What does indebolire in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word indebolire in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use indebolire in Italian.
The word indebolire in Italian means weaken, undermine, invalidate, become weak, grow weak, become weak. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word indebolire
weakenverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (rendere più debole) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") La malattia lo indebolì al punto da impedirgli di camminare. He was so weakened by the illness that he couldn't walk. |
undermine, invalidateverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (rendere non convincente) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") La storia era indebolita da troppi elementi non credibili. The story was undermined by too many unbelievable elements. |
become weakverbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (persona: perdere energie) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") A seguito della malattia si è indebolito molto. After her illness she became very weak. |
grow weakverbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (affievolirsi) La luce del lampione si è indebolita prima di spegnersi del tutto. The light of the street lamp grew weaker before going out altogether. |
become weakverbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (figurato (avere meno forza) La tesi dell'accusa si è indebolita dopo che sono state presentate nuove prove a discarico. The case against the accused became weaker when new evidence came forward. |
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