weaken

[USA]/ˈwiːkən/
[UK]/ˈwiːkən/
Frekvens: Meget høj

Oversættelse

vt. reducere; gøre mindre stærk; gøre mindre intens
vi. blive mindre stærk; trække sig tilbage; blive svag
Word Forms
Past Tenseweakened
Present Participleweakening
Third Person Singularweakens
Past Participleweakened

Eksempelsætninger

He is in a weakened condition.

Han er i forværret tilstand.

the disease is characterized by weakening of the immune system.

sygdommen er karakteriseret ved svækkelse af immunsystemet.

pregnancy had weakened her constitution.

graviditeten havde svækket hendes krop.

Lucy's torrent of howls weakened to a snivel.

Lucys strøm af hylen svandt til et hul.

a short story weakened by clichés;

en kort historie svækket af klichéer;

His grip weakened as he was tired.

Hans greb svækkedes, da han var træt.

She weakened as the illness grew worse.

Hun svækkedes, som sygdommen blev værre.

You can weaken the tea by adding water.

Du kan svække teen ved at tilsætte vand.

A succession of military defeats weakened the aggressor.

En række militære nederlag svækkede aggressoren.

the rash symptomatic of scarlet fever; a rise in unemployment symptomatic of a weakening economy.

Udslættet, der er symptomatisk for skarlæbet; en stigning i arbejdsløsheden, der er symptomatisk for en svækket økonomi.

In his weakened condition, he is very susceptible to cold.

I hans svækkede tilstand er han meget modtagelig for forkølelse.

Central authority has been progressively weakened since the outbreak of the civil war.

Centralmagten er gradvist blevet svækket siden borgerkrigens udbrud.

in the event that an attack is launched, the defenders will have been significantly weakened by air attacks.

i tilfælde af et angreb vil forsvarsspillerne være blevet væsentligt svækket af luftangreb.

Her already debilitated constitution is being further weakened by overwork and smoking.

Hendes allerede svækkede forfatning bliver yderligere svækket af overarbejde og rygning.

As MITAG weakens when traversing the Philippines, it will be driven by the low-level easterlies and will travel W into the South China Sea.

Når MITAG svækkes undervejs gennem Filippinerne, vil den blive drevet af de lave østlige vinde og bevæge sig vestpå ud i Det Sydkinesiske Hav.

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The structure has been weakened by rain and erosion.

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Infection, because of the weakening of the immune system.

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Their human " batteries" are actually weakened by loud, busy activities.

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Further out through the solar system the sun's rays weaken.

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