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1. past tense, past participle - found; verb1) (to come upon or meet with accidentally or after searching: Look what I've found!) encontrar, hallar2) (to discover: I found that I couldn't do the work.) descubrir3) (to consider; to think (something) to be: I found the British weather very cold.) encontrar, parecer
2. noun(something found, especially something of value or interest: That old book is quite a find!) hallazgo- find out
find vb encontrartr[faɪnd]1 (act, thing found) hallazgo1 (locate) encontrar, hallar■ did you find your keys? ¿encontraste tus llaves?2 (discover) descubrir, encontrar■ they still haven't found a cure for the common cold aún no han descubierto un remedio para el resfriado3 (exist) hallarse, encontrarse, existir4 (obtain, get) encontrar■ could you find me a job? ¿podrías encontrarme un trabajo?5 (think, consider) encontrar, parecer6 (become aware, realize) encontrar, darse cuenta7 (end up, arrive at, reach) ir a parar a, llegar a■ I doubt whether the supplies actually find their way to Bosnia dudo que las provisiones lleguen a Bosnia8 SMALLLAW/SMALL declarar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLall found todo incluidoto be nowhere to be found no estar en ninguna parteto find fault with criticarto find for somebody / find against somebody SMALLLAW/SMALL fallar a favor de alguien / fallar en contra de alguiento find it in one's heart to do something tener el valor de hacer algoto find one's tongue soltarse a hablarto find out for oneself averiguarlo por sus propios mediosto take somebody as one finds them no prejuzgar a alguien, aceptar a alguien tal como es1) locate: encontrar, hallarI can't find it: no lo encuentroto find one's way: encontrar el camino, orientarse2) discover, realize: descubrir, darse cuenta dehe found it difficult: descubrió que era difícil3) declare: declarar, hallarthey found him guilty: lo declararon culpablefind n: hallazgo mn.• encuentro s.m.• hallazgo s.m.v.(§ p.,p.p.: found) = atinar v.• dar con v.• decidir v.• descubrir v.• encontrar v.• hallar v.• localizar v.
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1. faɪnd(past & past p found) transitive verb1) ( something lost or hidden) encontrar*to find one's way: it's difficult to find one's way around this town es difícil orientarse en esta ciudad; you'll soon find your way around the office en poco tiempo te familiarizarás con la oficina; can you find your way there? — ¿sabes ir?
2) ( come across) encontrar*3)a) ( discover) \<\<cause/answer\>\> encontrar*b) ( Law)to find somebody guilty/not guilty — declarar or hallar a alguien culpable/inocente
how do you find the accused? — ¿cuál es su veredicto?
4) ( experience as) encontrar*I find it difficult to concentrate — me es or me resulta difícil concentrarme
5) ( acquire) encontrar*how are we going to find $20,000? — ¿cómo vamos a conseguir or de dónde vamos a sacar 20.000 dólares?
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v refla) ( discover) (+ adv compl) encontrarse*I now find myself in a position to... — ahora me encuentro en posición de...
I found myself unable to answer — fui or me vi incapaz de responder
b) (discover identity, vocation) encontrarse* a sí (or mí etc) mismo
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vi ( Law)to find FOR/AGAINST somebody — fallar a favor de/contra alguien
the judge found in the plaintiff's favor — el juez se pronunció a or en favor del demandante
Phrasal Verbs:- find out
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noun hallazgo m[faɪnd] (vb: pt, pp found)to be a real find — ser* todo un hallazgo
1. VT1) (after losing) encontrardid you find your purse? — ¿encontraste tu monedero?
foot, tongue 1., 1)you distracted me, now I can't find my place again — me has distraído y ahora no sé por dónde iba
2) (=locate) encontrarthe plant is found all over Europe — la planta se encuentra or existe en toda Europa
did you find the man? — ¿encontraste or localizaste al hombre?
to find one's way: can you find your (own) way to the station? — ¿sabes llegar a la estación sin ayuda?, ¿puedes encontrar la estación solo?
it took me a while to find my way around their kitchen — me llevó un rato familiarizarme con su cocina
3) (=chance upon) encontrar2.N hallazgo mthat was a lucky find! — ¡qué buen hallazgo!
archaeological finds — hallazgos mpl arqueológicos
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1. [faɪnd](past & past p found) transitive verb1) ( something lost or hidden) encontrar*to find one's way: it's difficult to find one's way around this town es difícil orientarse en esta ciudad; you'll soon find your way around the office en poco tiempo te familiarizarás con la oficina; can you find your way there? — ¿sabes ir?
