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Meanings of faint in English
Portuguese
desfalecimento Catalan
desmai 
Portuguese
desfalecer Catalan
esmorteir-se Weak and likely to lose consciousness.
Usage of faint in English
1
These faint traces you left that say however softly: I was here.
2
Macklin had been building a hope, however faint, that they might survive.
3
However, he could not suppress a faint hope and he listened carefully.
4
Yet, the faint cries for help plus some dull thumping noises continue.
5
As he said this, he felt a faint question disturb his thoughts.
6
But it was the first faint sign of a problem between us.
7
They won't be coming back up.' Ebbin held his brow, looking faint.
8
A faint smile parted the lips of the gentleman in the chair.
9
Murtagh led the way, following the faint depression that marked the road.
10
Harrigan took out the knife and waved it in the faint starlight.
11
Riders approach from the south, faint with distance on the winding road.
12
He had faint hopes of finding someone who would help free them.
13
Of course, you could say I'm damning the platforms with faint praise.
14
He thought he heard a faint voice coming from inside there somewhere.
15
The summer afternoon was warm; the summer air was faint and still.
16
I yelled for Matt, and from far above, heard a faint reply.
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Translations for faint
Faint through the time
Faint across language varieties
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United Kingdom
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