il affaiblit

weakens, makes weaker

→ affaiblir
affaibl weaken + it third-person singular present or past
verb · present tense / past tense, 3rd-person singular Rare #47,715
weakens, makes weaker Also used reflexively: s'affaiblit means “gets weaker” or “weakens.”
FR: Le manque de sommeil affaiblit le corps.
EN: Lack of sleep weakens the body.
Conjugation of affaiblir
Indicative present
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Indicative past
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Third affaiblit —

Chaque minute passée ici m'affaiblit.

Every minute I spend here weakens me.

— Apocalypse Now (1979)

La mémoire s'affaiblit si on ne l'exerce pas.

Memory weakens if you don't exercise it.

Mon sens de l'odorat s'affaiblit.

My sense of smell is getting weaker.

Notre résolution affaiblit l'ennemi.

Our resolve weakens the enemy.

— The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002)

Plus la pauvre Ginny s'affaiblit, plus je suis fort.

The weaker poor Ginny gets, the stronger I become.

— Harry Potter et la Chambre des secrets (2002)