fault

fault: fo:lt 1. noun
1) (a mistake; something for which one is to blame: The accident was your fault.) feil, skyld

2) (an imperfection; something wrong: There is a fault in this machine; a fault in his character.) feil, lyte, mangel

3) (a crack in the rock surface of the earth: faults in the earth's crust.) forkastning, sprekk
2. verb
(to find fault with: I couldn't fault him / his piano-playing.) kritisere, bebreide

- faultless
- faultlessly
- faulty
- at fault
- find fault with
- to a fault

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subst. \/fɔːlt\/, \/fɒlt\/

1) feil, brist, skavank, lyte, mangel

2) feiltrinn, forseelse

• a fault on the right side

nesten ikke feil

3) skyld, feil

• it is his fault that we are late

• it is not his fault

det er ikke hans feil

• whose fault is it?

hvem har skylden?

4) (tennis e.l.) feil(serve)

• (serve a) double fault

(gjøre en) dobbelfeil

5) (geologi) forkastning

6) (elektronikk) isolasjonsfeil

be at (a) fault være skyldig, ha gjort seg skyldig, ta skylden være feil, være uriktig være på villspor, ta feil, være i villrede (jakt, om hunder) ha mistet sporet, ha mistet ferten

be at fault for not having eller be at fault in not having ha gjort seg skyldig i en feil ved ikke å

be in fault ha skyld(en)

find fault eller find fault with klage (på), klandre, kritisere, finne feil (hos)

• I find no fault with it

jeg har ikke noe å si på det

the fault lies with someone eller the fault is with someone feilen\/skylden ligger hos noen

through no fault of one's own uforskyldt, uten å være skyld i noe selv

to a fault overdrevent, aldeles for

• he is cautious to a fault

han er overdrevent forsiktig

who is at fault? hvem har skylden?, hvem sin feil er det?

• my memory is at fault

hukommelsen svikter meg

with all faults (handel) med mangler
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verb \/fɔːlt\/, \/fɒlt\/

1) kritisere, klandre, finne noe å utsette på

2) (sport) dømme for feilserve

• fault a player

3) (geologi) forkaste (seg)

4) (tennis e.l.) serve feil

5) (gammeldags) feile, begå en feil

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Synonyms:

Defect, blemish, flaw, imperfection, failing, weakness, frailty, moral defect / Misdeed, misdemeanor, offence, trespass, wrong, delinquency, transgression, error, lapse, slip, indiscretion / Mistake (of judgment), error, slip / Default, lack, want / Dislocation, disturbance of strata

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fault — n [Anglo French faute lack, failing, ultimately from Latin fallere to deceive, disappoint] 1: a usu. intentional act forbidden by law; also: a usu. intentional omission to do something (as to exercise due care) required by law see also negligence … Law dictionary
Fault — Fault, n. [OE. faut, faute, F. faute (cf. It., Sp., & Pg. falta), fr. a verb meaning to want, fail, freq., fr. L. fallere to deceive. See {Fail}, and cf. {Default}.] 1. Defect; want; lack; default. [1913 Webster] One, it pleases me, for fault of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fault — [fɔːlt ǁ fɒːlt] noun [countable] 1. MANUFACTURING something that is wrong with a machine, system etc that prevents it from working correctly: fault in • Soviet engineers identified 32 design faults in the reactor, any of which could have led to… … Financial and business terms
fault — [fôlt] n. [ME faute < OFr faulte, a lack < VL * fallita < * fallitus, for L falsus: see FALSE] 1. Obs. failure to have or do what is required; lack 2. something that mars the appearance, character, structure, etc.; defect or failing 3.… … English World dictionary
Fault — may refer to:*Fault (geology), planar rock fractures which show evidence of relative movement *Fault (technology), an abnormal condition or defect at the component, equipment, or sub system level which may lead to a failure *An asymmetric fault… … Wikipedia
fault — FÁULT, faulturi, s.n. (La unele jocuri sportive) Act nesportiv (lovire intenţionată, trântire, împingere etc.) comis de un jucător asupra adversarului şi sancţionat de arbitru. [pr.: fa ult] – Din engl. fault. Trimis de RACAI, 21.11.2003. Sursa:… … Dicționar Român
fault — n 1 imperfection, deficiency, shortcoming Analogous words: flaw, defect, *blemish: weakness, infirmity (see corresponding adjectives at WEAK) Antonyms: excellence 2 Fault, failing, frailty, foible, vice are comparable when they mean an… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
fault — ► NOUN 1) an unattractive or unsatisfactory feature; a defect or mistake. 2) responsibility for an accident or misfortune. 3) (in tennis) a service that infringes the rules. 4) Geology an extended break in a rock formation, marked by the relative … English terms dictionary
Fault — Fault, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Faulted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Faulting}.] 1. To charge with a fault; to accuse; to find fault with; to blame. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] For that I will not fault thee. Old Song. [1913 Webster] 2. (Geol.) To interrupt the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fault´i|ly — fault|y «FL tee», adjective, fault|i|er, fault|i|est. 1. having faults; containing blemishes or errors; wrong; imperfect; defective: » … Useful english dictionary
fault|y — «FL tee», adjective, fault|i|er, fault|i|est. 1. having faults; containing blemishes or errors; wrong; imperfect; defective: » … Useful english dictionary

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