Translation examples
Ponía de relieve la akrasia o debilidad de la voluntad.
It brought akrasia, weakness of the will, into sharp focus.
Aquello le hizo pensar en la akrasia, la debilidad de la voluntad, que nos lleva a hacer lo que realmente queremos hacer sabiendo que deberíamos hacer otra cosa.
This made her think of akrasia, weakness of the will, by which we do that which we really want to do in the full knowledge that we should be doing something else.
Una carta anunciaba que el Reino Unido había sucumbido a un frenesí de akrasia, que Tony me recordó que era la palabra griega que significaba actuar en contra del propio criterio.
The United Kingdom had succumbed, one letter announced, to a frenzy of akrasia – which was, Tony reminded me, the Greek word for acting against one’s better judgement.
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