What does défaillant in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word défaillant in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use défaillant in French.
The word défaillant in French means deficient, defective, feel faint, inadequate, ineffective, deficient, insufficient, inadequate, lacking, swoon, faint, fail. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word défaillant
deficient, defectiveadjectif (qui perd de l'intensité) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") La mémoire du vieil homme était parfois défaillante. Le rescapé ne pouvait plus compter sur ses forces défaillantes. The old man's memory sometimes failed him. |
feel faintadjectif (qui s'évanouit, qui défaille) Après sa chute, il a fallu aider à relever la vieille dame défaillante. Following her fall, the old lady was feeling faint and needed help to get up. |
inadequate, ineffective, deficientadjectif (qui se montre inefficace) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Notre nouveau directeur est défaillant. Our new manager is incompetent. |
insufficient, inadequate, lackingadjectif (qui manque, fait défaut) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Pendant le procès, ses soutiens étaient défaillants. His support during the trial was inadequate. |
swoon, faintverbe intransitif (littéraire (perdre conscience, s'évanouir) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") À la nouvelle du décès de sa mère, elle défaillit. |
failverbe intransitif (soutenu (faire défaut) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Je crains que ma mémoire ne défaille ! Je ne m'en souviens plus. |
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