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faint

[feɪnt] брит. / амер.

прил.
1. слабый, ослабевший; вялый
2. тусклый; нечёткий, расплывчатый; бледный; незначительный, слабый (недостаточный для физического или умственного восприятия)
3. чувствующий головокружение, слабость
4. несмелый, робкий
5. гнетущий, тяжёлый (об атмосфере)
сущ.
обморок
гл.
1. падать в обморок
2. уст.; поэт. слабеть, ослабевать
3. уст.; поэт. терять мужество

LingvoGrammar (En-Ru)

faint

— Прилагательные, употребляемые только в составе сказуемого см. Predicative adjectives, 1. б)

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Only the faint rise and fall of his chest showed that he was not dead.
Лишь слабое колыхание груди при дыхании свидетельствовало о том, что он ещё жив.
Donaldson, Stephen R. / The One TreeДональдсон, Стивен Р. / Первое дерево
Первое дерево
Дональдсон, Стивен Р.
The One Tree
Donaldson, Stephen R.
© 1982 by Stephen R. Donaldson

Since his return, she had never liked to leave him in the church alone, for one evening she had found him lying in a dead faint upon the flagstones, with icy lips and clenched teeth, like a corpse.
С самого возвращения аббата Тэза решила не оставлять его одного в церкви, особенно после того, как однажды нашла его распростертым ниц, со стиснутыми зубами и ледяными щеками, как у мертвеца.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionЗоля, Эмиль / Проступок аббата Муре
Проступок аббата Муре
Золя, Эмиль
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC

Later in the afternoon, when they were in the middle of a wide reach, Stark heard a faraway faint sound and stiffened.
Позднее, к вечеру, когда они были в самой широкой части реки, Старк услышал слабый, далекий звук и выпрямился.
Brackett, Leigh / Reavers of SkaithБрэкетт, Ли / Грабители Скэйта
Грабители Скэйта
Брэкетт, Ли
Reavers of Skaith
Brackett, Leigh
© 1976 by Leigh Brackett

I smelled traces of Gabriele's kyphii-tainted scent, the Reader's jasmine, other faint human scents overlaying a more complex well.
Пахло любимыми благовониями Габриель, жасминовыми духами эксперта и сильнее всего — человеком.
Saintcrow, Lilith / Dead Man RisingСэйнткроу, Лилит / Возвращение мертвеца
Возвращение мертвеца
Сэйнткроу, Лилит
© Перевод. С. Теремязева, 2009
© Издание на руском языке. ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2009
© 2006 by Lilith Saintcrow
Dead Man Rising
Saintcrow, Lilith
© 2006 by Lilith Saintcrow

First came the little white nerves, a hazy grey sketch of a limb, then the glassy bones and intricate arteries, then the flesh and skin, first a faint fogginess, and then growing rapidly dense and opaque.
Сперва показались тонкие белые нервы, образуя как бы слабый контур тела, затем мышцы и кожа, принимавшие сначала вид легкой туманности, но быстро тускневшие и уплотнявшиеся.
Wells, Herbert George / The Invisible ManУэллс, Герберт / Человек-невидимка
Человек-невидимка
Уэллс, Герберт
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1972
The Invisible Man
Wells, Herbert George
© 2008 Waldman Publishing Corp.

A faint mist of blue powder and the timberline was marked.
Потом защипнул нить, натянул ее и отпустил, отметив ось тонкой голубой линией.
Proulx, Annie / The Shipping NewsПрул, Энни / Корабельные новости
Корабельные новости
Прул, Энни
© 1993 by Annie Proulx
© Издание на русском языке, перевод. ЗАО ТИД "Амфора", 2005
The Shipping News
Proulx, Annie
© 1993 by Annie Proulx

The room's much darker than last night, with only distant lamps in the garden casting a faint light between the trees.
В комнате было куда темнее, чем накануне, ее освещал лишь пробившийся сквозь деревья тусклый свет далеких фонарей в саду.
Murakami, Haruki / Kafka on the shoreМураками, Харуки / Кафка на пляже
Кафка на пляже
Мураками, Харуки
© Haruki Murakami, 2002
© Перевод. С. Логачев, И. Логачев, 2005
© ООО «Издательство «Эксмо», 2005
Kafka on the shore
Murakami, Haruki
© 2005 by Haruki Murakami

