/ˈfɛble/, [ˈfɛ.β̞lɪ]
OriginAttested since 1370. Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese febre, borrowed from Old Occitan feble or Old French feble, from Vulgar Latin *fēbelis, from Latin flēbilis (“tearful, mournful, lamentable”).
- feminine, masculinefeeble; weak
“tu coydas que nós somos molleres mãsas et febres cõmo son as outras, et sabe que nós nõ somos taes” — you think that we are meek and feeble women, as the others, but you must know that we are not such
“Non istá lonxe, Rankestrasse; mais com'o vehículo non vai á présa, podolle coller o gusto no meio da baraúnda que m'axorda e m'impón. Endexamais me sintín tan extranxeiro nen tan badoco, doorosamente ” — Rankestrasse is not far away; but, given that the vehicle is not going fast, I can appreciate the hubbub that deafens and impress me. Never in my life have I felt so estranger and rustic, painfully ru
- feminine, masculinesoft
Formsfebles(plural)
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