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all [ɔ:l](a) (the whole of) tout;∎ all expenses will be reimbursed tous les frais seront remboursés;∎ all night toute la nuit;∎ all day and all night toute la journée et toute la nuit;∎ all six of us want to go nous voulons y aller tous/toutes les six;∎ to be all things to all men être tout à tous(b) (every one of) tous (toutes);∎ all kinds of people toutes sortes de gens;∎ for children of all ages pour les enfants de tous les âges;∎ Sport the British all-comers 100 m record le record britannique de l'épreuve du 100 m ouverte à tous∎ (with) all my love (at end of letter) bien affectueusement;∎ with all speed à toute vitesse;∎ in all fairness (to sb) pour être juste (avec qn)(a) (the whole of) tout(e) m,f;∎ all the butter tout le beurre;∎ all the beer toute la bière;∎ all my life toute ma vie;∎ all five women les cinq femmes;∎ is that all the luggage you're taking? c'est tout ce que vous emportez comme bagages?;∎ for all his wealth en dépit de ou malgré sa fortune;∎ familiar and all that et tout cela, et tout le reste;∎ you're not as ill as all that vous n'êtes pas aussi ou si malade que ça;∎ it's not all that pleasant ce n'est pas tellement agréable;∎ of all the stupid things to say/do! de toutes les idioties possibles!;∎ you, of all people, should know what I mean toi au moins tu devrais savoir ce que je veux dire;∎ in all honesty/sincerity pour être honnête/sincère;∎ what's all that noise? qu'est-ce que c'est que tout ce bruit?;∎ all that's nonsense tout ça, c'est des bêtises;∎ for all that they say he's a genius, I think… ils ont beau dire que c'est un génie, moi, je pense…∎ all the better! tant mieux!;∎ you will feel all the better for a rest un peu de repos vous fera le plus grand bien;∎ all the sooner d'autant plus vite3 pronoun(a) (everything) tout;∎ I gave all I had j'ai donné tout ce que j'avais;∎ take it all prenez tout;∎ all I want is to rest tout ce que je veux c'est du repos;∎ that's all I have to say c'est tout ce que j'ai à dire;∎ all will be well tout ira bien;∎ will that be all? ce sera tout?;∎ I did all I could j'ai fait tout ce que j'ai pu;∎ it was all I could do not to laugh j'ai eu du mal à m'empêcher de rire;∎ it's all his fault c'est sa faute à lui;∎ for all I know autant que je sache;∎ for all I care pour (tout) ce que cela me fait;∎ you men are all the same! vous les hommes, vous êtes tous pareils ou tous les mêmes!;∎ all or nothing tout ou rien;∎ all in good time chaque chose en son temps;∎ when all is said and done en fin de compte, au bout du compte;∎ best/worst of all,… le mieux/pire, c'est que…;∎ most of all surtout, en particulier;∎ proverb all's well that ends well tout est bien qui finit bien(b) (everyone) tous (toutes);∎ all are agreed that… tous sont d'accord que…;∎ all of us nous tous;∎ we all love him nous l'aimons tous;∎ we all came nous sommes tous venus;∎ good evening, all! bonsoir à tous!, bonsoir, tout le monde!;∎ don't all speak at once! ne parlez pas tous en même temps!;∎ they all made the same mistake ils ont tous fait la même erreur;∎ the children were all hoping to go les enfants espéraient tous y aller;∎ all who knew her loved her tous ceux qui la connaissaient l'aimaient;∎ all together tous à la fois, tous ensemble∎ the score is 5 all le score est de 5 partout;∎ 30 all (in tennis) 30 partout, 30 à∎ all of tout;∎ all of the butter/the cakes tout le beurre, tous les gâteaux;∎ all of London Londres tout entier;∎ all of it was sold (le) tout a été vendu;∎ how much wine did they drink? - all of it combien de vin ont-ils bu? - tout ce qu'il y avait;∎ I want all of it je le veux en entier;∎ all of you can come vous pouvez tous venir;∎ listen, all of you écoutez-moi tous;∎ she knows all of their names elle connaît tous leurs noms;∎ he must be all of sixty il doit avoir au moins soixante ans;∎ the book cost me all of £10 le livre ne m'a coûté que 10 livres;∎ humorous it's all of five minutes' walk away! c'est au moins à cinq minutes à pied!4 adverb(as intensifier) tout;∎ she was all alone elle était toute seule;∎ she was all excited elle était tout excitée;∎ she was all dressed or she was dressed all in black elle était habillée tout en noir;∎ all along the road tout le long de la route;∎ all around the edge tout le long du bord;∎ I forgot all about the meeting j'ai complètement oublié qu'il y avait une réunion;∎ the soup went all down my dress la soupe s'est répandue partout sur ma robe;∎ the jacket's split all up the sleeve la veste a craqué tout le long de la manche;∎ familiar don't get your hands all dirty ne va pas te salir les mains!;∎ familiar the motor's all rusty inside le moteur est tout rouillé à l'intérieur;∎ all at one go (tout) d'un seul coup;∎ I'm all for it moi, je suis tout à fait pour;∎ she's all for giving children their freedom elle est tout à fait convaincue qu'il faut donner aux enfants leur liberté;∎ my wife was all for calling in a doctor ma femme voulait à toute force ou à tout prix appeler un médecin;∎ he's not all bad il n'est pas entièrement mauvais;∎ that's all to the good! tout va pour le mieux!;∎ all the better/worse (for me) tant mieux/pis (pour moi);∎ you will be all the better for it vous vous en trouverez (d'autant) mieux;∎ all the harder encore plus dur;∎ the time came all too soon l'heure n'arriva que trop tôt;∎ familiar it's all up with him il est fichu5 nountout;∎ I would give my all to be there je donnerais tout ce que j'ai pour y être;∎ the team gave their all l'équipe a donné son maximum;∎ to stake one's all on sth tout miser sur qchdu tout;∎ do you know him at all? est-ce que vous le connaissez (un peu)?;∎ I didn't speak at all je n'ai pas parlé du tout;∎ I'm not at all astonished je n'en suis aucunement étonné;∎ he's not at all patient il n'est pas du tout patient;∎ nothing at all rien du tout;∎ if he comes at all s'il vient;∎ it seemed to worry him very little, if at all ça n'a pas eu l'air de l'inquiéter le moins du monde;∎ he comes rarely if at all il vient très rarement, voire jamais;∎ if you had any feelings at all si vous aviez le moindre sentiment;∎ if we had any money at all si nous avions le moindre argent ou ne serait-ce qu'un peu d'argent;∎ if you do any travelling at all, you'll know what I mean si vous voyagez un tant soit peu, vous comprendrez ce que je veux dire;∎ if it is at all cold s'il fait un (tant soit) peu froid;∎ if it is at all possible si c'était possible;∎ why do it at all? pourquoi se donner la peine de le faire?depuis le début;∎ that's what I've been saying all along c'est ce que je dis depuis le début(a) (suddenly) tout d'un coup(b) (all at the same time) à la fois, en même tempspresque;∎ all but finished presque ou pratiquement fini;∎ I all but missed it j'ai bien failli le rater, c'est tout juste si je ne l'ai pas raté10 all in∎ I'm all in je suis mort2 adverb(everything included) tout compris;∎ the rent is £250 a month all in le loyer est de 250 livres par mois tout compristout compte fait∎ to go all out y aller à fond;∎ to go all out to do sth se donner à fond pour faire qch13 all over(finished) fini;∎ that's all over and done with now tout ça c'est bien terminé maintenant;∎ it's all over between them tout est fini entre euxpartout;∎ there were toys scattered all over the floor il y avait des jouets éparpillés partout sur le sol;∎ you've got ink all over you! tu t'es mis de l'encre partout!;∎ all over the world dans le monde entier;∎ we have agencies all over Europe nous avons des agences dans toute l'Europe ou partout en Europe;∎ it'll be all over town tomorrow morning! demain matin, toute la ville sera au courant!;∎ familiar all over the place (everywhere) partout□, dans tous les coins; (very erratic, inaccurate) pas au point□ ;∎ familiar their filing system's all over the place leur système de classement n'est pas du tout au point;∎ familiar the team was all over the place l'équipe a joué n'importe comment□ ;∎ familiar he was all over her il ne l'a pas laissée tranquille un instant;∎ familiar he was all over us when he heard we were from the BBC il ne nous a plus laissés tranquilles quand il a appris que nous étions de la BBC□ ;∎ familiar humorous he was all over her like a rash or a cheap suit il l'a draguée de façon flagrante3 adverb(everywhere) partout;∎ painted green all over peint tout en vert;∎ covered all over in blossoms tout en fleur ou en fleurs;∎ it was like being a child all over again c'était comme retomber en enfance;∎ familiar that's him all over! ça c'est lui tout craché!∎ taken all round tout bien considéré∎ we're all square now nous ne sommes plus en compte maintenant∎ it isn't all that difficult or as difficult as all that ce n'est pas si difficile que ça17 all the more∎ all the more reason for doing it again raison de plus pour recommencer2 adverbencore plus;∎ it makes her all the more interesting ça la rend encore plus intéressante;∎ it's all the more unfair since or as he promised not to put up the rent c'est d'autant plus injuste qu'il a promis de ne pas augmenter le loyer18 all the same1 adverb(nevertheless) tout de même, quand même;∎ he paid up all the same il a payé quand même∎ it's all the same to me ça m'est complètement égal, peu m'importe;∎ if it's all the same to you si cela ne vous gêne pastout compris;∎ there were six of us all told nous étions six en tout∎ all too soon bien trop vite;∎ the holidays went all too quickly les vacances ne sont passées que trop vite;∎ it's all too easy to forget that c'est tellement facile de l'oublier des budgets►► the All Blacks les All Blacks mpl (l'équipe nationale de rugby de la Nouvelle-Zélande);1 noun(signal m de) fin f d'alerte;∎ to sound the all clear sonner la fin de l'alerte;∎ figurative he received or was given the all clear on the project on lui a donné le feu vert pour le projet;∎ the tests came back negative and he's been given the all clear les résultats des tests sont revenus et tout est normalfin d'alerte!; All Fools' Day le premier avril;All Hallows Toussaint f;All Hallows' Eve la veille de la Toussaint;All Saints' Day (le jour de) la Toussaint;All Souls' Day le jour ou la fête des Morts -
