frail

[US]/freɪl/
[UK]/freɪl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. faible; fragile
n. panier en osier; jeune femme; fille.
Word Forms
Superlatiffrailest
Plurielfrails
Comparatiffrailer

Example Sentences

an invalid's frail body.

un corps fragile d'un invalide.

the frail Russian economy.

l'économie russe fragile.

she looked frail and vulnerable.

elle avait l'air fragile et vulnérable.

pendant flowers on frail stems.

fleurs pendantes sur des tiges fragiles.

the frail facade of petit bourgeois respectability.

la façade fragile de la respectabilité petite-bourgeoise.

evidence too frail to stand up in court.

des preuves trop fragiles pour être recevables devant un tribunal.

the enervate slightness of his frail form.

la légère faiblesse de sa forme fragile.

a frail and peccable mortal- Sir Walter Scott.

un mortel fragile et peccable - Sir Walter Scott.

His frail hands could hardly hold a cup.

Ses mains fragiles pouvaient à peine tenir une tasse.

He is frail after his illness.

Il est fragile après sa maladie.

Physically he is frail and must sustain himself by imbibing magical potions of his own creation.

Physiquement, il est fragile et doit se soutenir en buvant des potions magiques de sa propre création.

The boy was frail and never ganged with his fellows at school.

Le garçon était fragile et ne se mêlait jamais à ses camarades à l'école.

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