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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.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants

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  • Romanian: feblețe
  • Swedish: fäbless

Further reading

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