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§ შეცდომა, დანაშაული; ხარვეზი, ნაკლი§1 ნაკლი, ნაკლოვანება, დეფექტიshe’s generous to a fault სულელობამდე ხელგაშლილია2 შეცდომა3 ბრალიhe is at fault / it is his fault მისი ბრალიაto find fault with ნაკლის მოძებნა // შარის მოდებაI protest that it is my fault ვაცხადებ, რომ ეს ჩემი ბრალი არ არისfor all his fault, he’s a fine fellow მიუხედავად ყველა მისი ნაკლისა, კარგი ბიჭია -
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§ ყველა, მთელი, ყველაფერი at all - სავსებით; not at all- სრულეითაც არა; all at once - უცბად, all the same - სულ ერთია; for all that - მიუხედავდ ამისა; all right - კარგი, კეთილი, არა უშავრს§1 მთელიall the money/the people მთელი ფული / ხალხი2 მთლად, მთლიანადI`m all in მთლად გამოვიფიტეI`m all for him მთლიანად მის მხარეზე ვარ3 სულ, სრულიადit`s all the same/ all one to me ჩემთვის სულერთიაI`m not at all tired სულაც არა ვარ დაღლილიI don`t know him at all სულ არ ვიცნობthat`s all სულ ეგ არის, მორჩაI’ll go today if at all თუ საერთოდ წავალ, დღეს წავალfor all I care he may be offended სულაც არ მაწუხებს, ეწყინება თუ არა4 ყველა, ყველაფერიall is lost ყველაფერი დაიკარგა / წახდაall the rest ყველა / ყველაფერი დანარჩენიafter all this is not so important ყველაფერს რომ თავი დავანებოთ, ეს არც ისე მნიშვნელოვანიაabove all უპირველეს ყოვლისა, პირველ რიგშიof all the idiots he takes the prize მეორე ასეთი იდიოტი არ არსებობს / არ მეგულებაall in all სულ // საერთო ჯამშიall of a sudden უცებ, უცბადbest of all ყველაზე ძალიან // ყველაფერზე მეტადI knew it all along თავიდანვე / იმთავითვე ვიცოდიhe all but drowned დახრჩობას ცოტა დააკლდა // კინაღამ დაიხრჩოit`s not all that far არც ისე შორია // არც თუ ისე შორსააI`m all right კარგად ვარif it`s all right with you, I’ll come early თუ წინააღმდეგი არა ხარ, ადრე მოვალall right! კარგი / კეთილი!that`s all right! არა უშავსhe is not all there დალაგებული ვერ არის // ცოტა აფრენსfor all that... მიუხედავად ამისა...●●they were all by themselves სულ მარტო იყვნენall right then მაშ, კარგიto go on all fours ოთხით ბობღვა / ფორთხვაfor all his fault, he's a fine fellow მიუხედავად ყველა მისი ნაკლისა, კარგი ბიჭიაat all events // in any event ყოველ შემთხვევაშიyour garden is all that could be desired. საოცნებო ბაღი გქონიაthe description of the thief was sent to all police stations ქურდის გარეგნობის აღწერილობა პოლიციის ყველა განყოფილებაში გაიგზავნაit all depends გააჩნია // გადაჭრით ვერ გეტყვიto crown it all... ყოველივეს დასაგვირგვინებლად // დასასრულ // დაბოლოსhe gratifies all his daughter's whims თავის ქალიშვილს ყველა ახირებას უსრულებსall goes well / wrong ყველაფერი კარგად / ცუდად მიდისit will be best of all if... ყველაფერს აჯობებდა, რომ…it all arose from a misunderstanding ეს ყველაფერი გაუგებრობის გამო მოხდა / გაუგებრობის ბრალიაI`m not all that anxious to see him არც ისე მწადდა მისი ნახვაall along თავიდანვე, თავდაპირველადthat`s all hot air ეს წყლის ნაყვაა / ამაო ლაპარაკიაhe tries to absorb all the knowledge the teacher gives him ცდილობს მასწავლებლისაგან ყველაფერი ისწავლოსwhat`s all this about? რა ამბავია?//რა ხდება?I ache all over ყველაფერი მტკივა/დაბეგვილივით ვარ -
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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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♦ fault /fɔ:lt/n.1 difetto; manchevolezza; menda: She is blind to her son's faults, è incapace di vedere i difetti di suo figlio; the fault of the system, i difetti del sistema; a basic fault, un difetto di base; technical fault, difetto tecnico2 [u] colpa: It was his fault that we lost, fu colpa sua se perdemmo; Whose fault is it?, di chi è la colpa?; The fault lay with the management, la colpa era della direzione; to be at fault, essere colpevole; essere responsabile (di qc.); My fault!, colpa mia!; ho sbagliato io!; DIALOGO → - School- It was all my own fault, è stata tutta colpa mia; through no fault of my own, non per colpa mia; (leg.) fault liability, responsabilità per colpa3 errore; sbaglio; mancanza; fallo4 (geol.) faglia; frattura ( degli strati): San Andreas fault, la faglia di Sant'Andrea (in California); fault line, linea di faglia5 (elettr., elettron.) guasto; avaria; anomalia: a fault on the telephone line, un guasto alla linea telefonica; electrical fault, guasto elettrico; to develop a fault, manifestare un'anomalia di funzionamento; guastarsi7 (equit.) penalità● (geol.) fault block, blocco fagliato □ fault-finder, chi trova a ridire su tutto; criticone; (tecn.) localizzatore di guasti, cercaguasti □ fault-finding, tendenza al biasimo (o alla critica); (tecn.) ricerca di guasti; (autom., mecc.) rilevazione dei difetti (o dei guasti) □ fault repairs, riparazione guasti □ (telef.) fault reporting, denuncia guasti □ fault technician, riparatore di guasti □ to find fault ( with), trovare a ridire (su); criticare; lagnarsi (di) □ to a fault, eccessivamente; troppo; fin troppo: meticulous to a fault, troppo meticoloso □ (comm.) with all faults, a rischio del compratore.(to) fault /fɔ:lt/A v. t.1 biasimare; criticare; trovare difetti in; trovare da ridire su2 (arc.) sbagliare; errareB v. i.1 (geol.) fare una faglia -
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1. noun1) Fehler, derto a fault — allzu übertrieben; übermäßig
find fault [with somebody/something] — etwas [an jemandem/etwas] auszusetzen haben
whose fault was it? — wer war schuld [daran]?
