Also means
weak point
Usage Note
Schwäche is weakness or feebleness, from the adjective schwach. Medically it names symptoms like Herzschwäche (heart failure) or a fainting spell, ein Schwächeanfall; figuratively a weak point or fondness.
Examples
"Eine plötzliche Schwäche zwang ihn, sich hinzusetzen."
Natural Translation
A sudden weakness forced him to sit down.
Literal Translation
A sudden weakness forced him, himself down-to-sit.
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