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fault

UK
/fɔːlt/
US
/fɔlt/

Translations

faultnoun
faults
pl
UK
/fɔːlt/
US
/fɔlt/
failleTerme de géologie.
The San Andreas Fault is a well-known geological feature in California.
La faille de San Andreas est une formation géologique bien connue en Californie.
défautDéfaut, imperfection ou faiblesse d’une personne, d’un objet ou d’un système.
Her biggest fault is being overly critical of others.
Son plus grand défaut est d’être trop critique envers les autres.
fauteAu tennis, service manqué ou hors des limites.
He lost the point after serving a double fault.
Il a perdu le point après avoir commis une double faute.
fauteResponsabilité d’une erreur, d’un accident ou d’une mauvaise action.
The driver admitted fault in the car accident.
Le conducteur a admis sa faute dans l’accident de voiture.
Additional translations
panneSurtout pour une défaillance technique ou mécanique.
Synonyms
flaw
liability
inaccuracy
failing
blunder
mistake
imperfection
shortcoming
error
defect
Antonyms
virtue
strength
asset
faultverb
faulted
Past Simple
faulted
Past Participle
faulting
Gerund
UK
/fɔːlt/
US
/fɔlt/
reprocherAvec la préposition appropriée selon le contexte.
She tends to fault her colleagues for minor mistakes.
Elle a tendance à reprocher à ses collègues des erreurs mineures.
Additional translations
faillerTerme technique de géologie.
Synonyms
censure
condemn
criticize
accuse
blame
faultadjective
UK
/fɔːlt/
US
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Used attributively before nouns to denote relation to a fault or malfunction.
défectueuxSurtout pour un système, un appareil ou un dispositif qui fonctionne mal.
Emergency teams monitored the fault sensors along the pipeline.
Les équipes d’urgence ont surveillé les capteurs défectueux le long du pipeline.
Additional translations
de failleEmploi géologique.
Synonyms
responsible
at fault
guilty
blameworthy
culpable
imperfect
defective
flawed
faulty
faultinterjection
Exclamation used in tennis and similar sports to announce an invalid serve.
FauteAu tennis, cri de l’arbitre pour signaler un service invalide.
"Fault!" shouted the umpire after the ball missed the service box.
« Faute ! » a crié l’arbitre après que la balle a manqué la zone de service.

Definitions

faultnoun
An unattractive or unsatisfactory feature, especially in a piece of work or in a person's character.
Her biggest fault is being overly critical of others.
Responsibility for an accident or misfortune.
The driver admitted fault in the car accident.
A crack in the Earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other.
The San Andreas Fault is a well-known geological feature in California.
A mistake or error.
The software had a fault that caused it to crash unexpectedly.
In tennis, a service that fails to land in the correct area of the opponent's court.
He lost the point after serving a double fault.
A defect or imperfection in a machine, system, or process that causes it to malfunction or perform incorrectly.
The technician traced the electrical fault to a blown fuse.
faultverb
To criticize or find error in someone or something.
She tends to fault her colleagues for minor mistakes.
To attribute a mistake or error to someone or something.
He faulted the software for the system crash.
To fracture or displace rock strata so as to create a geological fault.
Sedimentary layers were faulted and folded by tectonic forces.
faultadjective
Relating to or caused by a fault, especially a geological or mechanical one; malfunctioning.
Emergency teams monitored the fault sensors along the pipeline.
faultinterjection
Used by an umpire or observer to declare that a serve is invalid or out of bounds.
"Fault!" shouted the umpire after the ball missed the service box.
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