debole

English

Diagram of fencing swords, indicating deboles on the right

From Italian debole, meaning "weak", equivalent to the French foible.

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debole (plural deboles)

(fencing) The flexible part of the blade near the tip of light swords such as rapiers.
- 2021, Guy Windsor, The Complete Rapier:
  There are two parts to the sword: the forte and the debole. The forte begins from the hilt, extending as far as the middle of the blade; and the remainder is called the debole. The forte is for parrying, and the debole for striking. This is really important because: if you always keep your forte in the way of the opponent's debole, you will never be hit.

debole (plural deboli, superlative debolissimo)

debole m or f by sense (plural deboli)

debole m (plural deboli)