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1 дефект слуха
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2 Hörfehler
m1. misunderstanding2. MED. hearing disorder, auditory defect* * *Hör|feh|lerm (MED)hearing defectdiese falsche Information beruht auf einem Hö́rfehler — the wrong information was relayed because something was misheard
das war ein Hö́rfehler — I/he etc misheard it
* * *Hör·feh·lerm hearing defectdas habe ich nicht gesagt, das war ein \Hörfehler! I didn't say that, you misheard [me]* * *1)das war ein Hörfehler — he/she etc. misheard
2) (Schwerhörigkeit) hearing defect* * *1. misunderstanding2. MED hearing disorder, auditory defect* * *1)das war ein Hörfehler — he/she etc. misheard
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3 Gehörfehler
m hearing defect, impaired hearing* * *Ge|hör|feh|lermein Gehö́rfehler — a hearing defect, defective hearing
* * *Ge·hör·feh·lerm▪ ein \Gehörfehler defective hearing, a hearing defect* * *Gehörfehler m hearing defect, impaired hearing -
4 Gehörschaden
m hearing defect, impaired hearing* * *Ge·hör·scha·denm hearing defect* * *Gehörschaden m hearing defect, impaired hearing -
5 defecto
m.1 defect.no le veo ningún defecto a esta casa I can't see anything wrong with this housedefecto de fábrica o fabricación defect in manufacturingdefecto de forma administrative errordefecto del habla o de pronunciación speech defect o impediment2 fault, shortcoming, vice, deficiency.* * *1 (gen) defect, fault; (de una joya) imperfection, flaw2 (de persona - moral) fault, shortcoming; (- física) handicap\en defecto de for lack ofpecar por defecto to be too conservative■ al hacer la comida, pecó por defecto when she made lunch, she didn't do enoughpor defecto INFORMÁTICA defaultdefecto de pronunciación speech defectdefecto de fábrica manufacturing fault* * *noun m.1) defect2) flaw* * *SM1) [de persona] [físico] defect; [de personalidad] fault, shortcomingel defecto que tiene es su mal genio — his one fault o shortcoming is his bad temper, the one flaw in his character is his bad temper
defecto de fonación, defecto del habla, defecto de pronunciación — speech defect, speech impediment
defecto de visión, tiene un defecto de visión — he has defective eyesight
2) [de máquina, sistema] fault; [de tela, vestido, ornamento] flaw, defecttiene un defecto de fábrica o fabricación — it has a manufacturing defect o fault, it's faulty o defective
3) (Jur)4)en su defecto: Manolo, o en su defecto, Gonzalo — Manolo, or failing him o failing that, Gonzalo
por defecto — (Inform) by default
pecar por defecto —
antes no paraba de hablar y ahora peca por defecto — before, she never stopped talking, and now she's gone to the other extreme o she's gone too far the other way
* * *1)a) ( en un sistema) fault, flaw, defecteste material tiene un pequeño defecto — there's a slight flaw o defect in this material
b) ( de una persona) fault, shortcomingtiene el defecto de nunca escuchar lo que se le dice — she has the bad habit of never listening to what people say to her
2) (frml)en su defecto: presentar el carnet de identidad o, en su defecto, el pasaporte present your identity card or if this is not possible, your passport; usar un desinfectante o, en su defecto, agua limpia — use a disinfectant, or, failing that, clean water
* * *= deficiency, failing, fault, flaw, imperfection, inadequacy, shortcoming, blemish, defect, disfigurement, nick.Ex. In view of the frequency with which users could benefit from references to a broader subject this omission must be regarded as a deficiency of A/Z subject catalogue.Ex. No supervisor should be a tiresome nag, but the achievements and failings of a persons's performance deserves mention in a constructive way at timely, regular intervals.Ex. Documents and information can be lost forever by faults in inputting.Ex. The author lists 10 advantages of procuring the journals through STC, but counterbalances these by listing 14 flaws in the corporation's organisation.Ex. And some of those imperfections are a result of the LC subject headings, the syndetic structure, the lack of cross-references, the obsolescence of terminology, and all the other criticisms.Ex. Inadequacies in the specific A/Z subject index entry made for a subject can also occur if the indexer bases his analysis solely on the class number for that subject.Ex. He wrote to James explaining the shortcomings of his catalog.Ex. Caslon rejected the brash contrast of the later Dutch founts, and produced types that were without serious blemish, but also without much life.Ex. This book offers pithy and witty advice on how to write, defects in prose style, punctuation, and preparing a manuscript.Ex. Owners of rare and valuable books face a special dilemma -- identification marks can be disfigurements and actually reduce the value of the books.Ex. The table was purchased a year and a half ago as a conference table and has a few nicks and scratches but still looks good.