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fɛ.blɛs/ ~ /fe.blɛs/
  • Rhymes: -ɛs
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Noun

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faiblesse f (plural faiblesses)

  1. weakness
    Coordinate term: force
    • 2020 June 19, “Stopper la haine sur Internet”, in Le Monde[1]:
      Les géants du Web apparaissent comme les grands gagnants de ces faiblesses législatives et, désormais, de la censure de la loi Avia.
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Descendants

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  • Romanian: feblețe
  • Swedish: fäbless

Further reading

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