2) ( come across) encontrar*3)a) ( discover) \<\<cause/answer\>\> encontrar*b) ( Law)to find somebody guilty/not guilty — declarar or hallar a alguien culpable/inocente
how do you find the accused? — ¿cuál es su veredicto?
4) ( experience as) encontrar*I find it difficult to concentrate — me es or me resulta difícil concentrarme
5) ( acquire) encontrar*how are we going to find $20,000? — ¿cómo vamos a conseguir or de dónde vamos a sacar 20.000 dólares?
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v refla) ( discover) (+ adv compl) encontrarse*I now find myself in a position to... — ahora me encuentro en posición de...
I found myself unable to answer — fui or me vi incapaz de responder
b) (discover identity, vocation) encontrarse* a sí (or mí etc) mismo
3.
vi ( Law)to find FOR/AGAINST somebody — fallar a favor de/contra alguien
the judge found in the plaintiff's favor — el juez se pronunció a or en favor del demandante
Phrasal Verbs:- find out
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noun hallazgo mto be a real find — ser* todo un hallazgo
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[faɪnd] n1) (approv: asset, bargain) Fund m;1) (chance upon, come across)to \find oneself somewhere;when we woke up we found ourselves in Calais als wir aufwachten, befanden wir uns in Calais;to \find happiness with sb mit jdm glücklich werden;to \find support Unterstützung finden2) (track down, search for)to \find sth/sb etw/jdn finden;the bullet found its mark die Kugel fand ihr Ziel;I wish I could \find more time to do the reading ich wünschte, ich hätte mehr Zeit für die Lektüre;she found her boyfriend a job sie besorgte ihrem Freund eine Stelle;to \find excuses Ausreden finden;to \find a replacement for sb/ sth Ersatz für jdn/etw finden;to \find the strength [to do sth] die Kraft finden[, etw zu tun];to \find the truth die Wahrheit finden;to \find a use for sth für etw akk Verwendung finden;to \find oneself zu sich dat selbst finden;3) (acquire, get)4) mathto \find the cube root of eight die Kubikwurzel aus acht finden5) ( experience)( observe)do you also \find Clive to be a nuisance? findest du auch, dass Clive total lästig ist?;Linda found living in Buenos Aires a fascinating experience für Linda war es eine faszinierende Erfahrung, in Buenos Aires zu lebento \find sb/sth... jdn/etw... [auf]finden;she was found unconscious sie wurde bewusstlos aufgefunden;one day I found myself homeless eines Tages war ich plötzlich obdachlos;to \find oneself alone auf einmal alleine sein;7) (ascertain, discover)to \find that... feststellen, dass...;( come to realize) sehen, dass...;you will \find that I am right Sie werden schon sehen, dass ich Recht habe;I eventually found her reading a newspaper in the library ich fand sie schließlich Zeitung lesend in der Bibliothek8) ( exist)to \find sth etw [vor]finden;you won't \find many people cycling to work in New York du wirst nicht viele Leute finden, die in New York mit dem Rad zur Arbeit fahrenPHRASES:to \find fault with sb/ sth an jdm/etw etwas auszusetzen haben;to \find one's feet Fuß fassen;to \find one's tongue die Sprache wiederfinden;to \find it in oneself [or one's heart] to do sth es fertigbringen, etw zu tun vi <found, found> to \find against sb/ sth gegen jdn/etw entscheiden;PHRASES:seek and you shall \find (and you shall \find) wer such[e]t, der findet -
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[fɔ:lt] n սխալ, թերություն, արատ. a fault in essay սխալ ստեղծագործության մեջ. find fault with մանրախնդրություն անել. տեխ. անսար քություն, վթար a fault in the electrical system ան սարքություն էլեկտրական համակար գում. (մեղք) He is at fault նա մեղավոր է/ճիշտ չէ. without fault անմեղ. personal fault անձնական մեղք. admissin of fault մեղքի ընդունում. Unless my memory is at fault Եթե ինձ իմ հիշողությունը չի դավաճանում. be at fault հետքը կորցնել: հմկրգ. fault - tolerant system սխալների նկատ մամբ կայուն համակարգ. fault avoidance ան սարքության կանխում. fault detection սխալ ների հայտնաբերում. fault look up անսար քությունների որո նում -
