feeble

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfiːbəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈfibəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(fēbəl)

Inflections of 'feeble' (adj):
feebler
adj comparative
feeblest
adj superlative
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
feeble adj (weak: temporarily)debilitado adj
  débil adj mf
 Jim was feeling feeble after having the flu.
 Jim se sentía debilitado después de la gripe.
feeble adj (weak, old)débil adj mf
  enfermizo/a adj
 The feeble old horse slowly wandered across the pasture.
 El débil caballo pastaba por los campos.
feeble adj (argument, reasoning)débil adj mf
  ineficaz adj mf
  flojo/a adj
  (excusa)pobre adj
 The politician's feeble argument did not convince voters.
 El débil argumento del político no convenció a los votantes.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
feeble excuse n (not convincing)excusa pobre, excusa endeble loc nom f
 Ben offered a feeble excuse when his mom asked him why he was home so late.
 Ben dio una excusa pobre cuando su madre le preguntó por qué había llegado tan tarde a casa.
feeble-minded adj (dated: not intelligent)bobo/a adj
  tonto/a adj
  sin inteligencia loc adj
feeble-minded adj figurative (foolish, stupid)estúpido/a adj
  imbécil adj
feeble-mindedness n (inability to reason well)retraso mental loc nom
  deficiencia mental loc nom
  (peyorativo)subnormalidad nf
  trastorno mental loc nom
poor excuse,
feeble excuse
n
(unconvincing attempt to justify)excusa muy pobre nf + loc adj
  excusa mala nf + adj
 He gave a poor excuse for his absence.
 Having a cold is a very poor excuse for missing five days of work.
 Nos dio una excusa muy pobre por su ausencia. // Un resfrío es una excusa muy pobre para faltar cinco días al trabajo.
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Spanish:

Collocations: too feeble to [withstand, walk, resist, make], am feeling feeble from the [heat, operation], is feeble in comparison to, more...

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