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A faint sound of bubbling accompanied the steam gently wafting over the brim and the aroma instantly made him feel ravenous.Un débil borboteo acompañaba al vapor que suavemente flotaba sobre el borde y el aroma le hizo sentir de pronto un apetito voraz.Scarrow, Simon / The Eagle's ConquestScarrow, Simon / Roma Vincit!Roma Vincit!Scarrow, Simon© 2001 by Simon Scarrow© de la traducción: Montserrat Batista, 2002© de la presente edición: Edhasa, 2002The Eagle's ConquestScarrow, Simon© 2001 by Simon Scarrow
In the dark she thought she heard faint sobs.En la oscuridad creyó oír unos débiles gemidos.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
Water was dripping somewhere; the only other sound was a faint weeping, a keening.En algún sitio goteaba agua; aparte de eso, no se oía otro ruido que unos débiles sollozos, un lamento.Sansom, Christopher John / DissolutionSansom, Christopher John / El gallo negroEl gallo negroSansom, Christopher JohnDissolutionSansom, Christopher John© C.J. Sansom, 2003
The Romanians were bitterly anticommunist and they wrote in Romanian and their prospects were bleak, their lives barely illuminated by a few faint rays of religious or sexual light.Los rumanos eran visceralmente anticomunistas y escribían en rumano y sus vidas estaban destinadas a un fracaso apenas mitigado por unos débiles rayos de luz de orden religioso o de orden sexual.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
The sun had set, and faint fingers of light gilded the underside of scattered clouds.El sol se había puesto y unos débiles dedos de luz doraban la parte inferior de las dispersas nubes.Scarrow, Simon / The Eagle's ConquestScarrow, Simon / Roma Vincit!Roma Vincit!Scarrow, Simon© 2001 by Simon Scarrow© de la traducción: Montserrat Batista, 2002© de la presente edición: Edhasa, 2002The Eagle's ConquestScarrow, Simon© 2001 by Simon Scarrow
The sound of a stampede began as a faint rumble and grew thunderous.El sonido de la estampida comenzó como un rumor débil hasta hacerse atronador.Kellerman, Jonathan / When The Bough BreaksKellerman, Jonathan / La Rama RotaLa Rama RotaKellerman, JonathanWhen The Bough BreaksKellerman, Jonathan© 1985 by Jonathan Kellerman
It was 1979 or 1978, I can't remember now, said Lola in a faint voice.En 1979 o 1978, ya no lo recuerdo, dijo Lola con un hilo de voz.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
Blair Sullivan, faint smile flitting about his face, relaxed, toyed with his answers.Con una leve sonrisa revoloteándole, Sullivan se relajó, jugueteando con sus respuestas.Katzenbach, John / Just CauseKatzenbach, John / Juicio FinalJuicio FinalKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach© Ediciones B, S. A., 2006Just CauseKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach
It was dusk, the sun had just set and in the faint light he could see the legion camped along the river bank.Anochecía el sol acababa de ponerse y bajo la tenue luz vio que la legión estaba acampada a lo largo de la orilla del río.Scarrow, Simon / The Eagle's ConquestScarrow, Simon / Roma Vincit!Roma Vincit!Scarrow, Simon© 2001 by Simon Scarrow© de la traducción: Montserrat Batista, 2002© de la presente edición: Edhasa, 2002The Eagle's ConquestScarrow, Simon© 2001 by Simon Scarrow
Other than his almost fainting, Maggie noticed that Sheriff Morrelli moved very smoothly, very confidently.Aparte de su amago de desmayo, se movía con mucha fluidez, con mucha seguridad.Kava, Alex / A Perfect EvilKava, Alex / Bajo SospechaBajo SospechaKava, AlexA Perfect EvilKava, Alex© S.M. Kava 2000
From the shock of it, I think, I fainted.De la emoción, yo creo, me desmayé.The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajesLos detectives salvajesBolano, Robertoe savage detectivesThe savage detective© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
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in a faint voice
con un hilo de voz
feel faint
marear
feel faint
marearse
fainting fit
soponcio
Word forms
faint
noun
| Singular | Plural | |
| Common case | faint | faints |
| Possessive case | faint's | faints' |
faint
adjective
| Positive degree | faint |
| Comparative degree | fainter |
| Superlative degree | faintest |
faint
verb
| Basic forms | |
|---|---|
| Past | fainted |
| Imperative | faint |
| Present Participle (Participle I) | fainting |
| Past Participle (Participle II) | fainted |
| Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I faint | we faint |
| you faint | you faint |
| he/she/it faints | they faint |
| Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am fainting | we are fainting |
| you are fainting | you are fainting |
| he/she/it is fainting | they are fainting |
| Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have fainted | we have fainted |
| you have fainted | you have fainted |
| he/she/it has fainted | they have fainted |
| Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have been fainting | we have been fainting |
| you have been fainting | you have been fainting |
| he/she/it has been fainting | they have been fainting |
| Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I fainted | we fainted |
| you fainted | you fainted |
| he/she/it fainted | they fainted |
| Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was fainting | we were fainting |
| you were fainting | you were fainting |
| he/she/it was fainting | they were fainting |
| Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had fainted | we had fainted |
| you had fainted | you had fainted |
| he/she/it had fainted | they had fainted |
| Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had been fainting | we had been fainting |
| you had been fainting | you had been fainting |
| he/she/it had been fainting | they had been fainting |
| Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will faint | we shall/will faint |
| you will faint | you will faint |
| he/she/it will faint | they will faint |
| Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will be fainting | we shall/will be fainting |
| you will be fainting | you will be fainting |
| he/she/it will be fainting | they will be fainting |
| Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have fainted | we shall/will have fainted |
| you will have fainted | you will have fainted |
| he/she/it will have fainted | they will have fainted |
| Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have been fainting | we shall/will have been fainting |
| you will have been fainting | you will have been fainting |
| he/she/it will have been fainting | they will have been fainting |
| Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would faint | we should/would faint |
| you would faint | you would faint |
| he/she/it would faint | they would faint |
| Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would be fainting | we should/would be fainting |
| you would be fainting | you would be fainting |
| he/she/it would be fainting | they would be fainting |
| Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would have fainted | we should/would have fainted |
| you would have fainted | you would have fainted |
| he/she/it would have fainted | they would have fainted |
| Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would have been fainting | we should/would have been fainting |
| you would have been fainting | you would have been fainting |
| he/she/it would have been fainting | they would have been fainting |
| Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am fainted | we are fainted |
| you are fainted | you are fainted |
| he/she/it is fainted | they are fainted |
| Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am being fainted | we are being fainted |
| you are being fainted | you are being fainted |
| he/she/it is being fainted | they are being fainted |
| Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have been fainted | we have been fainted |
| you have been fainted | you have been fainted |
| he/she/it has been fainted | they have been fainted |
| Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was fainted | we were fainted |
| you were fainted | you were fainted |
| he/she/it was fainted | they were fainted |
| Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was being fainted | we were being fainted |
| you were being fainted | you were being fainted |
| he/she/it was being fainted | they were being fainted |
| Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had been fainted | we had been fainted |
| you had been fainted | you had been fainted |
| he/she/it had been fainted | they had been fainted |
| Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will be fainted | we shall/will be fainted |
| you will be fainted | you will be fainted |
| he/she/it will be fainted | they will be fainted |
| Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have been fainted | we shall/will have been fainted |
| you will have been fainted | you will have been fainted |
| he/she/it will have been fainted | they will have been fainted |