----* causado por un defecto eléctrico = electrically-caused.* con todos su defectos = warts and all.* defecto congénito = congenital defect, congenital abnormality, birth defect.* defecto de diseño = design fault.* defecto del habla = speech impediment.* defecto de nacimiento = birth defect.* defecto genético = gene defect, birth defect.* defecto hereditario = birth defect.* defectos = rough edges.* defectos inherentes = inherent vice.* encontrar defectos = fault.* encontrar defectos en = find + fault with, see + faults in.* encontrarle defectos a todo = nitpick.* en su defecto = failing that/these.* faltas y defectos = faults and inadequacies, snags and pitfalls, snags and problems.* hallar defectos en = find + fault with, see + faults in.* información por defecto = default.* operación por defecto = default.* por defecto = by default, default.* sacarle defectos a todo = nitpick.* seguir trabajando aceptando un defecto = work (a)round + shortcoming.* sin defecto = untainted, unblemished.* subsanar un defecto = remedy + defect, remedy + fault.* surgir un defecto = arise + fault.* tomar por defecto = default to.* * *1)a) ( en un sistema) fault, flaw, defecteste material tiene un pequeño defecto — there's a slight flaw o defect in this material
b) ( de una persona) fault, shortcomingtiene el defecto de nunca escuchar lo que se le dice — she has the bad habit of never listening to what people say to her
2) (frml)en su defecto: presentar el carnet de identidad o, en su defecto, el pasaporte present your identity card or if this is not possible, your passport; usar un desinfectante o, en su defecto, agua limpia — use a disinfectant, or, failing that, clean water
* * *= deficiency, failing, fault, flaw, imperfection, inadequacy, shortcoming, blemish, defect, disfigurement, nick.Ex: In view of the frequency with which users could benefit from references to a broader subject this omission must be regarded as a deficiency of A/Z subject catalogue.
Ex: No supervisor should be a tiresome nag, but the achievements and failings of a persons's performance deserves mention in a constructive way at timely, regular intervals.Ex: Documents and information can be lost forever by faults in inputting.Ex: The author lists 10 advantages of procuring the journals through STC, but counterbalances these by listing 14 flaws in the corporation's organisation.Ex: And some of those imperfections are a result of the LC subject headings, the syndetic structure, the lack of cross-references, the obsolescence of terminology, and all the other criticisms.Ex: Inadequacies in the specific A/Z subject index entry made for a subject can also occur if the indexer bases his analysis solely on the class number for that subject.Ex: He wrote to James explaining the shortcomings of his catalog.Ex: Caslon rejected the brash contrast of the later Dutch founts, and produced types that were without serious blemish, but also without much life.Ex: This book offers pithy and witty advice on how to write, defects in prose style, punctuation, and preparing a manuscript.Ex: Owners of rare and valuable books face a special dilemma -- identification marks can be disfigurements and actually reduce the value of the books.Ex: The table was purchased a year and a half ago as a conference table and has a few nicks and scratches but still looks good.* causado por un defecto eléctrico = electrically-caused.* con todos su defectos = warts and all.* defecto congénito = congenital defect, congenital abnormality, birth defect.* defecto de diseño = design fault.* defecto del habla = speech impediment.* defecto de nacimiento = birth defect.* defecto genético = gene defect, birth defect.* defecto hereditario = birth defect.* defectos = rough edges.* defectos inherentes = inherent vice.* encontrar defectos = fault.* encontrar defectos en = find + fault with, see + faults in.* encontrarle defectos a todo = nitpick.* en su defecto = failing that/these.* faltas y defectos = faults and inadequacies, snags and pitfalls, snags and problems.* hallar defectos en = find + fault with, see + faults in.* información por defecto = default.* operación por defecto = default.* por defecto = by default, default.* sacarle defectos a todo = nitpick.* seguir trabajando aceptando un defecto = work (a)round + shortcoming.* sin defecto = untainted, unblemished.* subsanar un defecto = remedy + defect, remedy + fault.* surgir un defecto = arise + fault.* tomar por defecto = default to.