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Detailed Translations for weaken from English to German

weaken:

to weaken verb (weakens, weakened, weakening)

  1. to weaken (cease; come down; be going down hill; fall away; be lost)
    abschwächen; seine Kräfte lassen nach; nachlassen; weggleiten
  2. to weaken (dilute; abate; adulterate; )
    – become weaker 1
    schwach werden; schwächer werden; ermüden; ermatten; erlahmen; erschlaffen
  3. to weaken (fade; slacken)
    erschlaffen; verblassen; nachlassen; ermüden; erbleichen; abschwächen; ermatten; abflauen; erblassen; verschießen; verflauen
    • verblassen verb (verblasse, verblasst, verblasste, verblasstet, verblaßt)
    • nachlassen verb (laß nach, läßest nach, läßt nach, ließ nach, ließt nach, nachgelassen)
    • ermüden verb (ermüde, ermüdest, ermüdet, ermüdete, ermüdetet, ermüdet)
    • erbleichen verb (erbleiche, erbleichst, erbleicht, erbleichte, erbleichtet, erbleicht)
    • abschwächen verb (schwäche ab, schwächst ab, schwächt ab, schwächte ab, schwächtet ab, abgeschächt)
    • ermatten verb (ermatte, ermattest, ermattet, ermattete, ermattetet, ermattet)
    • abflauen verb (flaue ab, flaust ab, flaut ab, flaute ab, flautet ab, abgeflaut)
    • erblassen verb (erblasse, erblasst, erblasste, erblasstet, erblasst)
    • verschießen verb (verschieße, verschießt, verschoßt, verschossen)
    • verflauen verb (verflaue, verflaust, verflaut, verflaute, verflautet, verflaut)
  4. to weaken (soften)
    einweichen; aufweichen; erweichen; weich werden
    • einweichen verb (weiche ein, weichst ein, weicht ein, weichte ein, weichtet ein, eingeweicht)
    • aufweichen verb (weiche auf, weichst auf, weicht auf, weichte auf, weichtet auf, aufgeweicht)
    • erweichen verb (erweiche, erweichst, erweicht, erweichte, erweichtet, erweicht)
    • weich werden verb (werde weich, wirst weich, wird weich, wurde weich, wurdet weich, weich geworden)

Conjugations for weaken:

present
  1. weaken
  2. weaken
  3. weakens
  4. weaken
  5. weaken
  6. weaken
simple past
  1. weakened
  2. weakened
  3. weakened
  4. weakened
  5. weakened
  6. weakened
present perfect
  1. have weakened
  2. have weakened
  3. has weakened
  4. have weakened
  5. have weakened
  6. have weakened
past continuous
  1. was weakening
  2. were weakening
  3. was weakening
  4. were weakening
  5. were weakening
  6. were weakening
future
  1. shall weaken
  2. will weaken
  3. will weaken
  4. shall weaken
  5. will weaken
  6. will weaken
continuous present
  1. am weakening
  2. are weakening
  3. is weakening
  4. are weakening
  5. are weakening
  6. are weakening
subjunctive
  1. be weakened
  2. be weakened
  3. be weakened
  4. be weakened
  5. be weakened
  6. be weakened
diverse
  1. weaken!
  2. let's weaken!
  3. weakened
  4. weakening
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for weaken:

VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
abflauen fade; slacken; weaken
abschwächen be going down hill; be lost; cease; come down; fade; fall away; slacken; weaken decline; regress; waining
aufweichen soften; weaken anneal; leave to soak; plasticise; plasticize; soak; soak off; soften
einweichen soften; weaken anneal; leave to soak; plasticise; plasticize; soak; soften
erblassen fade; slacken; weaken blanch; bleach; change color; fade; fade away; go pale; go white; tarnish; turn pale; turn white; whiten
erbleichen fade; slacken; weaken blanch; bleach; change color; fade; fade away; go pale; go white; tarnish; turn pale; turn white; whiten
erlahmen abate; adulterate; become weak; dilute; enervate; enfeeble; lessen; lose strength; weaken be cripple; be lame; stiffen
ermatten abate; adulterate; become weak; dilute; enervate; enfeeble; fade; lessen; lose strength; slacken; weaken fatigue; tire; tire out; tyre; wear out; weary
ermüden abate; adulterate; become weak; dilute; enervate; enfeeble; fade; lessen; lose strength; slacken; weaken fatigue; tire; tire out; tyre; wear out; weary
erschlaffen abate; adulterate; become weak; dilute; enervate; enfeeble; fade; lessen; lose strength; slacken; weaken
erweichen soften; weaken anneal; plasticise; plasticize; soften
nachlassen be going down hill; be lost; cease; come down; fade; fall away; slacken; weaken bequeath; decline; devise; dispose of by will; regress; waining
schwach werden abate; adulterate; become weak; dilute; enervate; enfeeble; lessen; lose strength; weaken
schwächer werden abate; adulterate; become weak; dilute; enervate; enfeeble; lessen; lose strength; weaken
seine Kräfte lassen nach be going down hill; be lost; cease; come down; fall away; weaken
verblassen fade; slacken; weaken blanch; change color; dwindle; fade; fade away; go pale; go white; tarnish; turn pale; turn white; whiten
verflauen fade; slacken; weaken
verschießen fade; slacken; weaken blanch; go pale; go white; turn pale; turn white
weggleiten be going down hill; be lost; cease; come down; fall away; weaken
weich werden soften; weaken anneal; plasticise; plasticize; soften
- break; counteract; countermine; damp; dampen; de-escalate; sabotage; soften; step down; subvert; undermine
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- become weak; become weaker; get weak; get weaker; grow weak; grow weaker

Related Words for "weaken":


Synonyms for "weaken":


Antonyms for "weaken":


Related Definitions for "weaken":

  1. become weaker1
    • The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days1
  2. lessen the strength of1
    • The fever weakened his body1
  3. reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of1
  4. lessen in force or effect1
  5. destroy property or hinder normal operations1

Wiktionary Translations for weaken:

weaken
verb
  1. to make weaker
weaken
verb
  1. (jemandem oder etwas) die Kraft nehmen, kaftlos machen
  2. eine Gefühlsregung weniger intensiv machen

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
weaken schwach werden verzwakken — zwakker worden
weaken schwächen verzwakken — zwakker maken
weaken schwächen; entkräften affaiblir — Rendre faible.

weaken form of weak:


Translation Matrix for weak:

AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- debile; decrepit; faint; fallible; feeble; frail; imperfect; infirm; light; rickety; sapless; unaccented; washy; watery; weakly
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- spineless; weak in character
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
abgespannt faint; feeble; frail; pale; sick; wan; weak abstemious; clumsy; dog-tired; doltish; done; exhausted; finished; gawky; not very good; off colour; owlish; pale; poor; stiff; uneasy; unhandy; washed out; wooden; worn out
charakterlos bland; characterless; insipid; spineless; weak; without character
empfindlich fragile; weak cross-grained; delicate; diplomatic; dire; discreet; easily hurt; flimsy; fragile; frail; frightened of pain; grim; grinding; gruff; grumpy; huffy; lean; miserable; piercing; poor; ragged; ramshackle; rickety; sensitive; shabby; squeamish about pain; stern; sullen; surly; susceptible; tactful; tender; tender hearted; thin; thin-skinned; touchy; vulnerable; wobbly; wonky
fein fragile; weak aesthetic; appealing; blunt; classical; classy; congenial; crude; dainty; decorative; delicate; distinguished; easy going; elegant; endearing; engaging; enjoyable; esthetic; explicit; fair; fine; fragile; frail; frank; glamorous; glamourous; good; graceful; handsome; honest; in good style; in good taste; likable; lovely; nice; open; openly; ornamental; outspoken; overt; personable; petite; plain; pleasant; poor; pretty; ragged; ramshackle; rare; rarefied; refined; rickety; salutary; sincere; slender; slight; slim; small-boned; smart; snap; sophisticated; square; straight; straightforward; stylish; subtle; sympathetic; tasteful; tastefully; tender; teneous; thin; true; upright; winsome; with class; wobbly; wonky
gebrechlich faint; feeble; fragile; frail; pale; sick; wan; weak abstemious; clumsy; delicate; doltish; fragile; frail; gawky; inferior; meager; meagre; not very good; owlish; poor; puny; ragged; ramshackle; rickety; skinny; stiff; tender; thin; uneasy; unhandy; vulnerable; wobbly; wonky; wooden
hilflos faint; feeble; fragile; frail; pale; sick; wan; weak abstemious; awkward; clumsy; defenceless; defenseless; delicate; doltish; fragile; frail; fumbling; gawky; helpless; impotent; not very good; owlish; poor; powerless; stiff; tender; uneasy; unhandy; vulnerable; wooden
hinfällig faint; feeble; frail; pale; sick; wan; weak abstemious; clumsy; delicate; dilapidated; doltish; flimsy; fragile; frail; gawky; inferior; languishing; lean; lingering; long in the tooth; miserable; not very good; owlish; poor; ragged; ramshackle; rickety; ruinous; seedy; shabby; sickly; stiff; tender; thin; uneasy; unhandy; unsightly; vulnerable; wobbly; wonky; wooden
kraftlos abstemious; bad; effete; faint; feeble; frail; helpless; impotent; pale; poor; powerless; sick; slackly; wan; weak abstemious; clumsy; dead; deceased; defenceless; defenseless; doltish; gawky; helpless; impotent; lifeless; limp; listless; no energy; not very good; owlish; passed away; poor; powerless; spiritless; stiff; unable; uneasy; unhandy; washed-out; wooden
kränklich faint; feeble; frail; pale; sick; wan; weak abstemious; ailing; clumsy; delicate; doltish; fragile; frail; gawky; having one's period; in bad health; maladroit; meager; meagre; menstruating; not very good; owlish; poor; puny; ragged; ramshackle; rickety; sickly; skinny; stiff; tender; thin; uneasy; unhandy; vulnerable; wobbly; wonky; wooden
lahm faint; feeble; frail; pale; sick; wan; weak abstemious; clumsy; crippled; doltish; drained; gawky; lame; languid; listless; not very good; owlish; palsied; paralysed; poor; stiff; uneasy; unhandy; washed out; wooden
lustlos faint; feeble; frail; pale; sick; wan; weak abstemious; clumsy; dawdling; doltish; dragging; drained; drooping; faint; gawky; inactive; indolent; inert; languid; lazy; lifeless; limp; lingering; listless; no energy; not very good; owlish; passive; poor; shuffling; slow; slow of understanding; sluggish; stiff; tardy; uneasy; unhandy; washed out; washed-out; wooden
matt faint; feeble; frail; pale; sick; wan; weak bland; dawdling; dim; dragging; drained; drooping; dull; dully; dusted; faded; faint; flat; frosted; inactive; indolent; inert; languid; languishing; lazy; limp; lingering; listless; lurid; mat; matt; matted; misty; pale; passive; powdered; ragged; ramshackle; rickety; sallow; shuffling; sickly; slow; slow of understanding; sluggish; tardy; washed out; wobbly; wonky
schlaff effete; faint; feeble; fragile; frail; helpless; impotent; pale; powerless; sick; wan; weak abstemious; clumsy; dead; deceased; doltish; dozy; drained; drowsy; dull; fuzzy; gawky; languid; lifeless; listless; not very good; owlish; passed away; poor; ragged; ramshackle; rickety; sleepy; soporific; spiritless; stiff; uneasy; unhandy; washed out; wobbly; wonky; wooden
schlapp effete; faint; feeble; fragile; frail; helpless; impotent; pale; powerless; sick; wan; weak abstemious; clumsy; dawdling; doltish; dragging; drained; drooping; dull; flabby; gawky; inactive; indolent; inert; languid; lazy; lifeless; limp; lingering; listless; no energy; not very good; owlish; passive; poor; pouchy; ragged; ramshackle; rickety; shuffling; slow; slow of understanding; sluggish; stiff; tardy; tasteless; uneasy; unhandy; unsavory; unsavoury; washed out; washed-out; wobbly; wonky; wooden
schwach dizy; faint; feeble; fragile; frail; pale; sick; wan; weak backward; base; delicate; demented; dim; dull; faint; feeble; feeble-minded; fragile; frail; inferior; languishing; lingering; low; mean; mediocre; mentally retarded; nasty; not bad; not high; not solid; not substantial; not very good; poor; ragged; ramshackle; rare; rarefied; rickety; shadowy; sickly; simple; stupid; tender; teneous; villainous; vulnerable; wobbly; wonky
schwächlich faint; feeble; fragile; frail; pale; sick; wan; weak abstemious; base; clumsy; delicate; demented; doltish; feeble; feeble-minded; fragile; frail; gawky; mean; mediocre; mentally retarded; nasty; not bad; not very good; owlish; poor; ragged; ramshackle; rickety; stiff; tender; uneasy; unhandy; villainous; vulnerable; wobbly; wonky; wooden
verletzbar fragile; weak delicate; fragile; frail; tender; vulnerable
verwundbar fragile; weak delicate; fragile; frail; tender; vulnerable
weich dizy; weak abstemious; chubby; clammy; clumsy; doltish; fuller figure; gawky; gentle; not very good; owlish; plump; poor; smelling of sweat; soft; stiff; sweaty; tender; tender hearted; uneasy; unhandy; well-covered; wooden
zart fragile; weak delicate; diplomatic; discreet; early youth; fine; fragile; frail; lightly built; petite; ragged; ramshackle; rickety; slender; slight; small-boned; subtle; succulent; tactful; tender; tender age; thin; vulnerable; wobbly; wonky; youthfully immature
zerbrechlich fragile; weak delicate; fragile; frail; lightly built; petite; poor; ragged; ramshackle; rickety; slender; slight; small-boned; tender; thin; vulnerable; wobbly; wonky