it isn't my fault — es ist nicht meine Schuld
be at fault — im Unrecht sein
double fault — Doppelfehler, der
4) (in gas or water supply; Electr.) Defekt, der5) (Geol.) Verwerfung, die2. transitive verbFehler finden an (+ Dat.); etwas auszusetzen haben an (+ Dat.)* * *[fo:lt] 1. noun2) (an imperfection; something wrong: There is a fault in this machine; a fault in his character.) der Fehler3) (a crack in the rock surface of the earth: faults in the earth's crust.) die Verwerfung2. verb(to find fault with: I couldn't fault him / his piano-playing.) etwas auszusetzen haben an- academic.ru/26631/faultless">faultless- faultlessly
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- to a fault* * *I. nit's all your \fault das ist ganz allein deine Schuld, nur du bist schuld daranit's your own \fault du bist selbst schuld daranit's the \fault of the judicial system that cases take so long to come to trial es liegt am Rechtssystem, dass Fälle so spät zur Verhandlung kommento find \fault with sb/sth etw an jdm/etw auszusetzen habenthe \fault lies with sb/sth die Schuld liegt bei jdm/etwthe \fault lay with the organizers Schuld hatten die Organisatorento be at \fault die Schuld tragen, schuld seinthrough no \fault of sb's own ohne jds eigenes Verschuldenwe all have \faults wir haben alle unsere Fehlerour electoral system has its \faults unser Wahlsystem hat seine Schwächenshe was generous to a \fault sie war zu großzügiga \fault in sb's character jds Charakterfehlerhis/her main \fault seine/ihre größte Schwächethere seems to be a \fault on the line es scheint eine Störung in der Leitung zu gebenelectrical/technical \fault elektrischer/technischer Defekt, elektrische/technische Störungdouble \fault Doppelfehler mfoot \fault Fußfehler mto call a \fault einen Fehler anzeigen\fault called! Fehler!II. vt▪ to \fault sb/sth [einen] Fehler an jdm/etw findenyou can't \fault her arguments gegen ihre Argumente ist nichts einzuwendenyou can't \fault him on his logic an seiner Logik ist nichts auszusetzen* * *[fɔːlt]1. n1) (= mistake, defect) Fehler m; (TECH) Defekt mto find fault with sb/sth — etwas an jdm/etw auszusetzen haben
he was at fault — er war im Unrecht
my memory was at fault — mein Gedächtnis hat mich getrogen
you were at fault in not telling me — es war nicht recht von Ihnen, dass Sie mir das nicht gesagt haben
2) no plit won't be my/his fault if... — es ist nicht meine/seine Schuld, wenn..., ich bin/er ist nicht schuld,wenn...
whose fault is it? —
it's all your own fault — das ist Ihre eigene Schuld, Sie sind selbst schuld
through no fault of her own, she... — es war nicht ihre eigene Schuld, dass sie...
4) (TENNIS, HORSERIDING) Fehler m2. vt1) Fehler finden an (+dat), etwas auszusetzen haben an (+dat)I can't fault it/him — ich habe nichts daran/an ihm auszusetzen
3. vi (GEOL)sich verwerfen* * *fault [fɔːlt]A s1. Schuld f, Verschulden n:it’s not her fault, the fault is not hers, it’s no fault of hers sie hat oder trägt oder trifft keine Schuld, es ist nicht ihre Schuld, es liegt nicht an ihr;sold with all faults ohne Mängelgewähr (verkauft);find fault nörgeln, kritteln;a) ausgesprochen,b) pej allzu, übertrieben3. (Charakter)Fehler m, (-)Mangel m4. a) Fehler m, Irrtum m:be at fault sich irren ( → A 1, A 8);if my memory is not at fault wenn mich meine Erinnerung nicht täuscht;commit a fault einen Fehler machenb) Vergehen n, Fehltritt m5. GEOL (Schichten)Bruch m, Verwerfung f6. TECH Defekt m:a) Fehler m, Störung fb) ELEK Erd-, Leitungsfehler m, fehlerhafte Isolierung7. Tennis, Springreiten etc: Fehler m8. JAGDa) Verlieren n der Spurb) verlorene Fährte:be at fault auf der falschen Fährte sein (a. fig) ( → A 1, A 4 a)B v/t1. etwas auszusetzen haben an (dat)3. obs verpfuschen, verpatzenC v/i1. GEOL sich verwerfen2. einen Fehler machen* * *1. noun1) Fehler, derto a fault — allzu übertrieben; übermäßig
find fault [with somebody/something] — etwas [an jemandem/etwas] auszusetzen haben
whose fault was it? — wer war schuld [daran]?
3) (Tennis etc.) Fehler, derdouble fault — Doppelfehler, der
4) (in gas or water supply; Electr.) Defekt, der5) (Geol.) Verwerfung, die2. transitive verbFehler finden an (+ Dat.); etwas auszusetzen haben an (+ Dat.)* * *n.Fehler - m.Mangel -¨ m. -
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fo:lt
1. noun1) (a mistake; something for which one is to blame: The accident was your fault.) culpa2) (an imperfection; something wrong: There is a fault in this machine; a fault in his character.) defecto, tara3) (a crack in the rock surface of the earth: faults in the earth's crust.) falla
2. verb(to find fault with: I couldn't fault him / his piano-playing.) criticar, encontrar defectos a- faultlessly
- faulty
- at fault
- find fault with
- to a fault
fault n1. culpa2. fallo / defectotr[fɔːlt]1 (in character, system etc) defecto2 (in merchandise) defecto, desperfecto, tara3 (blame) culpa4 (mistake) error nombre masculino, falta5 (in earth) falla6 (in tennis etc) falta1 criticar, encontrar defectos a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto a fault en excesoto be at fault tener la culpato find fault with somebody/something poner reparos a alguien/algofault ['fɔlt] vt: encontrar defectos afault n1) shortcoming: defecto m, falta f2) defect: falta f, defecto m, falla f3) blame: culpa f4) fracture: falla f (geológica)n.• avería (Aparato) (•Informática•) s.f.• culpa s.f.• defecto s.m.• error (Programa) s.m.• falla s.f.• fallo (Informática) s.m.• falta (p.e. en un deporte)(Deporte) s.f.• imperfección s.f.• mal s.m.• tacha s.f.• transgresión (Jurisprudencia) s.f.• vicio s.m.• yerro s.m.v.• encontrar defectos en v.
