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Faint
faint
(fainter, faintest, faints, fainting, fainted) 1. A faint sound, colour, mark, feeling, or quality has very little strength or intensity. He became aware of the soft, faint sounds of water dripping... He could see faint lines in her face... There was still the faint hope deep within him that she might never need to know. ADJ: usu ADJ n • faintly He was already asleep in the bed, which smelled faintly of mildew... She felt faintly ridiculous. = slightly ADV: usu ADV after v, also ADV adj 2. A faint attempt at something is one that is made without proper effort and with little enthusiasm. Caroline made a faint attempt at a laugh... A faint smile crossed the Monsignor’s face and faded quickly... ADJ: ADJ n • faintly John smiled faintly and shook his head. ADV: ADV after v 3. If you faint, you lose consciousness for a short time, especially because you are hungry, or because of pain, heat, or shock. She suddenly fell forward on to the table and fainted... I thought he’d faint when I kissed him. = pass out VERB: V, V • Faint is also a noun. She slumped to the ground in a faint. N-COUNT: oft in a N 4. Someone who is faint feels weak and unsteady as if they are about to lose consciousness. Other signs of angina are nausea, sweating, feeling faint and shortness of breath. ADJ: v-link ADJ
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I. adjective Etymology: Middle English ~, feint, from Anglo-French, from past participle of feindre, faindre to feign, lose heart — more at feign Date: 14th century 1. lacking courage and spirit ; cowardly ~ of heart 2. weak, dizzy, and likely to ~ 3. lacking strength or vigor ; performed, offered, or accomplished weakly or languidly ~ praise 4. producing a sensation of ~ness ; oppressive the ~ atmosphere of a tropical port 5. a. hardly perceptible ; dim ~ handwriting b. vague 2a haven't the ~est idea • ~ish adjective • ~ishness noun • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun II. intransitive verb Date: 14th century 1. archaic to lose courage or spirit 2. archaic to become weak 3. to lose consciousness because of a temporary decrease in the blood supply to the brain III. noun Date: 1792 the physiological action of ~ing; also the resulting condition ; syncope 1 ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj., v., & n. --adj. 1 indistinct, pale, dim; not clearly perceived. 2 (of a person) weak or giddy; inclined to faint. 3 slight, remote, inadequate (a faint chance). 4 feeble, half-hearted (faint praise). 5 timid (a faint heart). 6 (also feint) (of ruled paper) with inconspicuous lines to guide writing. --v.intr. 1 lose consciousness. 2 become faint. --n. a sudden loss of consciousness; fainting. Phrases and idioms faint-hearted cowardly, timid. faint-heartedly in a faint-hearted manner. faint-heartedness cowardliness, timidity. not have the faintest colloq. have no idea. Derivatives faintness n. Etymology: ME f. OF, past part. of faindre FEIGN ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) недодержанный 2) недостаточный 3) слабый faint spectral line — слабая спектральная линия ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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1. обморок a dead faint —- глубокий обморок, полная потеря сознания to be in a faint —- быть в обмороке to fall down in a faint —- падать в обморок 2. слабый, ослабевший his breathing became fainter —- его дыхание становилось слабее my heart felt faint within me —- у меня сердце замерло he was faint with hunger and cold —- он совсем ослабел от голода и холода 3. испытывающий слабость, головокружение и т. п. to feel faint —- чувствовать дурноту (слабость) 4. слабый, тусклый; неотчетливый, неясный a faint tinge of pink —- розоватый оттенок faint colour —- тусклый (бледный) цвет faint sound —- слабый (неясный) звук faint odour —- неуловимый запах faint resemblance —- слабое сходство to have a faint idea of smth. —- иметь смутное представление о чем-л. to have not the faintest idea of smth. —- не иметь ни малейшего представления о чем-л. faint traces of smth. —- еле заметные следы чего-л. a faint show of resistance —- сопротивление только для вида faint efforts —- слабые усилия not the faintest hope —- ни малейшей надежды not the faintest chance —- никакой возможности faint reflections —- смутные воспоминания 5. уст. робкий faint heart never won fair lady —- робость мешает успеху 6. уст. ам. расслабляющий, угнетающий the faint atmosphere of a tropical port —- духота тропического порта 7. ослабевать (от усталости, голода и т. п.) 8. падать в обморок, терять...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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sound слабый, едва различимый звук FAINT 1. noun обморок, потеря сознания - dead faint 2. adj. 1) слабый, слабеющий; вялый 2) тусклый, неотчетливый; бледный - faint sound 3) недостаточный, незначительный, слабый not the faintest hope - ни малейшей надежды 4) обморочный, близкий к обмороку - feel faint 5) приторный, тошнотворный faint heart never won fair lady prov. - сробел - пропал; робость мешает успеху 3. v. 1) слабеть; падать в обморок (from/with) This poor old man has fainted from hunger: pick him up and when he wakes, feed him. 2) obs.; poet. терять мужество Syn: black out, collapse, pass out, swoon Ant: come to, rally, revive ...Англо-русский словарь
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~1 adj 1 difficult to see, hear, smell etc (a faint noise | the faint outline of the cliffs) 2 a faint hope/chance/feeling etc a very small or slight chance etc (There's still a faint hope that they might be alive. | There was a faint edge of menace in his voice.) 3 feeling weak because you are very ill, tired, or hungry (feeling faint with hunger and fatigue) 4 not have the faintest idea to not know anything at all about something (They didn't seem to have the faintest idea what I was talking about.) (- see also damn sb/sth with faint praise damn5 (2)) - faintly adv (Her name sounds faintly familiar. | The sun shone faintly through the clouds.) - faintness n ~2 v 1 to suddenly become unconscious for a short time (Several fans fainted in the blazing heat.) 2 I nearly/almost fainted spoken used to say that you were very surprised by something (I nearly fainted when they told me the price.) ~3 n an act of becoming unconscious (in a (dead) faint) (She fell down in a faint.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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