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fault Noun 1. responsibility for something wrong 2. a defect or failing: they shut the production line to remedy a fault 3. a weakness in a person's character 4. Geol a fracture in the earth's crust with displacement of the rocks on either side 5. Tennis, squash, etc. a serve that bounces outside the proper service court or fails to get over the net 6. (in showjumping) a penalty mark for failing to clear, or refusing, a fence 7. at fault to be to blame for something wrong 8. find fault with to seek out minor imperfections in 9. to a fault more than is usual or necessary: generous to a fault Verb 1. to criticize or blame 2. Geol to undergo or cause to undergo a fault [Latin fallere to fail] faultless adj faultlessly adv
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fault noun 2. mistake, slip, error, offence, blunder, lapse, negligence, omission, boob Brit. (slang) oversight, slip-up, indiscretion, inaccuracy, howler (informal) glitch (informal) error of judgment, boo-boo (informal) barry or Barry Crocker Austral. (slang) noun 3. failing, lack, weakness, defect, deficiency, flaw, drawback, shortcoming, snag, blemish, imperfection, Achilles heel, weak point, infirmity, demerit << OPPOSITE strength verb 4. criticize, blame, complain, condemn, moan about, censure, hold (someone) responsible, hold (someone) accountable, find fault with, call to account, impugn, find lacking, hold (someone) to blame >> at fault guilty, responsible, to blame, accountable, in the wrong, culpable, answerable, blamable find fault with something or someone criticize, complain about, whinge about (informal) whine about (informal) quibble, diss (slang), chiefly U.S. carp at, take to task, pick holes in, grouse about (informal) haul over the coals (informal) pull to pieces to a fault excessively, overly U.S. unduly, ridiculously, in the extreme, needlessly, out of all proportion, preposterously, overmuch, immoderately Translations fault [fɔːlt] n (= blame) → culpa (= defect) (in character) → defecto; (in manufacture) → desperfecto; (GEO) → falla vt → criticar; at fault → culpable fault [fɔːlt] n → Fehler m; (blame) → Schuld f; (in machine) → Defekt m; (Geog) → Verwerfung f vt (also: find fault with) → etwas auszusetzen haben an +dat; at fault → im Unrecht; fault [fɔːlt] n → colpa; (GEO) → faglia vt → criticare; at fault → in fallo; generous to a fault → eccessivamente generoso n fault [foːlt] 1 a mistake; something for which one is to blame The accident was your fault. fout, skuld خَطَأ грешка chyba skyld; fejl die Schuld σφάλμα, φταίξιμο culpa viga, süü تقصیر syy, vika faute אַשמָה भूल pogreška hiba kesalahan mistök colpa 過失 잘못 kaltė, klaida kļūda; vaina kesalahan schuld feil, skyld błąd, wina culpa greşeală вина chyba napaka krivica fel, skuld ข้อผิดพลาด kabahat, hata 過錯 помилка; провина غلطی khuyết điểm 过错 2 an imperfection; something wrong There is a fault in this machine; a fault in his character. defek, fout عَيْب، نَقيصَه недостатък porucha, vada fejl; brist der Fehler ελάττωμα defecto, tara viga, puudus نقص vika défaut פְּגָם अपूर्ण nedostatak, mana hiányosság cacat galli difetto 欠点 흠, 결점 trūkumas, defektas trūkums; defekts; bojājums rosak gebrek feil, lyte, mangel defekt, skaza defeito defect дефект; недостаток chyba; nedostatok hiba mana fel, skavank รอยตำหนิ arıza, bozukluk 毛病 вада, дефект خلل، نا مناسب tội; lỗi 毛病 3 a crack in the rock surface of the earth faults in the earth's crust. verskuiwing, breuk تَصَدُّع ، إنكِسار في الأرْض разлом rozsedlina, zlom forkastning die Verwerfung ρήγμα στο φλοιό της γης falla murrang, lõhe گسل siirros faille שֶבֶר फाल्ट rasjed (geológiai) vetődés sesar, retakan jarðsprunga; misgengi faglia, frattura 断層 단층 sprūdis plaisa retakan breuk forkastning, sprekk uskok falha fisură разлом zlom prelomnica pukotina förkastning รอยเลื่อนของเปลือกโลก çatlak 斷層 розлом چٹانوں کی درار (địa chất) phay; sự đứt đoạn 断层 v to find fault with I couldn't fault him / his piano-playing. kritiseer, afkeur, op ʼn fout betrap يُخَطِّئ، يُعيب، يَنْتَقِد критикувам nalézt/vytknout chybu rakke ned på; kritisere etwas auszusetzen haben an ψέγω, βρίσκω ελάττωμα criticar, encontrar defectos a süüdistama مقصر دانستن moittia reprocher לִמצוֹא פְּגָם दोष निकालना naći zamjerku hibáztat menemukan kesalahan finna að, gagnrÿna criticare あら探しをする ...