I fɔːlt1) u (responsibility, blame) culpa fit's your fault — tú tienes la culpa, la culpa es tuya
they're always finding fault with me — todo lo que hago les parece mal, siempre me están criticando
2) ca) (failing, flaw) defecto m, falta fb) ( in machine) avería f; ( in goods) defecto m, falla fc) ( error) error m, falta f3) c ( Geol) falla f4) c (in tennis, show jumping) falta f
II
transitive verb encontrarle* defectos a[fɔːlt]his behavior cannot be faulted — su comportamiento es intachable or impecable
1. N1) (=defect) (in character) defecto m ; (in manufacture) defecto m, falla f (LAm); (in supply, machine) avería fto find fault with sth/sb — criticar algo/a algn
2) (=blame, responsibility) culpa fwhose fault is it (if...)? — ¿quién tiene la culpa (si...)?
3) (Tennis) falta f4) (Geol) falla f2.VT criticar3.CPDfault line N — (Geol) línea f de falla; (in system, process) debilitamiento m
* * *
I [fɔːlt]1) u (responsibility, blame) culpa fit's your fault — tú tienes la culpa, la culpa es tuya
they're always finding fault with me — todo lo que hago les parece mal, siempre me están criticando
2) ca) (failing, flaw) defecto m, falta fb) ( in machine) avería f; ( in goods) defecto m, falla fc) ( error) error m, falta f3) c ( Geol) falla f4) c (in tennis, show jumping) falta f
II
transitive verb encontrarle* defectos ahis behavior cannot be faulted — su comportamiento es intachable or impecable
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I [fɔːlt]1) (responsibility) colpa f. (anche dir.)to be sb.'s fault to be the fault of sb. (that) essere colpa di qcn. (che); it's my (own) fault è (solo o tutta) colpa mia; whose fault was it? di chi era la colpa? the fault lies with him la colpa è sua; through no fault of his own non per colpa sua; to be at fault — essere in o avere torto
2) (flaw) difetto m.; (electrical failure) guasto m.structural, software fault — difetto strutturale, di software
3) (in tennis) fallo m.4) geol. faglia f.II [fɔːlt]verbo transitivo biasimare, criticare* * *[fo:lt] 1. noun1) (a mistake; something for which one is to blame: The accident was your fault.) colpa2) (an imperfection; something wrong: There is a fault in this machine; a fault in his character.) difetto3) (a crack in the rock surface of the earth: faults in the earth's crust.) faglia, frattura2. verb(to find fault with: I couldn't fault him / his piano-playing.) criticare- faultlessly
- faulty
- at fault
- find fault with
- to a fault* * *I [fɔːlt]1) (responsibility) colpa f. (anche dir.)to be sb.'s fault to be the fault of sb. (that) essere colpa di qcn. (che); it's my (own) fault è (solo o tutta) colpa mia; whose fault was it? di chi era la colpa? the fault lies with him la colpa è sua; through no fault of his own non per colpa sua; to be at fault — essere in o avere torto
2) (flaw) difetto m.; (electrical failure) guasto m.structural, software fault — difetto strutturale, di software
3) (in tennis) fallo m.4) geol. faglia f.II [fɔːlt]verbo transitivo biasimare, criticare -
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fo:lt 1. noun1) (a mistake; something for which one is to blame: The accident was your fault.) feil, skyld2) (an imperfection; something wrong: There is a fault in this machine; a fault in his character.) feil, lyte, mangel3) (a crack in the rock surface of the earth: faults in the earth's crust.) forkastning, sprekk2. verb(to find fault with: I couldn't fault him / his piano-playing.) kritisere, bebreide- faultlessly
- faulty
- at fault
- find fault with
- to a faultfeil--------mangel--------mistak--------skyldIsubst. \/fɔːlt\/, \/fɒlt\/1) feil, brist, skavank, lyte, mangel2) feiltrinn, forseelse3) skyld, feil• whose fault is it?4) ( tennis e.l.) feil(serve)5) ( geologi) forkastning6) ( elektronikk) isolasjonsfeilbe at (a) fault være skyldig, ha gjort seg skyldig, ta skylden være feil, være uriktig være på villspor, ta feil, være i villrede (jakt, om hunder) ha mistet sporet, ha mistet fertenbe at fault for not having eller be at fault in not having ha gjort seg skyldig i en feil ved ikke åbe in fault ha skyld(en)find fault eller find fault with klage (på), klandre, kritisere, finne feil (hos)the fault lies with someone eller the fault is with someone feilen\/skylden ligger hos noenthrough no fault of one's own uforskyldt, uten å være skyld i noe selvto a fault overdrevent, aldeles forwho is at fault? hvem har skylden?, hvem sin feil er det?with all faults ( handel) med manglerIIverb \/fɔːlt\/, \/fɒlt\/1) kritisere, klandre, finne noe å utsette på2) ( sport) dømme for feilserve3) ( geologi) forkaste (seg)4) ( tennis e.l.) serve feil5) ( gammeldags) feile, begå en feil -
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it's all your \fault das ist ganz allein deine Schuld, nur du bist schuld daran;it's your own \fault du bist selbst schuld daran;it's the \fault of the judicial system that cases take so long to come to trial es liegt am Rechtssystem, dass Fälle so spät zur Verhandlung kommen;to find \fault with sb/ sth etw an jdm/etw auszusetzen haben;the \fault lies in sth es liegt an etw dat, etw ist schuld;the \fault lies with sb/ sth die Schuld liegt bei jdm/etw;the \fault lay with the organizers Schuld hatten die Organisatoren;to be at \fault die Schuld tragen, schuld sein;through no \fault of sb's own ohne jds eigenes Verschulden, unverschuldetwe all have \faults wir haben alle unsere Fehler;our electoral system has its \faults unser Wahlsystem hat seine Schwächen;she was generous to a \fault sie war zu großzügig;a \fault in sb's character jds Charakterfehler m;his/her main \fault seine/ihre größte Schwächethere seems to be a \fault on the line es scheint eine Störung in der Leitung zu geben;electrical/technical \fault elektrischer/technischer Defekt, elektrische/technische Störungdouble \fault Doppelfehler m;foot \fault Fußfehler m;to call a \fault einen Fehler anzeigen;\fault called! Fehler! vtto \fault sb/ sth [einen] Fehler an jdm/etw finden;you can't \fault her arguments gegen ihre Argumente ist nichts einzuwenden;to \fault [on sth] [bei etw dat] einen Fehler machen -
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[fo:lt] 1. noun1) (a mistake; something for which one is to blame: The accident was your fault.) culpa2) (an imperfection; something wrong: There is a fault in this machine; a fault in his character.) defeito3) (a crack in the rock surface of the earth: faults in the earth's crust.) falha2. verb(to find fault with: I couldn't fault him / his piano-playing.) culpar/criticar- faultlessly
- faulty
- at fault
- find fault with
- to a fault* * *[fɔ:lt] n 1 falta: a) defeito, imperfeição, falha. she always found fault with me / ela sempre tinha alguma coisa a criticar em mim. b) erro, engano. at fault / errado, em falta. whose fault is it? / de quem é a culpa? c) culpa leve, deslize, defeito moral. not from his fault / sem culpa dele. d) omissão, negligência, transgressão, descuido. e) Geol falha, paráclase. f) Tennis bola fora. 2 Hunting rasto perdido. 3 Electr escapamento acidental. • vt Geol 1 formar falha, causar defeito. 2 culpar, encontrar falha. for all her faults apesar de suas falhas. generous to a fault excessivamente generoso. to a fault demasiado. -
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[fɔːlt]n1) недостаток, ошибка, недочёт, дефект, промахThere are many faults in his composition. — В его сочинении много ошибок/недочетов.
