Dictionary

weakest link en · NOUN

Etymology

The figurative sense comes by metaphor from the literal sense: the notion that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. (See historical details there.)

Meanings

1. (also, figuratively) The part of a system that is most likely to cause problems or fail.

Forms

Relateds

a chain is only as strong as its weakest link

Synonyms

weak point · Achilles heel

Translations (13)

hu leggyengébb láncszem (the part of a system that is most likely to fail or cause problems) · es eslabón perdido (the part of a system that is most likely to fail or cause problems) · fr maillon faible (the part of a system that is most likely to fail or cause problems) · ar الحَلَقَةُ الأَضْعَف (the part of a system that is most likely to fail or cause problems) · de schwächstes Glied (the part of a system that is most likely to fail or cause problems) · nl zwakste schakel (the part of a system that is most likely to fail or cause problems) · fi heikoin lenkki (the part of a system that is most likely to fail or cause problems) · es eslabón más débil (the part of a system that is most likely to fail or cause problems) · ru сла́бое звено́ (the part of a system that is most likely to fail or cause problems) · it anello debole (the part of a system that is most likely to fail or cause problems) · sv svagaste länken (the part of a system that is most likely to fail or cause problems) · pl najsłabsze ogniwo (the part of a system that is most likely to fail or cause problems) · sv akilleshäl (the part of a system that is most likely to fail or cause problems)