It was a faint, derisive singsong in the night.
- Негромкий насмешливый напев в ночи.
Bradbury, Ray / The JarБрэдбери, Рэй / Банка
Банка
Брэдбери, Рэй
© 1955 by Ray Bradbury
© Аллунан Н., Анисимов С., Воронежская М., Жданов Л., Жданова Т., Куняева Н., Левкин А., Облонская Р., Оганян А., Пчелинцев М., Трофимов С., Шинкарь Т., перевод на русский язык, 2010
© Издание на русском языке. ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2010
The Jar
Bradbury, Ray
© 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1954, 1955 by Ray Bradbury

The small slightly-convex panes of the window shone dimly blue in the faint light thrown on them by the night sky.
Небольшие, немного выгнутые стекла окошка тускло синели при слабом свете, падавшем с ночного неба.
Turgenev, I.S. / First loveТургенев, И.С. / Первая любовь
Первая любовь
Тургенев, И.С.
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1978
First love
Turgenev, I.S.
© BiblioBazaar, LLC

The phrase held some faint familiarity.
Слово (или два слова?) показалось ему знакомым.
King, Stephen / The Dark tower 7: The Dark TowerКинг, Стивен / Темная башня 7: Темная башня
Темная башня 7: Темная башня
Кинг, Стивен
© Stephen King, 2004
© Перевод. В.А.Вебер, 2005
© ООО "Издательство АСТ", 2005
The Dark tower 7: The Dark Tower
King, Stephen
© 2004 by Stephen King

I feel deadly faint, bowed, and humped, as though I were Adam, staggering beneath the piled centuries since Paradise.
Я чувствую себя смертельно измученным, согбенным, сгорбленным, точно Адам, спотыкающийся под тяжестью веков со времен рая.
Melville, Herman / Moby Dick Or The WhaleМелвилл, Герман / Моби Дик, или Белый Кит
Моби Дик, или Белый Кит
Мелвилл, Герман
© Издательство «Художественная литература», 1981
Moby Dick Or The Whale
Melville, Herman
© Northwestern University Press and The Newberry Library, 1988

There was a faint smile on his lips.
Слабая улыбка чуть-чуть блестела на его губах.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The brothers KaramazovДостоевский, Фёдор / Братья Карамазовы
Братья Карамазовы
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1988
The brothers Karamazov
Dostoevsky, Fyodor

As she listened, a faint flicker seemed to tug at the corner of her eye.
Слушая, она уголком глаза увидела какое-то сияние.
Eddings, David / Magician's GambitЭддингс, Дэвид / В поисках камня
В поисках камня
Эддингс, Дэвид
Magician's Gambit
Eddings, David
© 1983 by David Eddings

A faint smile played at the corners of her mouth, a hint of mischievousness that appeared and faded all at once.
Знакомая улыбка тронула уголки ее рта, мелькнула и снова пропала.
Brooks, Terry / Running with the demonБрукс, Терри / Бегущая с демоном
Бегущая с демоном
Брукс, Терри
Running with the demon
Brooks, Terry
© 1997 by Terry Brooks

As the dead man's weight landed upon the other stone before the door, there was a faint snapping sound and something sped overhead.
Когда вес мертвого тела надавил на плиту, лежащую перед дверью, раздался легкий щелчок, и что-то пролетело над головой.
Feist, Raymond / SilverthornФэйст, Раймонд / Долина Тьмы
Долина Тьмы
Фэйст, Раймонд
Silverthorn
Feist, Raymond
© 1985 by Raymond Elias Feist

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feɪntAdjectiveслабый; ослабевший; вялыйExamples

He was exceedingly faint with the bruises he had received. — Он был очень слаб из-за полученных ранений.

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1.
я думаю обморочное состояние это не сон
translation added by Валерий Коротоношко
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2.
слабый
translation added by Anna Ibragimova
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3.
обморок
translation added by foreforever1 foreforever1
Bronze en-ru
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Collocations

damn smb. with faint praise

хвалить так умеренно, что похвала становится похожей на порицание

damn smb. with faint praise

якобы похвалить

damn with faint praise

быть сдержанным в своих похвалах

damn with faint praise

похвалить для виду

dead faint

глубокий обморок

dead faint

полная потеря сознания

faint heart

"трусливое сердце"

faint heart

трус

faint negative

малоконтрастный негатив

faint spectral line

слабая спектральная линия

fall into a faint

падать в обморок

in a dead faint

замертво

grow faint

изнемогать

to stage a faint

инсценировать обморок

to faint away

лишаться чувств

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

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