* * *A1 (en un sistema) fault, flaw, defecteste material tiene un pequeño defecto there's a slight flaw o defect in this materiala todo le encuentra defectos she finds fault with everythingel plan tiene muchos defectos the plan has a lot of defects o a lot of things wrong with itun defecto en el sistema de frenos a fault o defect in the braking system2 (de una persona) faultes un defecto suyo it's one of her faults, it's a defect in her charactertiene el defecto de nunca escuchar lo que se le dice she has the bad habit of never listening to what people say to herme quiere a pesar de mis defectos he loves me in spite of my faultspecar por defecto: pecaron por defecto en las previsiones they were too conservative in their estimatesantes preparaba demasiada comida y ahora peca por defecto she always used to make too much food but now she's gone to the other extreme o too far the other wayCompuestos:manufacturing fault o defecttenía un defecto de fábrica it was faulty o defectivephysical handicapB ( frml):en su defecto: limpiar con desinfectante o, en su defecto, con agua limpia clean with disinfectant, or, failing that, use clean waterel director o, en su defecto, su secretaria the director or, in his absence o if he is not available, his secretaryCpor defecto ( Inf) by defaultconfigurar algo por defecto to configure sth by defaultopción/valor por defecto default option/value* * *
defecto sustantivo masculino
◊ defecto de fábrica manufacturing fault o defect
defecto sustantivo masculino defect, fault
defecto físico, physical defect
' defecto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adolecer
- falla
- lacra
- rectificar
- redondear
- rozar
- tara
- cecear
- ceceo
- corregir
- deficiencia
- desperfecto
- disimular
- falta
- incorregible
- limitación
- pero
- pifia
- sacar
- tapar
English:
default setting
- defect
- deficiency
- failing
- fault
- flaw
- impediment
- imperfection
- point
- redeem
- show up
- speech defect
- default
- short
* * *♦ nm1. [físico] defect (en in);no le veo ningún defecto a esta casa I can't see anything wrong with this house;siempre le saca defectos a todo he's always finding fault with everythingdefecto de fábrica manufacturing defect;defecto de fabricación manufacturing defect;defecto físico physical handicap;Der defecto de forma procedural error;defecto del habla speech impairment;defecto de pronunciación speech defect2. [moral] fault, shortcoming;su único defecto es la soberbia his only fault o flaw is his pride;tenía el defecto de llegar siempre tarde she had the bad habit of always being late♦ en su defecto loc advel arzobispo o, en su defecto, el obispo oficiará la ceremonia the ceremony will be conducted by the archbishop or, in the absence of the archbishop, by the bishop;acuda a la embajada o, en su defecto, al consulado más cercano go to the embassy or, alternatively, to the nearest consulate♦ por defecto loc adv1. Informát & Tec [automáticamente] by default;la letra que te sale por defecto es Arial the default typeface is Arial2. [tirando por lo bajo]más vale pecar por exceso que por defecto too much is better than not enough* * *m1 defect; moral fault2 INFOR default3:en defecto de for lack of, for want of;en su defecto failing that* * *defecto nm1) : defect, flaw, shortcoming2)en su defecto : lacking that, in the absence of that* * *defecto n1. (en general) defect / fault2. (moral) fault3. (en ropa) flaw -
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m hearing defect ( oder impairment), impaired hearing* * * -
7 понижение слуха
1) Medicine: diminished hearing2) Psychology: hearing defect, hearing deficiency, (ухудшение, поражение) hearing impairment3) Aviation medicine: deafness, hearing loop -
8 Gehörleiden
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9 дефект слуха
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10 kuulovamma
• auditory handicap• hearing damage• hearing defect• hearing disorder -
11 Gehörfehler
Ge·hör·feh·ler mein \Gehörfehler defective hearing, a hearing defect -
12 kuulovika
yks.nom. kuulovika; yks.gen. kuulovian; yks.part. kuulovikaa; yks.ill. kuulovikaan; mon.gen. kuulovikojen kuulovikain; mon.part. kuulovikoja; mon.ill. kuulovikoihinhearing loss* * *• hearing defect -
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m1. a hearing defect2. defective hearing -
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Ge·hör·scha·den mhearing defect -
15 Hörfehler
Hör·feh·ler mhearing defect;das habe ich nicht gesagt, das war ein \Hörfehler! I didn't say that, you misheard [me] -
16 difetto
