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lack vigor

[læk ˈvɪɡər]
verb phrase
carecer de vigor
1. to be without energy, strength, or liveliness; to be weak or feeble
The team's performance lacked vigor in the second half.
O desempenho do time careceu de vigor na segunda metade.
2. to be deficient in physical or mental strength
His argument lacked vigor and failed to convince the audience.
Seu argumento careceu de vigor e não conseguiu convencer a plateia.
NYC Slang
be weak sauce, lack juice
Synonyms
lack energylack vitalitybe weakbe feeblelack strengthbe listless
Antonyms
have vigorbe energeticbe vibrantbe strongbe lively

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
carecer de vigor
standard usage across Brazil
São Paulo
estar sem energia
colloquial alternative
Rio de Janeiro
tá fraco
informal spoken variant
Portugal
faltar vigor
common in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

run out of steam
lose one's edge
be a shadow of one's former self
don't have it in you
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