의 흠을 찾다, 비난하다 prikibti prie atrast kļūdu mencari kesalahan aanmerkingen hebben op kritisere, bebreide krytykować culpar/criticar a reproşa придираться nájsť chybu očitati naći manu anmärka på, kritisera จับผิด hata bulmak 找...的缺點 присікуватися, прискіпуватися غلطی ڈھونڈنا phát hiện khuyết điểm 找...的缺点 adj faultless without fault; perfect a faultless performance. foutloos, volmaak, onberispelik لا عَيْبَ فيه безупречен bezvadný fejlfri fehlerfrei άψογος perfecto, intachable, impecable veatu بی عیب و نقص virheetön irréprochable מוּשלָם दोष रहित besprijekoran hibátlan sempurna gallalaus impeccabile 欠点のない 흠잡을 데 없는, 완벽한 tobulas nevainojams sempurna feilloos feilfri, ulastelig, uklanderlig bezbłędny impecável ireproşabil безупречный bezchybný brezhiben besprekoran felfri, oklanderlig สมบูรณ์แบบ kusursuz 完美無缺的 безпомилковий; бездоганний بے عیب hoàn hảo; không sai lầm 完美无缺的 adv faultlessly foutloos, volmaak, onberispelik بِدون عَيب، بِدون خَطَأ безгрешно bezvadně fejlfrit fehlerfrei άψογα impecablemente laitmatult بطور کامل virheettömästi irréprochablement לְלְא פְּגָם दोष रहित रूप से besprijekorno hibátlanul secara sempurna gallalaust in maniera impeccabile 申し分なく 완벽하게 tobulai nevainojami dengan sempurna feilloos feilfritt, ulastelig, uklanderlig bezbłędnie impecavelmente ireproşabil безупречно bezchybne brezhibno besprekorno felfritt อย่างไม่ผิดพลาด kusursuz bir şekilde 完美無缺地 безпомилково, бездоганно بے عیبی سے hoàn hảo; tốt đẹp 完美无缺地 adj faulty (usually of something mechanical) not made or working correctly. defek, onklaar, foutief خاطِئ، ناقِص، مَعيب، لا يَعْمل كما يَجِب неизправен vadný defekt; fejlbehæftet fehlerhaft ελαττωματικός defectuoso praak-, defektne ناقص؛ اشتباه viallinen défectueux פָּגוּם अशुद्ध neispravan, manjkav hibás punya cacat gallaður difettoso 欠陥のある 결함이 있는 netikęs, sugedęs nepilnīgs; kļūdains rosak gebrekkig defekt, mangelfull wadliwy defeituoso defect повреждённый chybný z napako kvaran felaktig, bristfällig ซึ่งมีข้อผิดพลาด bozuk, arızalı 有缺陷的 пошкоджений; зіпсований خراب hỏng 有缺陷的 at fault wrong or to blame She was at fault. verkeerd wees مُذِنِب، على خَطَأ، مَلوم виновен na omylu skyldig; ansvarlig schuldig άδικα tener la culpa eksinud, süüdi مقصر väärässä fautif אָשֵם गलत kriv, odgovoran hibás bersalah sekur in fallo, colpevole 間違って kaltas, neteisus vainīgs; vainojams bersalah schuldig (ta) feil, (ha) skylden; klanderverdig w błędzie errado/culpável de vină виноватый mýliť sa motiti se kriv ta fel, vara skyldig ต้องถูกตำหนิ hatalı, kabahatli 有過錯 винний غلط یا نا مناسب chịu trách nhiệm về một sai lầm 有过错 find fault with to criticize or complain of She is always finding fault with the way he eats. afkeur, fout vind met يَنْتَقِد، يُخَطِّئ، يُعيب упреквам kritizovat, vytýkat kritisere etwas auszusetzen finden an επικρίνω criticar a alguien (millegi üle) nurisema ایراد گرفتن moittia reprocher לְהִתלוֹנֵן על- गलती निकालना prigovarati, kritizirati kifogásol mencela finna að, gagnrÿna brontolare あら探しをする 비난하다, 흠잡다 priekabiauti, kabinėtis prie kritizēt; pelt mencari salah vitten op finne feil ved, kritisere krytykować criticar a reproşa придираться к kritizovať grajati kritikovati leta fel, försöka hitta fel จ้องจับผิด kusur bulmak 挑剔 присікуватися, прискіпуватися تنقید یا شکایت کرنا phê phán ai một cách gay gắt 挑剔 to a fault to too great an extent She was generous to a fault. uiters/ uitermate wees, oordrewe wees إلى حَدٍ أكبر مِن اللازِم прекалено nadmíru, až příliš ud over alle grænser allzu sehr σε βαθμό υπερβολικό en exceso üleliia بیش از حد liian à l'excès לַלֶכֶת רָחוֹק מִדַי गलत होने की हद तक ज्यादा vrlo jako, pretjerano túlságosan is sangat um of eccessivamente 極端に 지나치게 per daug pārlieku sangat overdreven til overmål, i urimelig grad do przesady em demasia (greu) din cale-afară чрезмерно prehnane pretirano izuzetno överdrivet, alldeles för เกินดีไป aşırı derecede 過分 надмірно, занадто کافی بڑی حد تک hết sức;vô cùng 过分 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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I am a wanderer and an exile, entirely through the fault of others. A sensibility too tremblingly alive to every affliction of my Freinds, my Acquaintance and particularly to every affliction of my own, was my only fault, if a fault it could be called. You see the fault becomes a virtue when it is hers, the treason prospers; wherefore, no doubt, the impossibility of imagining it. |
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