vulnerable
- adj.VERBS▪ be, prove▪ appear, feel, look, seem▪
You must try not to appear vulnerable.
▪ become▪ remain▪ leave sb/sth, make sb/sth, render sb/sth▪The virus attacks the immune system, leaving your body vulnerable to infections.
ADVERB▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc.▪She is very sensitive and rather vulnerable.
▪ acutely, especially, highly, particularly▪ completely, totally▪ increasingly▪ potentially▪ peculiarly, uniquely▪Hippos are uniquely vulnerable to drought.
▪ oddly (esp. AmE), strangely (esp. BrE)▪He smiled, making her suddenly feel oddly vulnerable.
▪ economically, politically▪The company is in an economically vulnerable position.
▪ emotionally, psychologicallyPREPOSITION▪ to▪These offices are highly vulnerable to terrorist attack.
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vulnérable — [ vylnerabl ] adj. • 1676; lat. vulnerabilis, de vulnerare « blesser » 1 ♦ Qui peut être blessé, frappé par un mal physique. Endroit, point vulnérable. Ils « ne sont pas immunisés, ils sont vulnérables » (Duhamel) (⇒ fragile) . 2 ♦ (Abstrait) Qui … Encyclopédie Universelle
Vulnerable — Vul ner*a*ble, a. [L. vulnerabilis wounding, injurious, from vulnerare to wound, vulnus a wound; akin to Skr. vra?a: cf. F. vuln[ e]rable.] [1913 Webster] 1. Capable of being wounded; susceptible of wounds or external injuries; as, a vulnerable… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vulnerable — may refer to: *Vulnerability *Vulnerable species * Vulnerable (album), by Tricky * Vulnerable (Marvin Gaye album) * Vulnerable (Roxette song) … Wikipedia
vulnerable — [vul′nər ə bəl] adj. [LL vulnerabilis, wounding, likely to injure (also, in pass. sense, vulnerable) < L vulnerare, to wound < vulnus (gen. vulneris), a wound < IE base * wel > L vellere: see REVULSION] 1. that can be wounded or… … English World dictionary
vulnerable — que se encuentra en una posición o situación de riesgo en la que puede ser objeto de una infección o lesión Diccionario ilustrado de Términos Médicos.. Alvaro Galiano. 2010. vulnerable Que se encuentra en una … Diccionario médico
Vulnerable — Album par Tricky Sortie 2003 Genre Trip Hop Label ANTI Albums de Tricky … Wikipédia en Français
vulnerable — I adjective accessible, approachable, assailable, attainable, beatable, capable of receiving injuries, defenseless, exposed, fallible, guardless, indefensible, insecure, liable to attack, obtainable, open, penetrable, precarious, pregnable, qui… … Law dictionary
vulnerable — c.1600, from L.L. vulnerabilis wounding, from L. vulnerare to wound, from vulnus (gen. vulneris) wound, perhaps related to vellere pluck, to tear … Etymology dictionary
vulnerable — [adj] open to attack accessible, assailable, defenseless, exposed, liable, naked, on the line*, on the spot*, out on a limb*, ready, sensitive, sitting duck*, sucker*, susceptible, tender, thin skinned*, unguarded, unprotected, unsafe, weak, wide … New thesaurus
vulnerable — VULNERABLE. adj. de tout genre. Qui peut estre blessé. Il n a point d usage … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
vulnerable — (Del lat. vulnerabĭlis). adj. Que puede ser herido o recibir lesión, física o moralmente … Diccionario de la lengua española
