FAINT OF HEART

Meaning of FAINT OF HEART in English

timid, not courageous, chicken, lily-livered Sky diving is not for people who are faint of heart.

English idioms vocab. Словарь английских идиом и выражений. 2012

FAINT OF HEART — timid, not courageous, chicken , lily-livered Sky diving is not for people who are faint of heart.
English Idioms vocabulary
HEART — I Organ that pumps blood, circulating it to all parts of the body (see circulation ). The human heart is …
Английский словарь Британика
HEART — I. ˈhärt, ˈhȧt, usu -d.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English hert, from Old English heorte; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FAINT — I. ˈfānt adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English faint, feint (also, deceitful, feigned), from Old French, from past participle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FAINT — (v. t.) To cause to faint or become dispirited; to depress; to weaken.
Английский словарь Webster
FAINT — (superl.) Performed, done, or acted, in a weak or feeble manner; not exhibiting vigor, strength, or energy; slight; as, faint …
Английский словарь Webster
HEART — /hahrt/ , n. 1. Anat. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FAINT — — fainter , n. — faintingly , adv. — faintish , adj. — faintishness , n. — faintly , adv. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HEART — I. ˈhärt noun Etymology: Middle English hert, from Old English heorte; akin to Old High German herza heart, Latin cord-, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FAINT — I. ˈfānt adjective Etymology: Middle English faint, feint, from Anglo-French, from past participle of feindre, faindre to feign, lose heart …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HEART — noun courage; courageous purpose; spirit. 2. heart ·noun vital part; secret meaning; real intention. 3. heart ·noun a term of …
Webster English vocab
FAINT — noun to sink into dejection; to lose courage or spirit; to become depressed or despondent. 2. faint ·noun the act …
Webster English vocab
HEART — [heart] n [ME hert, fr. OE heorte; akin to OHG herza heart, L cord-, cor, Gk kardia] (bef. 12c) 1 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FAINT — [faint] adj [ME faint, feint, fr. MF, fr. pp. of faindre, feindre to feign, shirk--more at feign] (14c) 1: lacking …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HEART — organ that serves as a pump to circulate the blood. It may be a straight tube, as in spiders and …
Britannica English vocabulary
HEART — / hɑːt; NAmE hɑːrt/ noun PART OF BODY 1. [ C ] the organ in the chest that sends blood …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FAINT — / feɪnt; NAmE / adjective , verb , noun ■ adjective ( faint·er , faint·est ) 1. that cannot be …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HEART — heart S1 W1 /hɑːt $ hɑːrt/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: adjective : heartened ≠ ↑ disheartened , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FAINT — I. faint 1 /feɪnt/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: faindre , feindre 'to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HEART — n. 1 a hollow muscular organ maintaining the circulation of blood by rhythmic contraction and dilation. 2 the region of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FAINT — adj., v., & n. --adj. 1 indistinct, pale, dim; not clearly perceived. 2 (of a person) weak or giddy; inclined …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HEART — n. 1 a hollow muscular organ maintaining the circulation of blood by rhythmic contraction and dilation. 2 the region of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FAINT — adj., v., & n. adj. 1 indistinct, pale, dim; not clearly perceived. 2 (of a person) weak or giddy; inclined …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HEART — n.1 a hollow muscular organ maintaining the circulation of blood by rhythmic contraction and dilation. 2 the region of the …
Oxford English vocab
FAINT — adj., v., & n. --adj. 1. indistinct, pale, dim; not clearly perceived. 2 (of a person) weak or giddy; inclined …
Oxford English vocab
HEART — ( hearts) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Your heart is the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FAINT — ( fainter, faintest, faints, fainting, fainted) 1. A faint sound, colour, mark, feeling, or quality has very little strength or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HEART — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a back/heart/kidney etc problem ▪ He was born with heart problems. a donor heart/liver/kidney etc …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FAINT — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a dizzy/fainting spell (= one when you feel unable to stand steadily and your …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FAINT — [adjective] -er, -estIf you feel faint, you feel as if you are about to lose consciousness.He felt faint, standing there …
Cambridge English vocab
HEART — n. heart clam artificial heart bleeding heart congenital heart disease congestive heart failure coronary heart disease ischemic heart disease heart …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HEART — Synonyms and related words : Amor, Benzedrine, Benzedrine pill, C, Christian love, Dexamyl, Dexamyl pill, Dexedrine, Dexedrine pill, Eros, Methedrine, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FAINT — Synonyms and related words : KO, abulic, achromatic, achromic, afraid, ailing, anemic, ashen, ashy, asthenic, bad, balmy, barely audible, below …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HEART — See: AFTER ONE'S OWN HEART, AT HEART, EAT ONE'S HEART OUT, BREAK ONE'S HEART, BY HEART, CHANGE OF HEART, CROSS …
