Uể oải; lả (vì đói)

E thẹn; nhút nhát

Yếu ớt

a faint show of resistance

một sự chống cự yếu ớt

Mờ nhạt, không rõ

faint lines

những đường nét mờ nhạt

a faint idea

một ý kiến không rõ rệt

Chóng mặt, hay ngất

Oi bức, ngột ngạt (không khí)

Kinh tởm, lợm giọng (mùi)

Cơn ngất; sự ngất

in a dead faint

bất tỉnh nhân sự, chết ngất

( (thường) + away) ngất đi, xỉu đi

(từ cổ,nghĩa cổ) nhượng bộ, nản lòng, nản chí

not have the faintest idea

chẳng biết mô tê gì cả

sự ngất

nhạt

faint atmosphere

môi trường gây nhạt (mỏ)

mờ

Adj.

Dim, dull, pale, faded, indistinct, vague, hazy,imperceptible, indiscernible, unclear, blurred, blurry, muzzy,wavering, faltering, ill-defined, weak, feeble, flickering,subdued; low, soft, slight, hushed, muffled, muted, inaudible,stifled: A faint light burned in the corridor. I heard a faintnoise.

Dizzy, light-headed, unsteady, vertiginous, giddy,Colloq woozy: I felt faint after climbing the stairs.

V.

Black out, pass out, lose consciousness, swoon, drop,collapse, Colloq keel over: She fainted when they told her thenews.

N.

Loss of consciousness, blackout, unconsciousness,collapse, swoon, Medicine syncope: He dropped in a dead faint.

Adj., v., & n.

Adj.

Indistinct, pale, dim; not clearlyperceived.

(of a person) weak or giddy; inclined to faint.

Slight, remote, inadequate (a faint chance).

Feeble,half-hearted (faint praise).

Timid (a faint heart).

(alsofeint) (of ruled paper) with inconspicuous lines to guidewriting.

V.intr.

Lose consciousness.

Become faint.

N. a sudden loss of consciousness; fainting.

Faint-heartedcowardly, timid. faint-heartedly in a faint-hearted manner.faint-heartedness cowardliness, timidity. not have the faintestcolloq. have no idea.

Faintness n. [ME f. OF, past part. offaindre FEIGN]