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1 ♦ fault
♦ 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 -
2 ♦ technical
♦ technical /ˈtɛknɪkl/a.tecnico: technical assistance, assistenza tecnica ( quale parte degli aiuti a un paese in via di sviluppo); (fin., Borsa) technical analysis, analisi tecnica; (comm.) technical assistance, assistenza tecnica ( ai clienti); technical education, istruzione tecnica; technical fault, difetto tecnico; (comput.) technical support, supporto tecnico; technical terms, termini tecnici; voci tecniche● (in GB) technical college, istituto superiore di scienze applicate NOTE DI CULTURA: technical college: si tratta di un tipo di istituto parauniversitario a indirizzo professionale; nel 1992 diversi technical colleges sono stati equiparati alle università e rilasciano una laurea □ ( pallacanestro) technical foul, fallo tecnico □ ( boxe) technical knockout, knockout (o K.O.) tecnico □ (in GB, in passato) technical school, scuola secondaria a indirizzo tecnico □ (aeron. mil., in USA) technical sergeant, sergente maggioretechnically avv. -
3 fault ***
[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...)?
2. vttrovare da ridire su, criticare
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technical fault — technikos klaida statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Neracionalus judesys ar jo dalis. atitikmenys: angl. technical fault vok. technischer Fehler, m rus. теxническая ошибка … Sporto terminų žodynas
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technical fault — technikos klaida statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Technikos veiksmo, veiksmų derinio atlikimas nusižengiant sporto šakos taisyklėms. Dėl tokios technikos klaidos veiksmas neįskaitomas (pvz., sunkiosios atletikos, imtynių… … Sporto terminų žodynas
fault — fault1 [ fɔlt ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount the fact of being responsible for a bad or unpleasant situation: be someone s fault: It s my fault I forgot to give him the message. be someone s fault (that): It s not my fault that we re late. be… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fault — I UK [fɔːlt] / US [fɔlt] noun Word forms fault : singular fault plural faults *** 1) [countable/uncountable] the fact of being responsible for a bad or unpleasant situation be someone s fault: It s my fault – I forgot to give him the message. be… … English dictionary
fault — [[t]fɔ͟ːlt[/t]] ♦♦♦ faults, faulting, faulted 1) N SING: with poss If a bad or undesirable situation is your fault, you caused it or are responsible for it. There was no escaping the fact: it was all his fault... A few borrowers will find… … English dictionary
technical — adjective 1) an important technical achievement Syn: practical, scientific, technological, high tech 2) this might seem very technical Syn: specialist, specialized, scientific; complex, complicated, esoteric 3) … Thesaurus of popular words
technical — adjective 1》 relating to a particular subject, art, or craft, or its techniques. ↘requiring special knowledge to be understood. 2》 involving or concerned with applied and industrial sciences. ↘relating to the operation of machines: a… … English new terms dictionary
fault — n [Anglo French faute lack, failing, ultimately from Latin fallere to deceive, disappoint] 1: a usu. intentional act forbidden by law; also: a usu. intentional omission to do something (as to exercise due care) required by law see also negligence … Law dictionary
technical hitch — noun A mechanical fault that brings a broadcast, etc, to a temporary halt • • • Main Entry: ↑technical * * * ˌtechnical ˈhitch [technical hitch] noun a temporary problem or difficulty, especially one caused by a piece of machinery or equipment • … Useful english dictionary
fault — noun 1 responsibility for sth wrong ADJECTIVE ▪ stupid ▪ It s his own stupid fault his car was stolen he should have kept it locked. ▪ entire ▪ It was my entire fault. I ruined everything. FAULT + VERB … Collocations dictionary
