soft spot
soft spot · soft spots
слабкість
слабость, уязвимое место
Schwäche, Faible, Schwachstelle
A sentimental fondness or affectionA sentimental fondness or affection.
UK/sɒft spɒt/US/sɔft spɑt/
» Tom has a soft spot for Mary.
Том відчуває слабкість до Мері.
Meaning
3 senses(idiomatic)A sentimental fondness or affection.
Faible, Schwäche
сла́бостьslábostʹ
сла́бкістьslábkistʹ
a sentimental affection
A point of vulnerability in a defence.
Schwachstelle
уязви́мое ме́стоujazvímoje mésto
a place of especial vulnerability
A fontanelle.
Examples
25 sentencesTom has a soft spot for Mary.
Том відчуває слабкість до Мері.
Tom has a soft spot for you.
I've always had a soft spot in my heart for Mary.
I have a soft spot for Tom.
She has a soft spot for you.
deSie hat eine Schwäche für dich.
Translations
7 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
sentimental fondness or affection:
Русский
By meaning 2
sentimental fondness or affection:
point of vulnerability:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
sentimental fondness or affection:
point of vulnerability:
Origin
Late 18th c.Late 18th c.
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Forms
plural: soft spots| Singular | soft spot |
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regular
Synonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- a place of especial vulnerability:weak partweak spot
- any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus:fontanellefontanel