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weakness

/ˈwik.nɪs/ nom B1

En français : faiblesse, point faible, faible

  1. The condition of being weak. (uncountable) · Near-synonyms: debility, frailty, vulnerability; vincibility· In a small number of horses, muscle weakness may progress to paralysis.
  2. An inadequate quality; fault. (countable) · His inability to speak in front of an audience was his weakness.· The only weakness in her plan was its reliance on the electricity being up and running.
  3. A special fondness or obsessing desire. (countable) · She is an athlete who has a weakness for chocolate.

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On a quiet countryside, where all gossip is welcome, this weakness of the lady of the Manor House did not pass without remark, and it bulked larger upon people’s memory when the events arose which gave it a very special significance.
The Valley of Fear, p. 24 · C1
It was one of my friend’s most obvious weaknesses that he was impatient with less alert intelligences than his own.
Sherlock Holmes: The Bruce-Partington Plans, p. 15 · B2
Anyone else would have hastened to receive him; but Villefort was a man of ability, and he knew this would be a sign of weakness.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 120 · C1
“Well now, I dunno but what I would,” said Matthew, who never ate russets but knew Anne’s weakness for them.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 135 · C1

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