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1. past tense, past participle - found; verb1) (to come upon or meet with accidentally or after searching: Look what I've found!) encontrar2) (to discover: I found that I couldn't do the work.) descobrir3) (to consider; to think (something) to be: I found the British weather very cold.) achar2. noun(something found, especially something of value or interest: That old book is quite a find!) achado- find out* * *[faind] n achado, descoberta. • vt+vi (ps e pp found) 1 achar, encontrar. I find no meaning in it / não descubro sentido nisso. he was found competent / ele foi reconhecido competente. I found no time to do it / não me sobrou tempo para fazê-lo. 2 descobrir, verificar, perceber, notar, constatar. I find it impossible / vejo que é impossível. I find this climate agreeable / acho este clima agradável. he was found out fibbing / pegaram-no numa mentira. 3 julgar. I find it hard to believe / acho difícil acreditar. 4 Jur declarar, pronunciar, decidir. the jury found him not guilty, found that he was not guilty / os jurados absolveram-no. 5 fornecer, prover, suprir. the money cannot be found / não é possível arranjar o dinheiro. 6 aprovar, desaprovar. 7 tirar vantagens. 8 entrar em, penetrar em. 9 resolver, decifrar, desmascarar. take me as you find me aceite-me como sou. to find amiss desaprovar. to find fault with repreender. to find for favorecer alguém durante um julgamento. to find one’s account in tirar vantagens de. to find oneself descobrir suas capacidades. to find one’s way to achar o caminho de. to find out descobrir, decifrar, desmascarar. -
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1. past tense, past participle - found; verb1) (to come upon or meet with accidentally or after searching: Look what I've found!) najti2) (to discover: I found that I couldn't do the work.) ugotoviti3) (to consider; to think (something) to be: I found the British weather very cold.) ugotoviti2. noun(something found, especially something of value or interest: That old book is quite a find!) najdba- find out* * *I [faind]1.transitive verbnajti, nahajati, odkriti, odkrivati; spoznati, opaziti; ugotoviti, izvedeti; misliti, soditi; odločiti; nabaviti, oskrbeti, opremiti; izreči, izraziti; iti po kaj;2.intransitive verbzaslediti divjačino; juridically odločiti, razsoditi; zdeti seto find favour — imeti podporo, zaščitojuridically to find s.o. guilty — spoznati, da je kdo krivcolloquially to find one's feet — pridobiti zaupanje v samega sebe, uveljaviti sejuridically to find a true bill — izjaviti, da je vzrok tožbe utemeljento find s.o. in s.th. — oskrbeti koga s čimhow do you find yourself? — kako se imaš?I trust this finds you well — upam, da boste dobrega zdravja, ko boste dobili to pismoto find o.s. — sam se oskrbeti; znajti seto find pleasure in s.th. — imeti s čim veseljeII [faind]nounnajdba; dragoceno odkritje -
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§ პოვნა, ნახვა§1 ნაპოვნი2 მონაპოვარი3 (found) პოვნა (იპოვის), ნახვაI can’t find my pen ჩემს კალამს ვერ ვპოულობI couldn’t find him anywhere ვერსად ვერ ვნახეfind your own way საკუთარი გზა მონახე! / მოძებნე!you’ll find that I’m right ნახავ, რომ მართალი ვარ4 აღმოჩენა (აღმოაჩენს)the detective found that... გამომძიებელმა აღმოაჩინა, რომ…I found myself in the forest / in an awkward situation ტყეში / უხერხულ მდგომარეობაში აღმოვჩნდი5 დახვედრა (დახვდება)6 შოვნაwe couldn’t find the money for the expedition ექსპედიციისათვის ფული ვერ ვიშოვეთ7 შეძენა (შეიძენს)how do you find him? რას ფიქრობ მასზე? / როგორ მოგწონს?if I find you doing that again… თუ კიდევ ერთხელ დაგინახე, რომ ამას აკეთებ…she found his compliment flattering მისი ქათინაური ესიამოვნა / ეამაhe walked so fast that I found it hard to keep pace with him ისე სწრაფად