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fallible [ˈfælɪbəl] adj
1. capable of being mistaken; erring 2. liable to mislead [from Medieval Latin fallibilis, from Latin fallere to deceive] fallibility , fallibleness n fallibly adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
fallible adjective imperfect, weak, uncertain, ignorant, mortal, frail, erring, prone to error They are only human and all too fallible. perfect, divine, impeccable, faultless, infallible, superhuman, unerring, omniscient, unimpeachable Translations fallible [ˈfælɪbəl] adj [person] → faillible; [system] → faillible falling-off [ˌfɔːlɪŋˈɒf] n a falling-off in sth [+ demand, income] → une diminution de qch; [+ standards] → une dégradation de qch falling-out [ˌfɔːlɪŋˈaʊt] n (= disagreement) → brouille f to have a falling-out with sb → se brouiller avec qn fallopian tube [fəˌləʊpiənˈtjuːb] n → trompe f de Fallope adj fallible [ˈfӕləbl] able or likely to make mistakes Human beings are fallible. feilbaar, onvolmaak قابِل للخَطَأ склонен да греши omylný ufuldkommen fehlbar που μπορεί να σφάλλει, επιρρεπής στα λάθη falible eksiv جایز الخطا erehtyväinen faillible לא אָמִין अविश्वसनीय pogrešiv esendő bisa salah skeikull fallibile 誤りやすい 잘못을 저지르기 쉬운 linkęs klysti spējīgs kļūdīties boleh silap feilbaar feilbarlig omylny falível failibil подверженный ошибкам omylný zmotljiv pogrešiv felbar ซึ่งผิดพลาดกันได้ hata yapabilir, yanılabilir 易錯的, 可能犯錯的 схильний до помилок پر خطا có thể sai lầm 易错的,可能犯错的 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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"If it is fallible," he replied, "there is the greater reason that I explain it, lest it mislead. Worldly wisdom may force them into widely different ways of life; worldly wisdom may delude them, or may make them delude themselves, into contracting an earthly and a fallible union. She is a daughter of earth; you are an angel of heaven; only be not too austere in your divinity, and remember that I am a poor, fallible mortal. |
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