- find fault with smb, smthThere is a fault in the telephone line. — В телефонной линии есть помехи/неисправность.
2) вина, проступокWith all his faults I like him better than the rest. — При всех его недостатках, он мне нравится больше остальных.
He is a man with many virtues and few faults. — У него больше добродетелей, чем пороков.
He knows his own faults. — Он знает свои недостатки.
Whose fault is it? — Чья это вина? /Кто виноват?
Faults are thick where love is thin. — ◊ Постылому все немило.
A fault once denied is twice committed. — ◊ Тот, кто отрицает свою вину, виноват дважды.
- grievous fault- through smb's fault
- through no fault of smb's
- be at fault
- it is smb's fault that..•USAGE: -
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[fɔːlt]1. nhe has his faults, but I still like him — ha i suoi difetti, ma mi piace lo stesso
to find fault with sb/sth — trovare da ridire su qn/qc
2) (responsibility) colpawhose fault is it (if...)? — di chi è la colpa (se...)?
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fault ['fɔ:lt]1 noun(a) (UNCOUNT) (blame, responsibility) faute f;∎ it's my fault c'est (de) ma faute;∎ it's not my fault ce n'est pas (de) ma faute;∎ whose fault is it? à qui la faute?, qui est fautif?;∎ whose fault is it if you're unhappy? et à qui la faute si vous êtes malheureux?;∎ it's nobody's fault but your own vous n'avez à vous en prendre qu'à vous-même;∎ it's through no fault of mine ce n'est absolument pas (de) ma faute;∎ to be at fault être fautif ou coupable;∎ he's at fault this time c'est lui le fautif ou il est fautif cette fois;∎ she's at fault for not having taken action elle est coupable de ne pas avoir agi ou de ne pas être intervenue;∎ his memory was at fault sa mémoire lui a fait défaut;∎ the judge found him to be at fault le juge lui a donné tort∎ a fault in the addition une erreur d'addition∎ an electrical fault un défaut électrique;∎ a mechanical fault une défaillance mécanique;∎ a fault in the air supply un défaut dans l'arrivée d'air;∎ for all her faults, in spite of her faults malgré tous ses défauts;∎ honest/scrupulous to a fault honnête/scrupuleux à l'excès;∎ to find fault with sth trouver à redire à qch, critiquer qch;∎ to find fault with sb critiquer qn;∎ she finds fault with everything elle trouve toujours à redirecritiquer;∎ to fault sb/sth trouver des défauts chez qn/à qch;∎ you can't fault her on her work il n'y a rien à redire à son travail, vous ne pouvez pas prendre son travail en défaut;∎ you can't fault her for effort vous ne pouvez pas critiquer ses efforts;∎ I can't fault her logic je ne trouve aucune faille à sa logique(make mistake) commettre une faute►► Geology fault line ligne f de faille;Geology fault plane plan m de faille;Commerce fault tree arbre m de défaillances -
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his [hɪz]• my hands are clean, his are dirty mes mains sont propres, les siennes sont sales► of his* * *Note: In French determiners agree in gender and number with the noun they qualify. So his when used as a determiner is translated by son + masculine singular noun (son chien), by sa + feminine singular noun (sa maison) BUT by son + feminine noun beginning with a vowel or mute h (son assiette) and by ses + plural noun (ses enfants)In French possessive pronouns reflect the gender and number of the noun they are standing for. When used as a possessive pronoun his is translated by le sien, la sienne, les siens or les siennes according to what is being referred to[hɪz] 1.determiner son/sa/ses2.all the drawings were good but his was the best — tous les dessins étaient bons mais le sien était le meilleur
the blue car is his — la voiture bleue est la sienne, la voiture bleue est à lui
I'm a colleague of his — je suis un/-e de ses collègues
that dog of his — péj son sale chien (colloq)
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fɔ:lt
1. сущ.
1) а) прям. перен. дефект, недостаток An essential fault of the Pythagorean theory. ≈ Существенный недостаток пифагорейской теории. She is fastidious to a fault. ≈ Она придирается к недостаткам. find fault with with all faults Syn: flaw, defect, imperfection;
vice б) ошибка, недочет, промах to overlook smb.'s faults ≈ не заметить чьей-л. ошибки be at fault Syn: slip, error, mistake в) спорт неправильно поданный мяч г) геол. разлом, сброс, сдвиг, нарушение, неправильность, порок, дислокация( в породе) Syn: dislocation
2) тех. авария, неисправность, повреждение, особенно электр. спад напряжения вследствие непредусмотренного контакта, "утечка" заряда, напряжения
3) охот. потеря следа hit off a fault
4) вина, проступок a grievous fault ≈ тяжелая вина through smb.'s fault ≈ по чьей-л. вине in fault through no fault of smb.'s Syn: misdeed, transgression, offence, culpability ∙ for the fault of to a fault a fault confessed is half redressed посл. ≈ повинную голову меч не сечет
2. гл.
