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Foible
foible
(foibles) A foible is a habit or characteristic that someone has which is considered rather strange, foolish, or bad but which is also considered unimportant. ...human foibles and weaknesses. = quirk N-COUNT
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1.
noun Etymology: obsolete French (now faible), from obsolete ~ weak, from Old French feble feeble Date: circa 1648 1. the part of a sword or foil blade between the middle and point 2. a minor flaw or shortcoming in character or behavior ; weakness admired their teacher despite his ~s Synonyms: see fault ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
2.
n. 1 a minor weakness or idiosyncrasy. 2 Fencing the part of a sword-blade from the middle to the point. Etymology: F, obs. form of faible (as FEEBLE) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
3.
1. слабость, уязвимое место, недостаток 2. пунктик, причуда 3. слабая часть клинка (рапиры, эспадрона, шпаги от середины до конца) Id: every man has his foible —- посл. всяк по-своему с ума сходит ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
4.
noun 1) слабая струнка, слабость, недостаток 2) слабая, гибкая часть клинка Syn: see flaw ...Англо-русский словарь
5.
~ n a habit or feature of someone's character which is a little strange or silly (We all have our little foibles.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
6.
- 1648, "weak point of a sword blade," from Fr. foible (adj.) "weak," from O.Fr. foible "feeble." Extended sense of "weak point, failing" is first recorded 1673. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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