"weak spot" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: weak spots [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} weak spot (plural weak spots)
  1. A location where the defenses are weak or the vulnerability is great. Synonyms: Achilles heel, chink in the armor, glass jaw, kryptonite, soft spot, soft underbelly, vulnerability, weakness, weak spot Hypernyms: defect, flaw Hyponyms: feet of clay [plural, plural-only] Related terms: danger, weak Translations (location where the defenses are weak or the vulnerability is great): ahulgune (Basque), zwakke plek [feminine] (Dutch), heikko kohta (Finnish), point faible [masculine] (French), talon d’Achille [masculine] (French), ventre mou [masculine] (French), punto débil [masculine] (Galician), Schwachpunkt (German), éasc [masculine] (Irish), laige [feminine] (Irish), punto debole [masculine] (Italian), 弱点 (jakuten) (alt: じゃくてん) (Japanese), słaby punkt [masculine] (Polish), сла́бое ме́сто (sláboje mésto) [neuter] (Russian), zayıf nokta (Turkish), thóp [figuratively] (Vietnamese)

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      "word": "punto débil"
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      "word": "laige"
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      "sense": "location where the defenses are weak or the vulnerability is great",
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