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1 a bad workman finds fault with his tools
посл."у плохого мастера всегда инструмент виноват" (ср. мастер глуп - нож туп)Large English-Russian phrasebook > a bad workman finds fault with his tools
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2 a bad workman finds fault with his tools
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > a bad workman finds fault with his tools
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3 not from any fault of his own
Общая лексика: не по его винеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > not from any fault of his own
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4 through no fault of his
Общая лексика: не по своей винеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > through no fault of his
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5 a bad workman finds fault with his tools
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > a bad workman finds fault with his tools
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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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his [hɪz]son (sa); (plural) ses;∎ his table sa table;∎ his glasses ses lunettes;∎ his university son université;∎ it's HIS fault not mine c'est de sa faute à lui, pas de la mienne;∎ he has broken his arm il s'est cassé le bras;∎ with his hands in his pockets les mains dans les poches;∎ formal everyone must do his best chacun doit faire de son mieux;∎ formal I object to his borrowing the car je m'oppose à ce qu'il emprunte la voiture;∎ American one has his pride on a sa fierté2 pronoun∎ it's his c'est à lui, c'est le sien;∎ the responsibility is his c'est lui qui est responsable, la responsabilité lui revient;∎ is this coat his? ce manteau est-il à lui?, ce manteau est-il le sien?;∎ no, THIS one is his non, le sien c'est celui-ci;∎ whose fault is it? - his! qui est le responsable? - lui!∎ a friend of his un de ses amis;∎ that dog of his is a nuisance son sacré chien est vraiment embêtant;∎ it's always been a fault of his ça a toujours été son défaut ou un de ses défauts;∎ formal everyone wants what is his chacun veut ce qui lui revient(c) (indicating authorship) de lui;∎ are these paintings his? ces tableaux sont-ils de lui?∎ his and hers towels des serviettes fpl brodées "lui" et "elle";∎ humorous a couple with his and hers outfits un couple qui s'habille pareil, comme des jumeaux -
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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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transitive verb encontrarle* defectos ahis behavior cannot be faulted — su comportamiento es intachable or impecable
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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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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
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- 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
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- 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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[fo:lt] 1. noun1) (a mistake; something for which one is to blame: The accident was your fault.) skyld; fejl2) (an imperfection; something wrong: There is a fault in this machine; a fault in his character.) fejl; brist3) (a crack in the rock surface of the earth: faults in the earth's crust.) forkastning2. verb(to find fault with: I couldn't fault him / his piano-playing.) rakke ned på; kritisere- faultlessly
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- to a fault* * *[fo:lt] 1. noun1) (a mistake; something for which one is to blame: The accident was your fault.) skyld; fejl2) (an imperfection; something wrong: There is a fault in this machine; a fault in his character.) fejl; brist3) (a crack in the rock surface of the earth: faults in the earth's crust.) forkastning2. verb(to find fault with: I couldn't fault him / his piano-playing.) rakke ned på; kritisere- faultlessly
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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
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- 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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[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
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- 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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[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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mulasztás, fogyatékosság, botlás, hiányosság, vető to fault: hibázik, vetődik, hibáztat, elmozdul, eltolódik* * *[fo:lt] 1. noun1) (a mistake; something for which one is to blame: The accident was your fault.) hiba2) (an imperfection; something wrong: There is a fault in this machine; a fault in his character.) hiányosság3) (a crack in the rock surface of the earth: faults in the earth's crust.) (geológiai) vetődés2. verb(to find fault with: I couldn't fault him / his piano-playing.) hibáztat- faultlessly
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[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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n. hata, yanlış, kabahat, kusur, suç, arıza, günah, yanlışlık, fay, çatlak————————v. kusur bulmak, kınamak, ayıplamak, hatası olmak, suçu olmak, kusurlu olmak* * *1. hata 2. hata bul (v.) 3. hata (n.)* * *[fo:lt] 1. noun1) (a mistake; something for which one is to blame: The accident was your fault.) kabahat, hata2) (an imperfection; something wrong: There is a fault in this machine; a fault in his character.) arıza, bozukluk3) (a crack in the rock surface of the earth: faults in the earth's crust.) çatlak2. verb(to find fault with: I couldn't fault him / his piano-playing.) hata bulmak- faultlessly
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law• rike• toimintahäiriö• häiriö• järkkyminen• havaita virheelliseksi• heikkous• varjopuoli• vioittuma• virhe (ihmisen tekemä)• virhe• vika• epäkohta• epäsuhta• erehdys• siirros• vajavuus• väärä syöttö• vääryys• puute• puutteellisuus• puutos• rajoitus• hairahdus• haitta• murtuma• syy• syy (• laiminlyönti* * *fo:lt 1. noun1) (a mistake; something for which one is to blame: The accident was your fault.) syy, vika2) (an imperfection; something wrong: There is a fault in this machine; a fault in his character.) vika3) (a crack in the rock surface of the earth: faults in the earth's crust.) siirros2. verb(to find fault with: I couldn't fault him / his piano-playing.) moittia- faultlessly
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