Significado de faint em inglês
faintfaint1 /feɪnt/ adjective
Ver todas as traduções1difficult to see, hear, smell etcdifícil de ver, ouvir, sentir o cheiro etc.:
She gave a faint smile.Ela esboçou um sorriso fraco.
a very faint noiseum barulho muito fraco
the faint light of dawna fraca luz do amanhecer► see thesaurus at quiet2a faint hope/possibility/chance etc a very small or slight hope etcuma esperança muito pequena ou leve etc.:
a faint hope that they might be aliveuma tênue esperança de que eles pudessem estar vivos3not have the faintest idea to not know anything at all about somethingnão saber absolutamente nada sobre algo:
I don’t have the faintest idea what you’re talking about.Não faço a menor ideia do que você está falando.4feeling weak and as if you are about to become unconscious because you are very ill, tired, or hungrysentir-se fraco e prestes a desmaiar por estar muito doente, cansado ou com fome:
The heat made him feel quite faint.O calor o fez sentir bastante tonto.faint with
I was faint with hunger.Eu estava tonto de fome.—faintly adverb:
Everyone looked faintly surprised.Todo mundo parecia levemente surpreso.
The sun shone faintly through the clouds.O sol brilhava fracamente através das nuvens.—faintness noun [uncountable] → damn somebody/something with faint praise at damn4(6)
Ver todas as traduções1difficult to see, hear, smell etcdifícil de ver, ouvir, sentir o cheiro etc.:
She gave a faint smile.Ela esboçou um sorriso fraco.
a very faint noiseum barulho muito fraco
the faint light of dawna fraca luz do amanhecer► see thesaurus at quiet2a faint hope/possibility/chance etc a very small or slight hope etcuma esperança muito pequena ou leve etc.:
a faint hope that they might be aliveuma tênue esperança de que eles pudessem estar vivos3not have the faintest idea to not know anything at all about somethingnão saber absolutamente nada sobre algo:
I don’t have the faintest idea what you’re talking about.Não faço a menor ideia do que você está falando.4feeling weak and as if you are about to become unconscious because you are very ill, tired, or hungrysentir-se fraco e prestes a desmaiar por estar muito doente, cansado ou com fome:
The heat made him feel quite faint.O calor o fez sentir bastante tonto.faint with
I was faint with hunger.Eu estava tonto de fome.—faintly adverb:
Everyone looked faintly surprised.Todo mundo parecia levemente surpreso.
The sun shone faintly through the clouds.O sol brilhava fracamente através das nuvens.—faintness noun [uncountable] → damn somebody/something with faint praise at damn4(6)faintfaint2 verb [intransitive]
1to suddenly become unconscious for a short timeperder a consciência de repente por um curto período SYN pass out:
Several fans fainted in the blazing heat.Vários fãs desmaiaram com o calor intenso.2I nearly/almost fainted spokenoral used to say that you were very surprised by somethingusado para dizer que algo te surpreendeu muito:
I nearly fainted when they told me the price.Quase desmaiei quando me disseram o preço.
1to suddenly become unconscious for a short timeperder a consciência de repente por um curto período SYN pass out:
Several fans fainted in the blazing heat.Vários fãs desmaiaram com o calor intenso.2I nearly/almost fainted spokenoral used to say that you were very surprised by somethingusado para dizer que algo te surpreendeu muito:
I nearly fainted when they told me the price.Quase desmaiei quando me disseram o preço.