debole
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Italian debole, meaning "weak", equivalent to the French foible.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
debole (plural deboles)
- (fencing) The flexible part of the blade near the tip of light swords such as rapiers.
- 2021, Guy Windsor, The Complete Rapier:
- There are two parts to the sword: the forte and the debole. The forte begins from the hilt, extending as far as the middle of the blade; and the remainder is called the debole. The forte is for parrying, and the debole for striking. This is really important because: if you always keep your forte in the way of the opponent's debole, you will never be hit.
Italian[edit]
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Adjective[edit]
debole (plural deboli, superlative debolissimo)
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Noun[edit]
debole m or f by sense (plural deboli)
Noun[edit]
debole m (plural deboli)
Further reading[edit]
- debole in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- debole in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
- debole in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- debole in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- debole in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- debole in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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