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Synonyms for "weak":


Antonyms for "weak":


Related Definitions for "weak":

  1. deficient in intelligence or mental power1
    • a weak mind1
  2. overly diluted; thin and insipid1
    • weak tea1
  3. likely to fail under stress or pressure1
    • the weak link in the chain1
  4. wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings1
  5. deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc1
    • weak colors1
    • a weak pulse1
  6. not having authority, political strength, or governing power1
    • a weak president1
  7. (used of verbs) having standard (or regular) inflection1
  8. lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality1
  9. deficient or lacking in some skill1
    • he's weak in spelling1
  10. (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress1
    • a weak stress on the second syllable1
  11. wanting in physical strength1
    • a weak pillar1
  12. tending downward in price1
    • a weak market for oil stocks1

Wiktionary Translations for weak:

weak
adjective
  1. lacking in force or ability
  2. dilute, lacking in taste or potency
  3. grammar: regular in inflection
  4. slang: bad or uncool
weak
adjective
  1. mit Anzeichen von Ermüdung oder Erschöpfung, Gegenteil von lebhaft oder rege
  2. schwach, matt
  3. ohne Kraft

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
weak weich week — slap
weak schwach zwak — tekortkomend in kracht of vaardigheid
weak schwach faible — Qui est débile, qui manque de force, de vigueur.
weak schwach; flau; gelinde faiblepersonne qui manquer de puissance, de ressources.