No. 2,584 in Portuguese
fraca
Weak.
In a sentence
A lâmpada está fraca.
The lightbulb is weak.
Here, "fraca" describes the insufficient brightness of the light produced by the lightbulb.
Ela é fraca em matemática.
She is weak in mathematics.
In this case, "fraca" refers to lacking proficiency or skill in the subject of mathematics.
A equipe demonstrou um desempenho fraco.
The team showed weak performance.
Here, "fraco/fraca" is used to indicate a poor or substandard level of performance.
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