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1 defect
1. ['diːfɛkt] nwada f, defekt m2. [dɪ'fɛkt] vito defect to the enemy — przejść ( perf) na stronę wroga
to defect to the West — uciec ( perf) na Zachód
* * *1. ['di:fekt] noun(a fault or flaw: It was a basic defect in her character; a defect in the china.) wada, skaza2. [di'fekt] verb(to leave a country, political party etc to go and join another; to desert: He defected to the West.) uchodzić- defective -
2 correct
[kə'rɛkt] 1. adj 2. vt* * *[kə'rekt] 1. verb1) (to remove faults and errors from: These spectacles will correct his eye defect.) poprawiać2) ((of a teacher etc) to mark errors in: I have fourteen exercise books to correct.) poprawiać2. adjective1) (free from faults or errors: This sum is correct.) prawidłowy, słuszny2) (right; not wrong: Did I get the correct idea from what you said?; You are quite correct.) poprawny•- corrective
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3 fault
[fɔːlt] 1. n( mistake) błąd m; ( defect) ( in person) wada f; ( in machine) usterka f; ( GEOL) uskok m; (TENNIS) błąd m serwisowy2. vtto find fault with sb/sth — czepiać się kogoś/czegoś
* * *[fo:lt] 1. noun1) (a mistake; something for which one is to blame: The accident was your fault.) błąd, wina2) (an imperfection; something wrong: There is a fault in this machine; a fault in his character.) defekt, skaza3) (a crack in the rock surface of the earth: faults in the earth's crust.) uskok2. verb(to find fault with: I couldn't fault him / his piano-playing.) krytykować- faultlessly
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4 squint
[skwɪnt] 1. vi2. nto squint (at) — patrzeć (popatrzeć perf) przez zmrużone oczy (na +acc)
zez m* * *[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.) zezować2) ((with at, up at, through etc) to look with half-shut or narrowed eyes: He squinted through the telescope.) patrzeć przymrużonymi oczami2. noun1) (a squinting position of the eyes: an eye-operation to correct her squint.) zez2) (a glance or look at something: Let me have a squint at that photograph.) spojrzenie3. adjective, adverb((placed etc) crookedly or not straight: Your hat is squint.) krzywy, na bakier -
5 stammer
['stæmə(r)] 1. n 2. vijąkać się, zająkiwać się (zająknąć się perf)* * *['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.) jąkanie się2. verb(to speak with a stammer or in a similar way because of eg fright, nervousness etc: He stammered an apology.) jąkać się
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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
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defect — (n.) early 15c., from M.Fr. defect and directly from L. defectus failure, revolt, falling away, from pp. of deficere to fail, desert (see DEFICIENT (Cf. deficient)). As a verb, from 1570s. Related: Defected; defecting … Etymology 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
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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 — 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
defect — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. blemish, fault, flaw, imperfection; deficiency, lack, incompleteness. v. i. desert, flee, abandon. See relinquishment, escape. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A lack of something needed] Syn. deficiency,… … English dictionary for students