English-German translation for "foible"

"foible" German translation

„foible“: noun

foible

[ˈfɔibl]noun | Substantiv s

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Eigenheit Schwäche, schwache Seite einer DegenKlinge

Eigenheitfeminine | Femininum f
foible

foible

Schwächefeminine | Femininum f
foible weakness figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig

schwache Seite
foible weakness figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig

foible weakness figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig

Vorderteilmasculine and neuter | Maskulinum und Neutrum m/n einer (Degen)Klinge
foible front part of blade

foible front part of blade
foible syn vgl. → see „fault“

foible syn vgl. → see „fault“

Example sentences from external sources for "foible"
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Und das, würde ich sagen, ist die größte menschliche Schwäche die wir haben.

And this, I would say, is the biggest human foible that we have.

Source: TED

Source

TED
- Source: OPUS
- Original text source: WIT³
- Original text source: TED
- Original database: TED Talk Parallel Corpus

Synonyms for "foible"

mannerism, idiosyncrasy

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