frail

[US]/freɪl/
[UK]/freɪl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. débil; frágil
n. cesta de mimbre; joven mujer; chica.
Word Forms
Superlativofrailest
Pluralfrails
Comparativofrailer

Example Sentences

an invalid's frail body.

el frágil cuerpo de un inválido.

the frail Russian economy.

la frágil economía rusa.

she looked frail and vulnerable.

se veía frágil y vulnerable.

pendant flowers on frail stems.

flores colgantes en tallos frágiles.

the frail facade of petit bourgeois respectability.

la frágil fachada de la respetabilidad pequeñoburguesa.

evidence too frail to stand up in court.

evidencia demasiado frágil para sostenerse en la corte.

the enervate slightness of his frail form.

la enervante fragilidad de su débil forma.

a frail and peccable mortal- Sir Walter Scott.

un mortal frágil y pecador - Sir Walter Scott.

His frail hands could hardly hold a cup.

Sus manos frágiles apenas podían sostener una taza.

He is frail after his illness.

Está frágil después de su enfermedad.

Physically he is frail and must sustain himself by imbibing magical potions of his own creation.

Físicamente es frágil y debe mantenerse bebiendo pociones mágicas de su propia creación.

The boy was frail and never ganged with his fellows at school.

El niño era frágil y nunca se mezclaba con sus compañeros en la escuela.

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