foible
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foi·ble
(foi'bəl) 
n.
n.
- A minor weakness or failing of character.
- The weaker section of a sword blade, from the middle to the tip.
[Obsolete French foible, weak point of a sword, weak, from Old French feble, weak. See feeble.]
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foible
noun
- An imperfection of character: failing, fault, frailty, infirmity, shortcoming, weakness, weak point. See better/worse, help/harm/harmless.
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foible
IN BRIEF: A personal weakness or failing.
The gardener's main foible was forgetting to water the garden.
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Foible
Nederlands (Dutch)
zwakte in karakter, voorliefde, deel van zwaard vanaf midden tot punt
Français (French)
n. - petite manie, particularité
Deutsch (German)
n. - Schwäche
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ελάττωμα, αδυναμία, κουσούρι
Português (Portuguese)
n. - fraqueza (f)
Русский (Russian)
слабость, недостаток
Español (Spanish)
n. - extravagancia, manía, punto flaco, debilidad
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - mänsklig svaghet, smalända på svärd
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
弱点, 自负的地方, 缺点
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 弱點, 自負的地方, 缺點
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 약점, 자만하고 있는 것
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 弱点, 欠点, 困った性格
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) نقطه ضعف
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - נקודת תורפה, חולשה, שיגעון, שיגיון, המחצית הקדמית של להב הסיף, תכונה מייחדת
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