faint
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., éternuer.).
intransitive verb
a. s'évanouir
I fainted when I saw the terrifying creature.Je me suis évanoui en voyant la créature terrifiante.
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
noun
a. l'évanouissement
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
I'm fine. It was just a brief faint.Je vais bien. Ce n’était qu’un évanouissement passager.
b. la syncope
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(F)
The doctor told us that Kelly was stable, but that she was still in a faint.Le médecin nous a dit que Kelly était stable, mais qu'elle était encore en syncope.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., grand, petit).
adjective
a. faible
After spinning around too fast, Justin felt faint and had to sit down.Après avoir tourné trop vite sur lui-même, Justin s’est senti faible et a dû s’asseoir.
a. léger
I smell the faint aroma of fresh coffee.Je sens le léger arôme du café frais.
b. faible
I heard a faint whisper coming from the back of the classroom.J’ai entendu un faible murmure venant du fond de la classe.
c. vague
I smelled cinnamon buns and had a faint memory of my grandmother cooking.J'ai senti l'odeur des brioches à la cannelle et j'ai eu un vague souvenir de ma grand-mère en train de cuisiner.
d. petit
There is a faint chance that the enemy will cross the river and attack our rear flank.Il y a une petite chance que l'ennemi traverse la rivière et attaque notre flanc arrière.
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