მიაბიჯებდა, რომ ნაბიჯს ძლივს ვუსწორებდიI had the luck of finding a good job ბედის წყალობით კარგი სამსახური ვიშოვეhe tried to find a pretext for missing classes საბაბს ეძებდა, რომ სკოლაში არ წასულიყოhis greatest preoccupation was how to find money მისი ყველაზე დიდი საზრუნავი ფულის შოვნა იყოyou may not find it შეიძლება, ვერ იპოვო / ვერ ნახოto find a mare’s nest საიდან სადაო! // იაღლიშის მოსვლა (იაღლიში მოუვა)I’ll move heaven and earth, but I’ll find it ქვეყანას შევძრავ, მაგრამ ვიპოვიwhichever of you finds the dog, will get a reward ვინც ამ ძაღლს იპოვის, დაჯილდოვდებაI took what books I could find რა წიგნებიც ვიპოვე, წამოვიღეto find fault with ნაკლის მოძებნა // შარის მოდებაwe didn’t find a blessed thing! ვერაფერიც ვერ ვიპოვეთ!you will find no allies here აქ მოკავშირეებს / მომხრეებს ვერ ნახავI hope to find accomodation in a hotel იმედი მაქვს, სასტუმროში მოვეწყობი -
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n. gebrek; onvolledigheid; vergissing, fout; schuldig; schuld--------v. aanmerkingen maken op, vitten opfault1[ fo:lt] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉♦voorbeelden:economical to a fault • overdreven zuinigat fault • schuldig————————fault2〈 werkwoord〉♦voorbeelden: -
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/fɔ:lt/ * danh từ - sự thiếu sót; khuyết điểm - điểm lầm lỗi; sự sai lầm - tội lỗi (trách nhiệm về một sai lầm) =the fault was mine+ lỗi ấy là tại tôi =who is in fault?+ ai đáng chê trách? - sự để mất hơi con mồi (chó săn) =to be at fault+ mất hơi con mồi (chó săn); đứng lại ngơ ngác (vì mất hơi con mồi; (nghĩa bóng) ngơ ngác) - (địa lý,ddịa chất) phay, đứt đoạn - (điện học) sự rò, sự lạc - (kỹ thuật) sự hỏng, sự hư hỏng - (thể dục,thể thao) sự giao bóng nhầm ô; quả bóng giao nhầm ô (quần vợt) !to a fault - vô cùng, hết sức, quá lắm !to find fault with - không vừa ý, phàn nàn; chê trách; bới móc !with all faults - (thương nghiệp) hư hỏng, mất mát người mua phải chịu * ngoại động từ - chê trách, bới móc * nội động từ - có phay, có đứt đoạn -
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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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1. noun1) недостаток, дефект; to find fault with smb.,smth.а) придираться к кому-л., к чему-л.; бранить кого-л.;б) жаловаться на что-л.2) промах, ошибка; to be at fault ошибаться3) проступок, вина; in fault виноватый; whose fault is it?, who is in fault? кто виноват?; through no fault of mine не по моей вине4) sport неправильно поданный мяч5) hunt. потеря следа; to be at fault потерять след; fig. быть озадаченным; находиться в затруднении6) geol. разлом, сдвиг, сброс7) tech. авария, повреждение, неисправностьto a fault очень; слишком; чрезмерноa fault confessed is half redressed посл. = повинную голову меч не сечетSyn:flaw2. verb1) rare придираться2) sport неправильно подавать мяч3) geol. образовать разрыв или сброс* * *(n) вина* * *недостаток, ошибка, вина* * *[ fɔːlt] n. недостаток, проступок; дефект, изъян; вина, порок; ошибка; промах, неправильно поданный мяч; разлом, сброс, сдвиг v. придираться, ошибаться, допускать ошибки, образовать разрыв, образовать сброс* * *винадефектопечаткаоплошностьотказошибкапровинностьпроступок* * *1. сущ. 1) а) прям. перен. дефект б) ошибка в) спорт неправильно поданный мяч г) геол. разлом, сброс, сдвиг, нарушение, неправильность, порок, дислокация (в породе) 2) тех. авария, неисправность, повреждение, особенно электр. спад напряжения вследствие непредусмотренного контакта, "утечка" заряда 2. гл. 1) устар. или архаич. совершать проступок 2) придираться (к чему-л. - for), обвинять; объявлять ошибочным 3) спорт неправильно подавать мяч -
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[faɪnd] 1. гл.; прош. вр., прич. прош. вр. found1) находить, встречать, обнаруживать; заставатьThey might find traces of European sojourn on the island. — На острове можно найти следы присутствия европейцев.
