How to Say "faint-hearted" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “faint-hearted” is “cobarde” — A2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
English → SpanishA2
AdjectiveA2
descriptive
Examples
Fue una acción muy cobarde de su parte no presentarse.
It was a very cowardly action on his part not to show up.
Su actitud cobarde le impidió hablar con la jefa.
His cowardly attitude prevented him from speaking to the boss.
Gender agreement
As an adjective, 'cobarde' is the same for masculine and feminine subjects (el hombre cobarde, la mujer cobarde). It only changes to 'cobardes' when describing more than one person.
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