-
1 defect
• trauma• vaurio• virhe esineessä• vioittuma• vika• virhe• vika (• viottuma• epäkohta• esinevirhe• vahinko• vajavuus• vajaus• vamma• puutteellisuus• puuttuma• puute• tekovika• haitta• loikata• luopua* * *1. 'di:fekt noun(a fault or flaw: It was a basic defect in her character; a defect in the china.) puute, vika2. di'fekt verb(to leave a country, political party etc to go and join another; to desert: He defected to the West.) loikata- defective -
2 imperfection
-
3 squint
• virhekulma• vilkuttaa• vilahdus• karsastava• karsastaa• katsoa kieroonmedicine, veterinary• karsastus• katsahdus• kieromedicine, veterinary• kierosilmäisyys• suuntavirhe* * *skwint 1. verb1) (to have the physical defect of having the eyes turning towards or away from each other or to cause the eyes to do this: The child squints; You squint when you look down at your nose.) karsastaa, kärsiä karsastuksesta2) ((with at, up at, through etc) to look with half-shut or narrowed eyes: He squinted through the telescope.) tiirata2. noun1) (a squinting position of the eyes: an eye-operation to correct her squint.) karsastus2) (a glance or look at something: Let me have a squint at that photograph.) vilkaisu3. adjective, adverb((placed etc) crookedly or not straight: Your hat is squint.) vino, vinossa -
4 stammer
• nikotella• kangertaa• sopertaa• takeltaa• takellella• tankatamedicine, veterinary• änkytys• änkyttää• kompastua* * *'stæmə 1. noun(the speech defect of being unable to produce easily certain sounds: `You m-m-must m-m-meet m-m-my m-m-mother' is an example of a stammer; That child has a bad stammer.) änkytys2. verb(to speak with a stammer or in a similar way because of eg fright, nervousness etc: He stammered an apology.) änkyttää -
5 weakness
• heikko puoli• heikko kohta• heikkoudentila• hataruus• heikkous• huono puoli• varjopuoli• vika• virhe• epäkohtamedicine, veterinary• voimattomuus• puute• puutos• raihnaisuus• haitta• laimeus* * *1) (the state of being weak.) heikkous2) (something weak or faulty; a defect: weaknesses of character; Smoking is one of my weaknesses.) heikkous
См. также в других словарях:
defect — de·fect / dē ˌfekt, di fekt/ n: something or a lack of something that results in incompleteness, inadequacy, or imperfection: as a: a flaw in something (as a product) esp. that creates an unreasonable risk of harm in its normal use see also… … Law dictionary
defect — Ⅰ. defect [1] ► NOUN ▪ a shortcoming, imperfection, or lack. ORIGIN Latin defectus, from deficere desert or fail . Ⅱ. defect [2] ► VERB ▪ abandon one s country or cause in favour of an opposing one … English terms dictionary
defect — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fundamental, major, obvious, serious, severe ▪ a fundamental defect in the product ▪ mild, minor … Collocations dictionary
noun and verb differences — The following table lists differences of stress, pronunciation, and spelling when the same word is used as a noun and a verb, for example compound, escort, practice/practise, record, and use. Differences are marked by the letters s (= difference… … Modern English usage
defect — noun /ˈdifɛkt / (say deefekt), /dəˈfɛkt / (say duh fekt) 1. a falling short; a fault or imperfection. 2. want or lack, especially of something essential to perfection or completeness; deficiency. –verb (i) /dəˈfɛkt / (say duh fekt) 3. to desert a …
defect — noun he spotted a defect in my work Syn: fault, flaw, imperfection, deficiency, deformity, blemish, mistake, error … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
defect — should be pronounced with stress on the first syllable as a noun (= fault, imperfection) and on the second syllable as a verb (= to go over to an enemy or rival) … Modern English usage
defect of speech — noun a disorder of oral speech • Syn: ↑speech disorder, ↑speech defect • Hypernyms: ↑disorder, ↑upset • Hyponyms: ↑anarthria, ↑aphonia, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
defect — ▪ I. defect de‧fect 1 [dɪˈfekt,ˈdiːfekt] noun [countable] MANUFACTURING a fault in something that means it is not perfect: • They recalled the vehicles because of brake defects. • an effort to improve customer satisfaction and reduce product… … Financial and business terms
defect. — de|fect «noun. DEE fehkt; verb. dih FEHKT», noun, verb. –n. 1. a fault; blemish; imperfection: »The hole was a defect in the material. A bad temper was the defect in his nature. 2. lack of something needed for completeness; a falling short: »A… … Useful english dictionary
defect — I UK [ˈdiːfekt] / US [ˈdɪˌfekt] noun [countable] Word forms defect : singular defect plural defects ** a fault in someone or something There are a few minor design defects. genetic defects II UK [dɪˈfekt] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms… … English dictionary
