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"Weak-willed" in Russian

Russian word of the day | Sep 15, 2022 (see all)
слабово́льный
[ sla-ba-vól'-nyî ]
weak-willed / minded

Morphemic analysis

слабовольный
root: слаб
connecting vowel: о
root: воль
suffix: н
ending: ый

Etymology

слабый + воля - weak + will
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Examples of "Weak-willed" in Russian

  • Пробле́ма слабово́льного челове́ка в том, что да́же е́сли он зна́ет, чего́ он хо́чет в жи́зни, он не спосо́бен преодолева́ть сло́жности, что́бы доби́ться свои́х це́лей.

    prab-lyé-ma sla-ba-vól'-na-va chee-la-vyé-ka f tom, chto dá-zhe yés-lee on zná-eet, chee-vó on hó-cheet v zhéez-nee, on nye spa-só-been pree-a-da-lee-vát' trúd-nas-tee, chtó-by da-bée-tsa sva-éeh tsé-lyéî

    The problem with a weak-willed person is that even if he knows what he wants in life, he is not able to overcome difficulties in order to achieve his goals.

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  • Слабово́льным челове́ком легко́ манипули́ровать.

    sla-ba-vól'-nym chee-la-vyé-kam leeh-kó ma-nee-pu-leé-ra-vat'

    A weak-willed person is easy to manipulate.

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Same stem words

нево́льно [nee-vól'-na] Adverb
involuntarily; automatically; unintentionally, unwittingly
во́ля [vó-lya] Noun , feminine
will, volition; liberty, freedom
weak, faint
to relax

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