He was found dead. — Его нашли мёртвым.
I found a shilling on the floor. — Я нашёл на полу шиллинг.
- find oneself- find timeSyn:Ant:2) разг. красть, воровать3) мат. находить результат, вычислять4) убеждаться, приходить к заключению, считать, полагать, признаватьI find it necessary to go there. — Я считаю необходимым поехать туда.
Syn:5) юр. устанавливать, выносить решение, признавать (факт, право и пр.)The jury found for the plaintiff. — Присяжные вынесли решение в пользу истца.
They found the verdict of guilty. — Был вынесен вердикт "виновен".
- find smb. guilty6) делать вывод по записям, свидетельствамIn 1276, we find the Emperor and the King of England in constant communication. — В 1276, как следует из записей, император и английский король поддерживали постоянную связь друг с другом.
7) обретать, добиваться, получать; достигать прям. и перен.- find one's account in smth.Syn:8) попадать в цель, доставатьThe shot found him in the head. — Выстрел попал ему в голову.
Such commodities found little market. — Эти товары плохо продавались.
9) оказываться где-л. / в каком-л. состоянииWe found ourselves at the precipice. — Мы оказались у обрыва.
Lavender found himself entering a drawing-room. — Лавендер понял, что входит в гостиную.
10) снабжать, обеспечиватьto find smb. in smth. — обеспечивать кого-л. чем-л.
They find him in clothes. — Они снабжают его одеждой.
Syn:11) воен. выделять, выставлять (резервы, солдат, другие ресурсы)12) охот. поднимать зверя, находить зверяThe dogs found. — Псы подняли зверя.
•- find out••to find fault with smb. / smth. — критиковать кого-л. / что-л.
to know where to find smb. — понимать, что человек имеет в виду
- find one's way- find feet
- find in one's heart 2. сущ.1) обнаружение; находка- archaeological find- archeological find
- great find
- lucky find
- rare findSyn:2) находка (об удачно найденном, обнаруженном, подходящем для кого-л. человеке)Miss Farnell is a true find, I say! — Ну, скажу я вам, мисс Фарнелл - это настоящая находка!
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[faɪnd] found vb: pt, pp1. vtit has been found that... — è stato or si è scoperto che...
he finds it easy/difficult to do... — non trova/trova difficoltà a or nel fare...
