Meaning of vājš | Babel Free

Definitions

1. weak (not having well developed muscles)
2. weak, poor (which works badly, has little or no strength)
3. weak (without courage, without strength in a difficult situation; vulnerable to negative influences, temptation, etc.)
4. weak (not sufficiently qualified, not really good, skilled in his/her work, bad at fulfilling his/her duties)
5. weak, poor (having little power)
6. weak, mild, dim (having low intensity)
7. weak, poor (not good, not sufficient, less than normal, ideal)
8. weak (having low concentration, low degree of ionization, low alcohol content)
9. weak, poor (not satisfactory, showing low quality)
10. weak (ineffective, underdeveloped, having low power)
11. weak, poor (having low quality, low yield)
12. poor (not rich, not caloric)
13. weak, poor (insufficient, unsatisfactory)
    figuratively

Equivalents

Examples

“vājš bērns”

weak child

“vājais dzimums”

the weak sex (i.e., women)

“vājš suns”

weak dog

“askētiski vāja seja”

ascetically weak face

“nekad neesmu redzējusi tik vāju cilvēku”

I have never seen such a weak person

“vājas plaušas”

weak lungs

“vāja muskulatūra”

weak muscles

“vājas ausis”

weak ears (i.e., bad hearing)

“vāja asinsrite”

weak, poor blood circulation

“vāja elpa”

weak, poor breath(ing)

“vāja veselība”

weak, poor health

“garā vājš”

weak in the spirit (i.e., mentally ill)

“vājš raksturs”

weak character

“pašnāvība ir vāju cilvēku aizsarglīdzeklis”

suicide is the defense of weak people

“viņas ir vājas un iespaidojamas”

they (children) are weak and impressionable

“vājais, kā mani tavs vājums žņaudz!”

weak one, your weakness is strangling me!

“ak, mana sirds!... vai tu tik vāja? vai tu nespēj nīst?”

oh, my heart!... are you so weak? can't you hate?

“vājš darbinieks jāatlaiž, lai nedemoralizētu pārējos”

weak employees must be fired, so as not to demoralize the others

“vīrieši jau vispār ir vāji psihologi, sevišķi sievietes pishes saprašanā”

men are in general weak psychologists, particularly in understanding the psyche of women

“vājš motors, agregāts”

weak, poor motor, unit

“vājš vējš”

weak wind

“vājas zemestrīces”

weak, mild earthquakes

“vājš blāzmas atspulgs”

weak, dim glow (lit. glow reflection)

“vāja atbalss”

weak echo

“vāja pretestība”

weak resistance

“miglā redzamība vāja”

in the fog the visibility (is) weak, poor

“zālē vāja dzirdamība”

in the hall there is weak, poor audibility

“vāja vērmeļu tēja”

weak wormwood tea

“vāja skābe”

weak acid

“vājš vīns”

weak wine

“vājš romāns, koncerts, dziedājums”

weak novel, concert, singing

“vājš kompozīcija, lekcija”

weak composition, lecture

“vāja izrāde, izstāde”

weak, poor performance, show

“vāja darba organizācija”

poor work organization

“vāja disciplīna”

weak discipline

“vāja armija”

weak army

“vāja uzņēmums”

weak enterprise, company, business

“vāja zeme, raža”

weak soil, harvest

“kareivju ēdiens kļuva pavisam vājš; maizes vietā izsniedza sausiņus”

the soldiers' food became very weak; instead of bread, they were given crackers

“dot slimniekam vājas cerības”

to give the patient poor expectations

“vājš mierinājums”

weak, poor consolation

CEFR level