achilles' heel

English - Turkish

Definition of achilles' heel in English Turkish dictionary: Güçlü birinin kendisini yıkıma götürebilecek olan bir zayıflığı
İspanya’nın Akilis topuğu olan Bask ayrılıkçı hareketi.; Asıl topuğu: Birinin zayıf yani, yumuşak karın; zayıf
Achilles heel: zayıf nokta
Achilles heel: zaaf
Achilles heel: (Mitoloji) bir şeyin zayıf noktası (mitolojide achilles ancak topuğundan vurulunca ölebiliyormuş.Bu sebepten dolayı bir şeyin ya da insanın zayıf noktası "achilles heel" olarak nitelendiriliyor.)

English - English

Definition of achilles' heel in English English dictionary: Alternative spelling of Achilles heel; a weak part of someone's character, which could cause them to fail at something (From the story that the ancient Greek hero Achilles was dipped as a baby into the river Styx to protect him, but the part of his heel he was held by did not get wet, and so remained unprotected); fatal weakness, vulnerable spot (from the Greek legend of Achilles); a seemingly small but actual mortal weakness
Achilles heel: The Achilles' tendon, the tendo Achillis
Achilles heel: A vulnerability in an otherwise strong situation
Achilles' heels: plural form of Achilles' heel (alternative spelling of Achilles heels)
Achilles heel: Someone's Achilles heel is the weakest point in their character or nature, where it is easiest for other people to attack or criticize them. Horton's Achilles heel was that he could not delegate
Achilles heel: (Greek Mythology) only spot which is vulnerable (taken from the story in which Achilles is dipped in the river)