desfallecer

v.

1 to be exhausted.

desfallecer de to feel faint from

2 to faint.

3 to pine, to fall away, to grow weak.

4 to weaken, to debilitate.

5 to pass out, to faint, to pine away, to waver.

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desfallecer

Conjugation model [AGRADECER], like {{link=agradecer}}agradecer

► verbo transitivo

1 (disminuir las fuerzas) to weaken

► verbo intransitivo

1 (debilitar) to weaken, lose strength

2 (decaer) to lose heart

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VI

1) (=perder las fuerzas) to get weak

desfallecer de ánimo — to lose heart

2) (=desmayarse) to faint

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verbo intransitivo

a) (flaquear) persona to become weak; fuerzas to fade, fail

sintió desfallecer su ánimo — she felt her spirits falling o flagging

lucharon sin desfallecer — they fought tirelessly

b) (desmayarse) to faint, pass out

desfallecía de agotamiento/hambre — he was faint with exhaustion/hunger

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= faint.

Ex. The article 'Reeling and writhing and fainting' outlines the problems encountered by illustrators of books.

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* no desfallecer = keep up.

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verbo intransitivo

a) (flaquear) persona to become weak; fuerzas to fade, fail

sintió desfallecer su ánimo — she felt her spirits falling o flagging

lucharon sin desfallecer — they fought tirelessly

b) (desmayarse) to faint, pass out

desfallecía de agotamiento/hambre — he was faint with exhaustion/hunger

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= faint.

Ex: The article 'Reeling and writhing and fainting' outlines the problems encountered by illustrators of books.

* no desfallecer = keep up.

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desfallecer [E3 ]

vi

1 (flaquear) «persona» to become weak; «fuerzas» to fade, fail

sintió desfallecer su ánimo she felt her spirits flagging

lucharon sin desfallecer they fought tirelessly

2 (desmayarse) to faint, pass out

estaba que desfallecía de agotamiento/hambre he was almost fainting o passing out with exhaustion/hunger, he was faint with exhaustion/hunger

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desfallecer (conjugate desfallecer) verbo intransitivo

a) (flaquear) [persona] to become weak;

[fuerzas] to fade, fail;
[ánimos] to flag;

◊ lucharon sin desfallecer they fought tirelessly

b) (desmayarse) to faint, pass out

desfallecer verbo intransitivo
1 (de hambre, cansancio) to feel faint
(perder el conocimiento) to faint
2 (perder el ánimo, abatirse) to lose heart
'desfallecer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandonar
English:
droop
- flag

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desfallecer vi

1. [debilitarse] to begin to flag;

no desfallezcas, queda poco para llegar don't give up, we're almost there;

desfallecíamos de hambre we were faint o fainting with hunger;

sin desfallecer without flagging

2. [desmayarse] to faint;

me sentía desfallecer I felt that I was going to faint

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desfallecer

v/i faint;

sus fuerzas desfallecieron fig he lost heart

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desfallecer {53} vi

1) : to weaken

2) : to faint