1) уст. или архаич. совершать проступок, ошибку;
грешить Syn: sin
2) придираться( for), обвинять;
объявлять ошибочным, неверным Consequently, his final decision cannot be faulted. ≈ Соответственно, его окончательное решение нельзя назвать неправильным. The Americanisms with which we are faulted. ≈ Американизмы, в которых нас обвиняют. Syn: blame, censure, find fault with
3) спорт неправильно подавать мяч
4) охот. сбивать со следа
5) геол. образовать дислокацию, сдвиг Syn: dislocate недостаток, дефект - an essential * in /of/ a theory существенный недостаток теории - a * in cloth дефект в ткани - to acknowledge one's *s признавать свои недостатки - it is his great * это его большой недостаток - with all *s (коммерческое) без гарантии вина - the * lies with you, not with me вы виноваты, а не я - whose * is it? чья это вина?;
кто в этом виноват? - it is my * это моя вина - at /(редк) in/ * виноватый - I'm not at * я не виноват - who is at *? кто виноват? - party in /at/ * (юридическое) виновная сторона - my memory is at * меня подводит /мне изменяет/ память ошибка;
промах - your essay contains many *s in grammar в вашем сочинении много грамматических ошибок - there's your * вот в чем ваша ошибка - to be at * ошибаться, заблуждаться - to find * with smb., smth. придраться к кому-л., чему-л.;
ворчать, жаловаться на кого-л., что-л. - I have no * to find with your work по вашей работе я замечаний не имею проступок, провинность;
нарушение (закона и т. п.) неправильно поданный мяч (теннис) (охота) потеря следа - cold * (устаревшее) потерянный след (электротехника) замыкание( тока) (техническое) авария, повреждение, неисправность - * image (телевидение) искаженное изображение - * indicator (техническое) дефектоскоп, указатель повреждений (геология) разлом, сброс, сдвиг (породы) > to a * чрезмерно, слишком > gentle to a * слишком кроткий /мягкий/ > she is generous to a * в своей щедрости она не знает меры > to be at * находиться в затруднительном положении, не знать, что делать или что сказать > a * confessed is half redressed (пословица) за признание - половина наказания;
повинную голову меч не сечет > *s are thick where love is thin кто не любит, тот видит одни недостатки считать виновным, обвинять;
придираться - it was difficult to * her performance было трудно придраться к ее исполнению;
ее исполнение было безукоризненным ошибаться, допускать ошибки (геология) образовать разрыв или сброс осуждать, порицать - to * smb. for smth. порицать кого-л. за что-л. - I * myself for not doing it ругаю себя за то, что не сделал этого assembly ~ вчт. ошибка компоновки ~ охот. потеря следа;
to be at fault потерять след;
перен. быть озадаченным;
находиться в затруднении ~ промах, ошибка;
to be at fault ошибаться component ~ вчт. дефект элемента contributory ~ вина потерпевшего design ~ вчт. ошибка проектирования fault тех. авария, повреждение, неисправность;
to a fault очень;
слишком;
чрезмерно ~ авария ~ вина, небрежность ~ дефект ~ нарушение ~ небрежность ~ недостаток, дефект ~ недостаток, дефект ~ вчт. неисправность ~ неисправность ~ спорт. неправильно подавать мяч ~ спорт. неправильно поданный мяч ~ геол. образовать разрыв или сброс ~ ошибка ~ вчт. повреждение ~ повреждение ~ охот. потеря следа;
to be at fault потерять след;
перен. быть озадаченным;
находиться в затруднении ~ редк. придираться ~ промах, ошибка;
to be at fault ошибаться ~ проступок, вина;
in fault виноватый;
whose fault is it?, who is in fault? кто виноват?;
through no fault of mine не по моей вине ~ геол. разлом, сдвиг, сброс ~ вчт. сбой a ~ confessed is half redressed посл. = повинную голову меч не сечет to find ~ (with smb., smth.) жаловаться( на что-л.) to find ~ (with smb., smth.) придираться (к кому-л., к чему-л.) ;
бранить( кого-л.) fortuitous ~ вчт. случайная ошибка hardware ~ вчт. аппаратная ошибка image ~ вчт. дефект изображения ~ проступок, вина;
in fault виноватый;
whose fault is it?, who is in fault? кто виноват?;
through no fault of mine не по моей вине interaction ~ вчт. ошибка взаимодействия man-made ~ вчт. внесенная неисправность manufacturing ~ вчт. ошибка изготовления manufacturing ~ вчт. производственный дефект page ~ вчт. отсутствие страницы permanent ~ постоянная ошибка permanent ~ постоянный дефект random ~ вчт. эпизодическая неисправность read ~ вчт. сбой при чтении solid ~ вчт. устойчивая неисправность stack ~ вчт. ошибка в стеке stuck-at ~ вчт. неисправность типа разрыв цепи sustained ~ вчт. устойчивое повреждение testable ~ вчт. проверяемая неисправность ~ проступок, вина;
in fault виноватый;
whose fault is it?, who is in fault? кто виноват?;
through no fault of mine не по моей вине fault тех. авария, повреждение, неисправность;
to a fault очень;
слишком;
чрезмерно transient ~ вчт. неустойчивая неисправность undetectable ~ вчт. необнаружимая неисправность untestable ~ вчт. непроверяемый дефект ~ проступок, вина;
in fault виноватый;
whose fault is it?, who is in fault? кто виноват?;
through no fault of mine не по моей вине ~ проступок, вина;
in fault виноватый;
whose fault is it?, who is in fault? кто виноват?;
through no fault of mine не по моей вине write ~ вчт. сбой при записи -
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[fo:lt] 1. noun1) (a mistake; something for which one is to blame: The accident was your fault.) napaka2) (an imperfection; something wrong: There is a fault in this machine; a fault in his character.) hiba3) (a crack in the rock surface of the earth: faults in the earth's crust.) prelomnica2. verb(to find fault with: I couldn't fault him / his piano-playing.) očitati- faultlessly
- faulty
- at fault
- find fault with
- to a fault* * *I [fɔ:lt]nounnapaka, hiba, pomanjkljaj, pomota; krivda; geology prelomnica; hunting zguba sledi; electrical zguba električnega toka, slaba izolacija; technical motnja, defektto be at fault — zgubiti sled; biti v zadregi; motiti seto find fault with s.o. — grajati koga, očitati komu kajto a fault — več kakor je prav, pretiranogeology fault plane — dislokacijacommerce with all faults — na kupčev rizikoII [fɔ:lt]transitive verb & intransitive verbgeology dislocirati (se); grajati; hunting zgubiti sled; sport slabo odbiti žogo -
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1. [fɔ:lt] n1. недостаток, дефектan essential fault in /of/ a theory - существенный недостаток теории
with all faults - ком. без гарантии
2. тк. sing винаthe fault lies with you, not with me - вы виноваты, а не я
whose fault is it? - чья это вина?; кто в этом виноват?
