flaquear

v.

1 to weaken (fuerzas).

2 to falter, to give way, to give, to lose strength.

El presidente flaqueó The president faltered.

Me flaquea la fuerza I lose strength.

3 to lose strength in.

4 to give in, to weaken.

Sus piernas flaquearon His legs gave in.

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flaquear

► verbo intransitivo

1 (ceder) to weaken, give in

2 (fallar) to fail

■ su memoria ya flaquea his memory is already failing

3 (desalentarse) to lose heart

4 (disminuir) to decrease

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verb

to flag, weaken

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VI

1) (=debilitarse) [gen] to weaken, grow weak; [esfuerzo] to slacken, flag; [salud] to decline frm, get worse; [viga] to give way

me flaquean las piernas — my legs are like jelly

2) (=desanimarse) to lose heart, become dispirited

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verbo intransitivo persona/fuerzas to flag

le flaqueaban las fuerzas — he was flagging

su voluntad empezó a flaquear — she began to lose heart

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= flag, falter, falter, waver.

Ex. But more mature readers can be expected to go on reading for full sessions without flagging, a point that most children should reach by ten years old.

Ex. The project faltered because the data became increasingly difficult to input and manipulate.

Ex. The project faltered because the data became increasingly difficult to input and manipulate.

Ex. The first decision in establishing headings for the works of corporate bodies is the one over which code makers have wavered.

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verbo intransitivo persona/fuerzas to flag

le flaqueaban las fuerzas — he was flagging

su voluntad empezó a flaquear — she began to lose heart

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= flag, falter, falter, waver.

Ex: But more mature readers can be expected to go on reading for full sessions without flagging, a point that most children should reach by ten years old.

Ex: The project faltered because the data became increasingly difficult to input and manipulate.

Ex: The project faltered because the data became increasingly difficult to input and manipulate.

Ex: The first decision in establishing headings for the works of corporate bodies is the one over which code makers have wavered.

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flaquear [A1 ]

vi

le empezaron a flaquear las fuerzas he began to flag

su voluntad empezó a flaquear she began to lose heart

resistió sin flaquear he resisted staunchly

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flaquear (conjugate flaquear) verbo intransitivo [persona/fuerzas] to flag;

◊ su voluntad empezó a flaquear she began to lose heart

flaquear vi (perder fuerza, voluntad) to weaken, give way

'flaquear' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
flojear
- desfallecer
English:
flag
- sag
- waver
- droop
- falter
- shake
- weaken

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flaquear vi

1. [disminuir] [entusiasmo, equipo] to flag;

al final del día le flaqueaban las fuerzas at the end of the day he was beginning to flag;

le flaquea la vista her eyesight is getting worse

2. [flojear] to lose heart

3. [mostrarse débil] to be weak o poor;

flaquea especialmente en latín he's particularly weak in o poor at Latin

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flaquear

v/i de fuerzas weaken; de entusiasmo flag

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flaquear vi

decaer: to flag, to weaken

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flaquear vb to flag [pt. & pp. flagged]