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1 fault
[fo:lt] 1. noun1) (a mistake; something for which one is to blame: The accident was your fault.) mistök2) (an imperfection; something wrong: There is a fault in this machine; a fault in his character.) galli3) (a crack in the rock surface of the earth: faults in the earth's crust.) jarðsprunga; misgengi2. verb(to find fault with: I couldn't fault him / his piano-playing.) finna að, gagnrÿna- faultlessly
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- at fault
- find fault with
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2 decency
noun ((the general idea of) what is proper, fitting, moral etc; the quality or act of being decent: In the interests of decency, we have banned nude bathing; He had the decency to admit that it was his fault.) velsæmi -
3 failing
noun (a fault or weakness: He may have his failings, but he has always treated his children well.) annmarki, galli, veikleiki -
4 punishment
1) (the act of punishing or process of being punished.) refsing2) (suffering, or a penalty, imposed for a crime, fault etc: He was sent to prison for two years as (a) punishment.) refsing -
5 shortcoming
noun (a fault.) galli -
6 vice
I noun(a kind of strong tool for holding an object firmly, usually between two metal jaws: The carpenter held the piece of wood in a vice; He has a grip like a vice.) skrúfstykkiII noun1) (a serious moral fault: Continual lying is a vice.) löstur2) (a bad habit: Smoking is not one of my vices.) slæmur ávani, löstur -
7 blame
[bleim] 1. verb1) (to consider someone or something responsible for something bad: I blame the wet road for the accident.) kenna um2) (to find fault with (a person): I don't blame you for wanting to leave.) ásaka2. noun(the responsibility (for something bad): He takes the blame for everything that goes wrong.) sök, ábyrgð -
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9 confession
[-ʃən]1) (acknowledgment of a crime or fault: The youth made a confession to the police officer.) játning2) ((an) act of confessing one's sins to a priest: She went to confession every Friday.) skriftir, skriftamál -
10 critic
['kritik]1) (a person who judges or comments on books, art etc: He is the book critic for the local newspaper.) gagnrÿnandi2) (a person who finds fault: His critics would say that he is unsuitable for the job.) gagnrÿnandi•- critical- critically
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11 defect
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12 flaw
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13 impediment
[im'pedimənt]1) (something that delays or prevents.) hindrun2) (a small fault in a person's speech: A stammer is a speech impediment.) málhelti -
14 imperfect
[im'pə:fikt]1) (having a fault: This coat is being sold at half-price because it is imperfect.) gallaður2) (( also noun) (a verb) of the tense expressing an action or state in the past which is not completed: The verb `go' in `I was going' is in the imperfect tense.) ólokið horf í þátíð•- imperfection -
15 imperfection
[-'fekʃən]noun ((the state of having) a fault or defect.) galli -
16 shame
[ʃeim] 1. noun1) ((often with at) an unpleasant feeling caused by awareness of guilt, fault, foolishness or failure: I was full of shame at my rudeness; He felt no shame at his behaviour.) skömm2) (dishonour or disgrace: The news that he had accepted bribes brought shame on his whole family.) smán3) ((with a) a cause of disgrace or a matter for blame: It's a shame to treat a child so cruelly.) hneisa4) ((with a) a pity: What a shame that he didn't get the job!) synd, e-ð leiðinlegt2. verb1) ((often with into) to force or persuade to do something by making ashamed: He was shamed into paying his share.) reka með hótunum2) (to cause to have a feeling of shame: His cowardice shamed his parents.) láta skammast sín•- shameful- shamefully
- shamefulness
- shameless
- shamelessly
- shamelessness
- shamefaced
- put to shame
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17 vanity
['vænəti]1) (excessive admiration of oneself; conceit: Vanity is her chief fault.) hégómagirnd2) (worthlessness or pointlessness: the vanity of human ambition.) fánÿti, hégómi
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