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faint hearted - translation to italian
Faint action; False action
faint hearted
pusillanime
pusillanime
pusillanimous, faint-hearted, fearful, cowardly
faint-heartedness
vigliaccheria, vilt
Definition
faint
¦ adjective
1. (of a sight, smell, or sound) barely perceptible.
(of a hope, chance, or idea) slight.
2. close to losing consciousness.
¦ verb briefly lose consciousness because of a temporarily insufficient supply of oxygen to the brain.
¦ noun a sudden loss of consciousness.
Derivatives
faintly adverb
faintness noun
Origin
ME: from OFr. faint, feint, past participle of faindre, feindre (see feign).
Wikipedia
Feigned action
Feigned action is an action brought on a pretended right, when the plaintiff has no true cause of action, for some illegal purpose. In a feigned action the words of the writ are true; it differs from false action, in which case the words of the writ are false.
Co. Litt. 361, sect. 689. Vide Fictitious action.
Examples of use of faint hearted
1. A great rollicking tale that‘s not for the faint–hearted.
2. "Celebrity wifedom is not for the faint–hearted," Jackie concedes.
3. This system, however, is not for the faint–hearted or toddler–encumbered.
4. A great rollicking tale thats not for the faint-hearted.
5. Not for the faint–hearted: age clearly hasn‘t tamed Madonna kinky side Share this article: What is this?