faint
معنی فارسی
ضعيف سست بي نيرو بي جرات بي توکل اماده ضعف کردن
معنی کامل و مثالها
/fānt/adj., n., vi.
● غش کردن، ضعف کردن، از هوش رفتن، از حال رفتن، تباسیدن، شمیدن، ناهشیار شدن
upon seeing blood, he fainted away
با دیدن خون غش کرد.
the room was so hot that I almost fainted
اتاق آنقدر گرم بود که نزدیک بود از حال بروم.
● (رنگ یا صدا یا احساس و غیره) ضعیف، بیحال، کم توان، خفیف، سست، دو دلانه، کم، ناچیز، اندک
he had a faint Esfahani accent
او کمی لهجهی اصفهانی داشت.
a faint light
نور ضعیف
her cries grew fainter
فریادهای او کوتاهتر شد.
he made a faint attempt to escape
برای فرار کمی کوشش کرد.
a faint chance
احتمال کم
● در حال ضعف، با بیحالی، بطور مذبوحانه
● غش، ضعف، از هوش رفتگی، از حال رفتگی
she fell to the ground in a faint
با حالت غش برزمین افتاد.
* not have the faintest idea
اصلا ندانستن، کاملا بیاطلاع بودن
I didn't have the faintest idea that he was your brother!
اصلا فکر نمیکردم برادر شما باشد!
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From Old French 'feindre', which means 'to shirk', and this in turn from Latin 'fingere' to 'pretend, imagine'.
مثال
- Her voice was so faint that I could barely hear it.
- He fainted from exhaustion after the marathon.
- There was a faint of surprise in his eyes.
ترکیبهای رایج
faint light faint smile faint hope faint sound faint heart faint line
تعریف انگلیسی
- deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc “a faint outline” “the wan sun cast faint shadows” “the faint light of a distant candle” “weak colors” “a faint hissing sound” “a faint aroma” “a weak pulse”
- lacking clarity or distinctness “a dim figure in the distance” “only a faint recollection” “shadowy figures in the gloom” “saw a vague outline of a building through the fog” “a few wispy memories of childhood”
- lacking strength or vigor “damning with faint praise” “faint resistance” “feeble efforts” “a feeble voice”
- weak and likely to lose consciousness “suddenly felt faint from the pain” “was sick and faint from hunger” “felt light in the head” “a swooning fit” “light-headed with wine” “light-headed from lack of sleep”
- indistinctly understood or felt or perceived “a faint clue to the origin of the mystery” “haven't the faintest idea”
- lacking conviction or boldness or courage “faint heart ne'er won fair lady”
مترادفها
I. verb neuter
1. Swoon, faint away.
2. Languish, fail, fade, grow weak, fail in vigor, lose strength.
3. Be disheartened, be discouraged, be dejected, be depressed, lose courage, be dispirited, be down hearted, sink into dejection.
II. adjective
1. Swooning, fainting away.
2. Weak, feeble, drooping, exhausted, languid.
3. Small, little, slight, inconsiderable.
4. Dim, dull, slight, indistinct, scarce perceptible, almost imperceptible.
5. Fearful, timid, timorous, cowardly, dastardly, faint hearted.
6. Dejected, depressed, dispirited, disheartened, discouraged.