faint
adjective
1 adjective slight, smallbeag adj éadrom adj1 there's a faint chance they mightn't bother tá seans beag ann nach mbacfaidh siadthere was a faint hint of fear in her voice bhí iarracht bheag den eagla ina glór, bhí ábhairín den fhaitíos ina guthwhile there's even a faint hope fad is atá dóchas beag féin ann, chomh fada agus atá meathdhóchas féin annI have a faint recollection of it tá meathchuimhne agam air, tá mearchuimhne agam aira faint smell of cabbage rian de bholadh cabáiste 2 adjective dimfann adj lag adj1 I saw a faint light in the distance chonaic mé solas fann i bhfad uaimTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 adjective colourmeath- preffaint white meathbhán adj1 4 adjective very quietlag adj1 fann adj íseal adj a faint murmur monabhar íseala faint sound fuaim mharbhfaint voices glórtha laga, glórtha fanna 5 adjective not clearly visibledoiléir adj1 the line is faint tá an líne doiléir, ar éigean atá an líne le feiceáilhe gave a faint smile rinne sé meathgháire, tháinig rian den gháire ar a bhéal 6 adjective lacking convictionleamh adj fann adj it was only a faint-hearted attempt ní raibh ann ach leamhiarracht, ní raibh ann ach iarracht a chodail amuighit was only a faint protest on her part ní raibh a croí sa ghearán a rinne síI did it with faint enthusiasm is beag dá fhonn a bhí orm 7 adjective not physically stronglag adj1 fann adj her breathing was very faint bhí a hanáil an-laga faint wind gaoth lag, fannghaoth fem2 8 adjective HEALTH dizzylag adj1 he came over faint tháinig laige air, tháinig fanntais air, tháinig lagar airit made me feel faint d'fhág sé lag mé, chuir sé lagar ormshe was faint from hunger bhí lagar uirthi leis an ocras, bhí sí i riocht titim as a seasamh leis an ocras, bhí sí i riocht titim i laige leis an ocras
verb
9 verb HEALTH lose consciousness INTRANSITIVEtit i laige tit i bhfanntais tit as do sheasamh I nearly fainted ba bheag nár thit mé i laige, ba bheag nár thit mé i bhfanntais, dóbair nár tháinig meirfean ormhe fainted with the hunger thit sé as a sheasamh leis an ocrasnoun
10 noun HEALTH loss of consciousnessfanntais fem2 laige fem4 meirfean masc1 she fell in a faint thit sí i bhfanntais, thit sí i laige, tháinig meirfean uirthi