we found him in bed/reading — l'abbiamo trovato a letto/che stava leggendo
I found myself at a loss — non sapevo cosa dire, non riuscivo a trovare le parole
to find fault with sb/sth — trovare da ridire sul conto di qn/su qc
2) (obtain) trovare2. vito find for/against sb — emettere un verdetto a favore di/contro qn
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v. (found, found) 1. олох. Look what I've found. Би юу олсныг хараач. 2. \find sth/ sb (for sb) олох, нээх, илрүүлэх. 3. олдох. The missing child has not been found yet. Алга болсон хүүхэд одоохондоо олдоогүй байна. I can never \find the the time to read novels. Над зохиол унших цаг ер олддоггүй. 4. law шийдэх, шийдвэр гаргах. find fault (with sb/ sth) өөлөх, гоочлох. find one's feet хөлөө олох. find one's voice/ tongue зүрхэлж хэлэх. find one's way (to...) замаа олох. find sth out олж мэдэх. n. олдвор, олз. An important archaeological \find. Археологийн чухал олдвор. finder n. гээсэн юм олсон хүн. \find will be rewarded. Олсон хүн шагналтай. finding n. 1. шалгалтаар илрүүлсэн юм. 2. шүүхийн шийдвэр. -
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[faɪnd] 1. v ( past і p. p. found)1) (з)нахо́дити, виявля́ти; зустріча́ти; визнава́тиto find oneself — знайти́ своє́ покли́кання
2) переко́нуватися, прихо́дити до ви́сновкуI find it necessary to go — я вважа́ю за потрі́бне піти́
3) постача́ти, дава́ти; наділя́тиthey found him in clothes — вони́ постача́ли йому́ о́дяг
40 dollars a week and find yourself — 40 до́ларів на ти́ждень на свої́х харча́х
200 dollars a month and all found — 200 до́ларів на мі́сяць на всьому́ гото́вому
4) юр. вирі́шувати, вино́сити рі́шення5) мат. вирахо́вувати6) мисл. підніма́ти, виганя́ти ( звіра)•- find out••to find one's account in smth. — переко́нуватися в кори́сності чого́сь
to find one's way home — діста́тися додо́му
how did it find its way into print? — як це потра́пило до дру́ку?
2. nto find fault with smth. — знахо́дити хи́би в чо́мусь
(з)на́хідка; відкриття́a great find — ці́нна зна́хідка
a sure find мисл. — мі́сце перебува́ння зві́ра
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1) недоста́ток м2) оши́бка ж3) вина́ ж- find fault with smbsorry, it's my fault — прости́те, э́то моя́ вина́
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subs.Mistake: P. and V. ἁμαρτία, ἡ, σφάλμα, τό, P. ἁμάρτημα, τό, διαμαρτία, ἡ, πλημμέλεια, ἡ, V. ἐξαμαρτία, ἡ, ἀμπλάκημα, τό.Sin: P. and V. ἁμαρτία, ἡ, ἀδικία, ἡ, ἀδίκημα, τό, P. ἁμάρτημα, τό, πλημμέλεια, ἡ, πλημμέλημα, τό, V. ἐξαμαρτία, ἡ, ἀμπλάκημα, τό.Defect, blemish: P. and V. ἁμαρτία, ἡ, P. ἁμάρτημα, τό, πλημμέλεια, ἡ.Short-comings: P. ἐλλείμματα, τά.Be at fault, v.: P. and V. ἁμαρτάνειν, ἐξαμαρτάνειν, σφάλλεσθαι, πλημμελεῖν, P. πταίειν, διαμαρτάνειν, V. ἀμπλακεῖν ( 2nd aor.).My eye is al fault: V. τὸ δʼ ὄμμα μου νοσεῖ (Eur., Hel. 575).Where Apollo is at fault who are wise? V. ὅπου δʼ Ἀπόλλων σκαιὸς ᾖ τίνες σοφοί; (Eur., El. 972).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Fault
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s troballa, descobrimentv trobar, descobrir, proporcionar | fallarto find fault with trobar defectes, censurarto find one's feet començar a caminar | fig independitzar-seto find guilty JUR declarar culpableto find oneself trobar-seto find for fallar a favor deto find out esbrinar, descobrirto find out about informar-se sobre, esbrinar sobre -
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[fɔːlt]n1) ва́да, дефе́кт2) хи́ба, по́ми́лка3) прови́наit is my fault, the fault is mine — це моя́ прови́на, я ви́нен
to find fault with smb. — чіпля́тися до ко́гось
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[fɔ:lt]1) günah, xəta, qəbahət, təqsir; 2) nöqsan; qüsur; find fault with yersiz irad tutmaq; öcəşmək; faultless nöqsansız, qüsursuz; faulty 1) nöqsanlı, qüsurlu; 2) günahkar
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