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fault

UK
/fɔːlt/
US
/fɔlt/

Translations

faultnoun
faults
pl
UK
/fɔːlt/
US
/fɔlt/
It was not his fault that the project failed.
Это была не его вина, что проект провалился.
Every person has a fault or two.
У каждого человека есть один или два недостатка.
The earthquake was caused by a fault in the Earth's crust.
Землетрясение было вызвано разломом в земной коре.
Additional translations
ошибка
дефект
промах
изъян
Synonyms
defect
flaw
error
shortcoming
imperfection
mistake
blunder
failing
inaccuracy
liability
Antonyms
virtue
asset
strength
faultverb
faulted
Past Simple
faulted
Past Participle
faulting
Gerund
UK
/fɔːlt/
US
/fɔlt/
He tends to fault others for his mistakes.
Он склонен винить других за свои ошибки.
She cannot fault him for trying his best.
Она не может обвинять его за то, что он старался изо всех сил.
Additional translations
укорять
упрекать
Synonyms
blame
accuse
criticize
condemn
censure
faultadjective
UK
/fɔːlt/
US
/fɔlt/
Used attributively before nouns to denote relation to a fault or malfunction.
Synonyms
faulty
flawed
defective
imperfect
culpable
blameworthy
guilty
responsible
at fault
faultinterjection
Exclamation used in tennis and similar sports to announce an invalid serve.

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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