How to Say "the weak" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “the weak” is “débiles” — B1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
English → SpanishB1
NounB1
a group of vulnerable people
Examples
El gobierno debe proteger a los más débiles de la sociedad.
The government must protect the weakest (or most vulnerable) in society.
Siempre hay que defender a los débiles.
You always have to defend the weak.
Adjective acting as Noun
When you put an article (like los or las) directly before the plural adjective débiles, it stops describing a noun and becomes the noun itself, referring to the group of people or things that have that quality.
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