débil

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See also: debil and dèbil

Asturian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ultimately from Latin dēbilis.

Adjective[edit]

débil (epicene, plural débiles)

  1. weak (lacking in force or ability)

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Galician[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Latin dēbilis.

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débil m or f (plural débiles)

  1. weak (lacking in force or ability)
    Antonym: forte

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Portuguese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: dé‧bil

Etymology 1[edit]

Learned borrowing from Latin dēbilis.

Adjective[edit]

débil m or f (plural débeis)

  1. debilitated; weak (lacking in force or ability)
    Synonym: fraco
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Etymology 2[edit]

Ellipsis of débil mental.

Adjective[edit]

débil m or f (plural débeis)

  1. (obsolete, psychology) mentally retarded
    • 1928 July 5, “A educação dos debeis e retardados”, in Antônio Carlos Couto de Barros, editor, Diario Nacional, volume I, number 305, São Paulo, page 12, column 2:
      PORTO ALEGRE, 4 (A. B.) — Acaba de ser fundada nesta capital a Sociedade Pedagogica Pestalozzi, cujo fim é a educação das crianças debeis e retardadas.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (informal, derogatory) dumbass

Noun[edit]

débil m or f by sense (plural débeis)

  1. (obsolete, psychology) retard
  2. (informal, derogatory) dumbass
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota
    • 2008, Antonio de Macedo Soares, transl., Diário de um Banana (Diary of a Wimpy Kid; 1), Cotia: Vergana & Riba, translation of Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney, →ISBN, page 2:
      Como eu disse, um dia vou ser famoso, mas por enquanto estou preso no ensino fundamental com uma cambada de débeis.
      [original: Like I said, I'll be famous one day, but for now I'm stuck in middle school with a bunch of morons.]

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Probably borrowed from Latin dēbilis (lame). Compare endeble.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈdebil/ [ˈd̪e.β̞il]
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  • Rhymes: -ebil
  • Syllabification: dé‧bil

Adjective[edit]

débil m or f (masculine and feminine plural débiles)

  1. weak
    Synonyms: endeble, escuálido, flojo, frágil, lánguido, tenue
    Antonym: fuerte

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  • Chavacano: debil

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