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fault [fɔ:lt]1. nouna. (in person, scheme, machine) défaut mb. ( = responsibility) faute f• whose fault is it? c'est la faute à qui ?► at fault• you can't fault her on her handling of the situation la manière dont elle a géré la situation est irréprochable3. compounds* * *[fɔːlt] 1.1) ( flaw) défaut m (in dans); ( electrical failure) panne fstructural/design fault — défaut structurel/de conception
2) ( responsibility) faute fto be somebody's fault —
4) ( in earth) faille f5) Law faute f2.transitive verb prendre [quelque chose/quelqu'un] en défaut -
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A n1 (flaw in system, wiring, machine, person) défaut m (in dans) ; (electrical failure, breakdown) panne f ; structural/design/software fault défaut structurel/de conception/de logiciel ; my greatest fault mon défaut principal ; for all his faults malgré tous ses défauts ; to be generous/scrupulous to a fault être généreux/scrupuleux à l'excès ;2 (responsibility, guilt) faute f ; to be sb's fault, to be the fault of sb être (de) la faute de qn ; to be sb's fault that être à cause de qn que ; it's all your fault c'est (de) ta faute ; it's my own fault c'est de ma faute ; it's your own silly fault ○ c'est ta faute, idiot ○ ; it's not my fault ce n'est pas (de) ma faute ; it's hardly their fault ce n'est vraiment pas (de) leur faute ; whose fault was it? à qui la faute? ; whose fault will it be if we're late? iron à qui devra-t-on d'être en retard? ; my fault entirely c'est ma faute, je l'avoue ; the fault lies with him/the company c'est lui/la compagnie qui est entièrement responsable ; through no fault of his/her own indépendamment de lui/d'elle ; to be at fault être en tort, être à blamer ; he's always finding fault il trouve toujours quelque chose à redire ;4 Geol faille f ;5 Jur faute f ; no-fault compensation indemnisation f sans égard à la responsabilité ; no-fault divorce divorce m à l'amiable ; no-fault insurance US Aut assurance f avec indemnisation automatique de l'assuré.B vtr prendre [qch/qn] en défaut ; you can't fault her on ne peut pas la prendre en défaut ; it cannot be faulted c'est irréprochable ; to fault sb for sth reprocher qch à qn ; to fault sb for doing reprocher à qn d'avoir fait.
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