at /редк. in/ fault - виноватый [см. тж. 3, 6 и ♢ ]
who is at fault? - кто виноват?
party in /at/ fault - юр. виновная сторона
my memory is at fault - меня подводит /мне изменяет/ память
3. ошибка; промахyour essay contains many faults in grammar - в вашем сочинении много грамматических ошибок
to be at fault - ошибаться, заблуждаться [см. тж. 2, 6 и ♢ ]
to find fault with smb., smth. - придираться к кому-л., чему-л.; ворчать /жаловаться/ на кого-л., что-л.
I have no fault to find with your work - по вашей работе я замечаний не имею
4. проступок, провинность; нарушение (закона и т. п.)5. неправильно поданный мяч ( теннис)6. охот. потеря следаcold fault - арх. потерянный след
to be at fault - потерять след [см. тж. 2, 3 и ♢ ]
7. эл. замыкание ( тока)8. тех. авария, повреждение, неисправностьfault image - тлв. искажённое изображение
fault indicator - тех. дефектоскоп, указатель повреждений
9. геол. разлом, сброс, сдвиг (породы)♢
to a fault - чрезмерно, слишкомgentle to a fault - слишком кроткий /мягкий/
to be at fault - находиться в затруднительном положении, не знать, что делать или что сказать [см. тж. 2, 3 и 6]
a fault confessed is half redressed - посл. за признание - половина наказания; ≅ повинную голову меч не сечёт
2. [fɔ:lt] vfaults are thick where love is thin - кто не любит, тот видит одни недостатки
1. считать виновным, обвинять; придиратьсяit was difficult to fault her performance - было трудно придраться к её исполнению; ≅ её исполнение было безукоризненным
2. ошибаться, допускать ошибки3. геол. образовать разрыв или сброс4. осуждать, порицатьto fault smb. for smth. - порицать кого-л. за что-л.
I fault myself for not doing it - ругаю себя за то, что не сделал этого
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[fɔːlt] 1. сущ.1) дефект, недостатокto find fault with smb. / smth. — придираться к кому-л. / чему-л.; жаловаться на кого-л. / что-л.
Syn:2) ошибка, недочёт, промахto overlook smb.'s faults — не заметить чьей-л. ошибки
Syn:3) вина, проступокthrough smb.'s fault — по чьей-л. вине
through no fault of smb. — не по вине кого-л.
- in faultSyn:4) спорт. неправильно поданный мяч5) геол. разлом, сброс, сдвиг, нарушение, неправильность, порок, дислокация ( в породе)Syn:6) тех.; эл. авария, неисправность, повреждение7) охот. потеря следа•- to a fault••2. гл.A fault confessed is half redressed. посл. — Повинную голову меч не сечёт.
1) уст. совершать проступок, ошибку; грешитьSyn:2) придираться, порицать; обвинять; объявлять ошибочным, невернымConsequently, his final decision cannot be faulted. — Следовательно, его окончательное решение нельзя назвать неправильным.
the Americanisms with which we are faulted — американизмы, в которых нас обвиняют
Syn:3) спорт. неправильно подавать мяч4) охот. сбивать со следа5) геол. образовать дислокацию, сдвигSyn: -
20 be at fault
1) быть озадаченным, находиться в затруднительном положении, в замешательстве [этим. охот. потерять след]A murder so mysterious and so perplexing in all its particulars, was never before committed in Paris... The police are entirely at fault... (‘Nineteenth Century American Short Stories’, E. A. Poe, ‘The Murders in the Rue Morgue’) — В Париже никогда не совершалось убийства более таинственного, более запутанного во всех деталях... Полиция была совершенно сбита с толку.
We are still at fault to know which is the best course to take. (EPI) — Мы все еще не можем ни на что решиться, не знаем, какой путь предпочесть. ( EPI)
2) ошибаться, заблуждатьсяMy lord will I know correct me if he finds I am at fault. (C. P. Snow, ‘The Sleep of Reason’, ch. 30) — Я знаю, что милорд поправит меня, если сочтет, что я ошибаюсь.
Her mistake was in believing he was sincere. That was the tragedy of it. Her judgment was at fault... (A. Marshall, ‘In Mine Own Heart’, ch. XXV) — Беда вашей дочери в том, что она поверила в искренность этого парня. В этом вся трагедия. Ваша дочь ошиблась.
His memory was at fault. — Ему изменила память.
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