frail
frágil
definition
adjective
a frail voice
(of a person) weak and delicate.
translation of 'frail'
noun
cabaz,
cesta
adjective
efêmero,
transitório,
quebradiço,
frágil,
débil,
delicado,
incontinente,
fraco
example
As a child in Germany he was 'frail' and sickly, and because of this he became obsessed with his body image.
During the day the bus takes vulnerable and 'frail' people on shopping trips and outings.
No one said anything but it was obvious that the whole village was thinking that if those strong healthy people tried and failed what chance could a small 'frail' woman have.
With the numerous difficulties the country is experiencing due to the 'frail' economy, Zambia has depended on such close allies to surmount her difficulties.
Doctors have been trying to build up the 'frail' boy's strength before any attempts are made to fix his swollen heart - the result of a birth defect.
It can cause infections, especially among elderly or 'frail' people.
He was always treated by his parents as the baby of the family and, rather surprisingly, they considered him a sickly and 'frail' child when it appears that this was not the case.
The 'frail' woman thanked the people who came to meet her and honour her father as well.
Returning to the comfortable confines and relative tranquillity of his bedroom armed with just a keyboard, rickety drum machine and a guitar Ted started to write 'frail' pop moments.
Many private homes have closed, being unable to meet the standards, disrupting the lives of many elderly and very 'frail' people.
Microsurgery and improved chemotherapy have made treatment less risky, and therefore an option for 'frail' patients.
We are bombarded with images of elderly people being 'frail' and sickly.
That's what public relations propaganda is all about - conning 'frail' , vain humans.
She added that had it been an elderly or 'frail' person who was attacked, the whole situation could have been far worse.
He was desperately 'frail' , too weak to move his limbs but still strong enough to let out that cry which tears at every human heart.
Reviewers and critics frequently refuse to be honest about Australian movies because they believe this will damage the 'frail' home industry.
All of humanity there, 'frail' and complicated and beautiful.
A woman who watched her 'frail' mother lie in agony after she developed bedsores at a private care home has vowed to help prevent elderly and immobile patients from having to endure the same pain.
Now the 'frail' pensioner - who has recently undergone a hip replacement operation - says she doesn't know how she will cope until she collects her next pension.
Markets will continue to wait for war and, in the process, further slow down an already 'frail' economy.
The 90-year-old widow still kept lots of the old records she used to play at dance clubs all over the area, even after she was too 'frail' to dance herself.
Certainly given the difficult start he had in life it was indeed a miracle that he was able to achieve so much but, however, he remained a 'frail' person all his life.
People are 'frail' and make stupid mistakes and one kiss in a bar is not the end of the world, especially when she feels so bad about it.
The country's administrative capabilities and public health services have remained 'frail' and ineffective.
Yet at the same time, it is so 'frail' that one small piece of magnet, held nearby, can distort it totally.
To bridge a gap is not to eliminate it; some bridges are robust and reliable but others are 'frail' , brittle, and easily undone by outside circumstances.
If you use it then you will likely to be perceived as brave or the opposite of coward or 'frail' .
For 'frail' people in the community, frequent reviews and adjustments of their care plans are likely to be needed.
That would mean each vulnerable member of society, from 'frail' pensioner to neglected child, being given the time and care they needed.
The 'frail' economies and volatile politics of some Pacific countries were also a concern for the leaders.
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