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Detailed Translations for weaken from English to Swedish

weaken:

to weaken verb (weakens, weakened, weakening)

  1. to weaken (cease; come down; be going down hill; fall away; be lost)
    försvaga
    • försvaga verb (försvager, försvagde, försvagt)
  2. to weaken (dilute; abate; adulterate; )
    – become weaker 1
    försvaga; vekna; förslappa; mattas; tappa kraft
    • försvaga verb (försvager, försvagde, försvagt)
    • vekna verb (veknar, veknade, veknat)
    • förslappa verb (förslappar, förslappade, förslappat)
    • mattas verb (mattaar, mattaade, mattat)
    • tappa kraft verb (tappar kraft, tappade kraft, tappat kraft)
  3. to weaken (fade; slacken)
    blekna
    • blekna verb (bleknar, bleknade, bleknat)
  4. to weaken (soften)
    vekna; mjukna
    • vekna verb (veknar, veknade, veknat)
    • mjukna verb (mjuknar, mjuknade, mjuknat)

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
blekna fade; slacken; weaken change color; decline; fade; fade away; regress; tarnish; turn pale; waining; whiten
förslappa abate; adulterate; become weak; dilute; enervate; enfeeble; lessen; lose strength; weaken
försvaga abate; adulterate; be going down hill; be lost; become weak; cease; come down; dilute; enervate; enfeeble; fall away; lessen; lose strength; weaken invalidate; take the edge of
mattas abate; adulterate; become weak; dilute; enervate; enfeeble; lessen; lose strength; weaken
mjukna soften; weaken
tappa kraft abate; adulterate; become weak; dilute; enervate; enfeeble; lessen; lose strength; weaken
vekna abate; adulterate; become weak; dilute; enervate; enfeeble; lessen; lose strength; soften; weaken make melt; melt
- break; counteract; countermine; damp; dampen; de-escalate; sabotage; soften; step down; subvert; undermine
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
försvagas become weak; become weaker; get weak; get weaker; grow weak; grow weaker; weaken

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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
  2. to become weaker

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
weaken dämpa dämpfen — eine Gefühlsregung weniger intensiv machen
weaken försvaga; göra kraftlös entkräften — (jemandem oder etwas) die Kraft nehmen, kaftlos machen

weaken form of weak:


Translation Matrix for weak:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
maktlös have one's hands tied
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- debile; decrepit; faint; fallible; feeble; frail; imperfect; infirm; light; rickety; sapless; unaccented; washy; watery; weakly
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
karaktärssvag spineless; weak; weak in character
karaktärssvagt spineless; weak; weak in character
skralt badly
skört flap; tail
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
hjälplöst effete; helpless; impotent; powerless; weak defenceless; defenseless; helpless; impotent; powerless; unable
karaktärslös bland; characterless; insipid; spineless; weak; without character
karaktärslöst bland; characterless; insipid; spineless; weak; without character
klent faint; feeble; fragile; frail; pale; sick; wan; weak delicate; fragile; frail; tender
kraftlös abstemious; bad; faint; feeble; frail; pale; poor; sick; slackly; wan; weak
kraftlöst abstemious; bad; faint; feeble; frail; pale; poor; sick; slackly; wan; weak dull; frosted; helpless; impotent; languid; tired; unable; weary
maktlös effete; helpless; impotent; powerless; weak defenceless; defenseless; helpless; impotent; powerless
maktlöst effete; helpless; impotent; powerless; weak defenceless; defenseless; helpless; impotent; powerless
matt faint; feeble; frail; pale; sick; wan; weak dawdling; dragging; drooping; inactive; indolent; inert; languid; lazy; lifeless; limp; lingering; listless; no energy; passive; shuffling; slow; slow of understanding; sluggish; tardy; washed-out
mjäkigt bland; characterless; insipid; spineless; weak; without character mawkish; sugary
ryggradslöst bland; characterless; insipid; spineless; weak; without character
skral fragile; weak
skralt fragile; weak
skröpligt fragile; weak frail
skör abstemious; bad; faint; feeble; frail; poor; slackly; weak delicate; fragile; frail; friable; loose; powdery
skört faint; feeble; frail; pale; sick; wan; weak brittle; crisp; crumbly; delicate; fragile; frail; friable; loose; powdery; tender
svag dizy; effete; fragile; helpless; impotent; powerless; weak ashen; bit; bland; dim; drained of colour; faded; faint; lurid; pale; sallow; shadowy; slightly; vague; washed out; white
svagt abstemious; bad; dizy; effete; faint; feeble; fragile; frail; helpless; impotent; pale; poor; powerless; sick; slackly; wan; weak ashen; bland; dim; drained of colour; faded; faint; lurid; pale; sallow; shadowy; vague; washed out; white
utan karaktär bland; characterless; insipid; spineless; weak; without character
vek faint; feeble; frail; pale; sick; wan; weak delicate; precarious
vekt dizy; faint; feeble; frail; pale; sick; wan; weak delicate; precarious
ynklig bland; characterless; fragile; insipid; spineless; weak; without character abominable; meager; meagre; miserable; paltry; poor; terrible
ynkligt bland; characterless; fragile; insipid; spineless; weak; without character abominable; awful; meager; meagre; miserable; paltry; poor; rotten; terrible
ömtålig faint; feeble; frail; pale; sick; wan; weak delicate; easily hurt; oversensitive; precarious; sensitive; subtle; susceptible; tender
ömtåligt faint; feeble; frail; pale; sick; wan; weak brief; casual; close; current; cursory; delicate; easily hurt; empty; evanescent; fleeting; fragile; frail; frightened of pain; informal; momentary; null; of short duration; oversensitive; passing; perfunctory; perishing; precarious; sensitive; short; squeamish about pain; subtle; superficial; susceptible; temporary; tender; transient; transitory; volatile

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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. physics: one of the four fundamental forces associated with nuclear decay

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
weak matt; svag flau — schwach, matt
weak matt matt — mit Anzeichen von Ermüdung oder Erschöpfung, Gegenteil von lebhaft oder rege
weak vek; mör; svag week — slap
weak klen; svag faiblepersonne qui manquer de puissance, de ressources.