Slang English vocab
FAINT — n. Function: verb to lose consciousness FF1C; fainted at the sight of blood FF1E; Synonyms: black out, ||crap out, pass …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
FAINT — n. Function: noun the act or condition of losing consciousness FF1C; was so frightened she fell into a faint FF1E; …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
FAINT — I. adjective 1. Synonyms: gentle 1, balmy, bland, lenient, mild, smooth, soft 2. scarcely or imperfectly perceptible he had only …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
FAINT — I. verb ADVERB ▪ almost , nearly VERB + FAINT ▪ be about to , be going to ▪ He …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
HEART — See ↑ MAIN 2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a man/woman after your own heart • ↑ at heart • ↑ break …
Longman Activator English vocab
HEART — n. 25B6; noun his heart stopped beating : informal ticker. See list. he poured out his heart : EMOTIONS, feelings, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FAINT — n. 25B6; adjective a faint mark : INDISTINCT, vague, unclear, indefinite, ill-defined, imperceptible, unobtrusive; pale, light, faded. a faint cry …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FAINT — hearted adj. 1 cowardly, timorous, afraid, frightened, scared, faint, lily-livered, white-livered, pusillanimous; timid, shy, diffident; Colloq yellow(-bellied), chicken-hearted, chicken-livered, chicken …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
HEART — See: AFTER ONE'S OWN HEART, AT HEART, EAT ONE'S HEART OUT, BREAK ONE'S HEART, BY HEART, CHANGE OF HEART, CROSS …
Словарь английских идиом
HEART — 1. сущ. 1) прям. сердце (орган тела); больное, пораженное какой-л. болезнью сердце Slow down or you'll give me a heart. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FAINT — 1. сущ. обморок to fall into a faint ≈ падать в обморок dead faint ≈ полная потеря сознания, глубокий обморок …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HEART — heart.ogg 1. hɑ:t n 1. сердце compensated heart - мед. сердце с компенсированным нарушением его функции with beating heart - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FAINT — faint.ogg 1. feınt n обморок a dead faint - глубокий обморок, полная потеря сознания to be in a faint - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HEART — heart сущ.1) прям. сердце (орган тела); больное, пораженное какой-л. болезнью сердце Slow down or you'll give me a heart. — …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
HEART — 1. hɑ:t n 1. сердце compensated heart - мед. сердце с компенсированным нарушением его функции with beating heart - с …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FAINT — 1. feınt n обморок a dead faint - глубокий обморок, полная потеря сознания to be in a faint - быть …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HEART — 1. сущ. 1) сердце ( орган тела ) ; больное, пораженное какой-л. болезнью сердце Slow down or you'll give me …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
FAINT — 1. сущ. обморок to fall into a faint — падать в обморок - dead faint 2. прил. 1) слабый, ослабевший; …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
HEART — 1. сущ. 1) сердце (орган тела); больное, пораженное какой-л. болезнью сердце Slow down or you'll give me a heart. — Помедленнее, а …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
FAINT — 1. сущ. обморок to fall into a faint — падать в обморок - dead faint 2. прил. 1) слабый, ослабевший; вялый He was exceedingly faint with …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
HEART — _n. 1> сердце; _перен. тж. душа; from the bottom of one's heart - из глубины души; in one's heart (of …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
FAINT — 1. _n. обморок, потеря сознания - dead faint 2. _a. 1> слабый, слабеющий; вялый 2> тусклый, неотчетливый; бледный - faint …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
HEART — n. 1. сердце; перен. тж. душа; from the bottom of one's heart - из глубины души; in one's heart (of …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
FAINT — 1. n. обморок, потеря сознания - dead faint 2. a. 1. слабый, слабеющий; вялый 2. тусклый, неотчетливый; бледный - faint …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
HEART — _n. 1> сердце; _перен. тж. душа; a man of heart отзывчивый человек; to take to heart принимать близко к сердцу; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
FAINT — 1. _n. обморок, потеря сознания; dead faint полная потеря сознания, глубокий обморок 2. _a. 1> слабый, слабеющий; вялый 2> тусклый, …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
HEART — 1. сущ. 1) прям. сердце (орган тела); больное, пораженное какой-л. болезнью сердце Slow down or you'll give me a heart. …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
FAINT — 1. сущ. обморок to fall into a faint ≈ падать в обморок dead faint ≈ полная потеря сознания, глубокий обморок …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
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