débil

weak

adjective DEH-beel Less Common

Origin: from Latin debilis (weak, feeble)

Also means

faint

Usage Note

Débil carries a written accent on the first syllable: it ends in -l, so the default rule would stress the last syllable, and the accent pulls the stress back to DÉ-. It applies to physical weakness (señal débil = weak signal), moral weakness (carácter débil), and faint sensory input (luz débil = dim light). The noun is debilidad (weakness).

Examples

"La señal de internet es muy débil en esta zona."

Natural Translation

The internet signal is very weak in this area.

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