m ( imperfezione) defectmorale fault, flaw( mancanza) lackfar difetto be lacking* * *difetto s.m.1 ( fisico) defect, imperfection; ( morale) fault: difetto fisico, bodily defect (o physical blemish); senza difetti, faultless (o flawless); mi ama nonostante i miei difetti, she loves me in spite of my faults; avere un difetto di pronuncia, to have a defect in pronunciation; ha il difetto di curiosare ovunque, he has the fault (o bad habit) of poking his nose in everywhere; ha un solo difetto, parla troppo, there's only one thing wrong with her, she talks too much2 ( errore, colpa) fault: essere in difetto, to be at fault // chi è in difetto, è in sospetto, (prov.) he who is at fault, is suspected3 (ind., tecn.) defect, fault, blemish; ( incrinatura) flaw: difetto del legno, flaw in wood; difetto di costruzione, construction fault; difetti di funzionamento, ( di un motore) running defects; difetto d'imballaggio, packing defect; difetto di lavorazione, defect in workmanship; difetto di fabbrica, manufacturing defect // fare difetto, ( di abito) to have a fault4 ( deficienza) shortcoming, failing, deficiency; ( mancanza) lack, want: difetto di denaro, lack (o want) of money; difetto di pagamento, default in payment; (dir.) difetto di giurisdizione, want (o lack) of jurisdiction // far difetto, to fail: la memoria gli fece difetto, his memory failed him; se ti fa difetto il coraggio..., if you lack courage... // in difetto di..., in default of (o for lack of... o for want of...)5 (fis.) defect: difetto di massa, mass defect; difetto di massa relativo, packing fraction; difetto puntuale ( nel reticolo di un cristallo), point defect // (mat.) approssimazione per difetto, approximation by defect.* * *[di'fɛtto]sostantivo maschile1) (morale) (di persona) fault, imperfection, defect, failing; (di carattere) flaw, defectnon avere -i — to be faultless o flawless
2) (imperfezione fisica) (di persona) blemish, defect; (di macchina, sistema) defect, fault; (di tessuto, opera) defect, imperfectiondifetto dell'udito, della vista — hearing, sight defect
avere o presentare dei -i [macchina, costruzione] to be faulty; senza -i [sistema, macchina] faultless; fare difetto [ abito] to bag; il coraggio gli fa difetto — he lacks courage
3) per difetto [ stima] conservativearrotondare (un numero) per difetto — mat. to round (a figure) down
4) in difettoessere, sentirsi in difetto — to be, feel at fault
•difetto di fabbricazione — design o manufacturing fault
difetto di pronuncia — speech defect o impediment
* * *difetto/di'fεtto/sostantivo m.1 (morale) (di persona) fault, imperfection, defect, failing; (di carattere) flaw, defect; non avere -i to be faultless o flawless2 (imperfezione fisica) (di persona) blemish, defect; (di macchina, sistema) defect, fault; (di tessuto, opera) defect, imperfection; difetto dell'udito, della vista hearing, sight defect; avere o presentare dei -i [macchina, costruzione] to be faulty; senza -i [sistema, macchina] faultless; fare difetto [ abito] to bag; il coraggio gli fa difetto he lacks courage3 per difetto [ stima] conservative; arrotondare (un numero) per difetto mat. to round (a figure) down4 in difetto essere, sentirsi in difetto to be, feel at faultdifetto di fabbricazione design o manufacturing fault; difetto di pronuncia speech defect o impediment. -
17 defecto congénito
m.congenital defect, birth defect, malformation present since birth, malformation existing since birth.* * *(n.) = congenital defect, congenital abnormality, birth defectEx. In this tutorial, you will use the thesaurus in a search for information about the diagnosis and treatment of spina bifida, a congenital defect.Ex. The programme has recently included the following topics: congenital abnormalities, cellular aging, tissue oxygenation, thromboses, hearing problems, perinatal care and electrocardiography.Ex. DEFORMITIES-GENETIC ASPECTS is an aspect of birth defects, and that has not yet become a standard LC heading.* * *(n.) = congenital defect, congenital abnormality, birth defectEx: In this tutorial, you will use the thesaurus in a search for information about the diagnosis and treatment of spina bifida, a congenital defect.
Ex: The programme has recently included the following topics: congenital abnormalities, cellular aging, tissue oxygenation, thromboses, hearing problems, perinatal care and electrocardiography.Ex: DEFORMITIES-GENETIC ASPECTS is an aspect of birth defects, and that has not yet become a standard LC heading. -
18 deficiencia
f.1 deficiency, shortcoming (defecto).2 impairment.* * *1 (defecto) deficiency, defect, shortcoming2 (insuficiencia) lack\deficiencia mental mental deficiency* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=defecto) defect (de in, of)2) (=falta) deficiencydeficiencia mental, deficiencia psíquica — mental deficiency, mental handicap
* * *a) ( defecto) faultdeficiencias técnicas — technical faults o defects
b) ( insuficiencia) deficiency* * *= deficiency, failing, shortcoming, shortfall [short-fall], weakness, impairment.Ex. In view of the frequency with which users could benefit from references to a broader subject this omission must be regarded as a deficiency of A/Z subject catalogue.Ex. No supervisor should be a tiresome nag, but the achievements and failings of a persons's performance deserves mention in a constructive way at timely, regular intervals.Ex. He wrote to James explaining the shortcomings of his catalog.Ex. It seems likely that it is between 80-90% complete but since there are some notable absentees the shortfall in total coverage is a significant one.Ex. The strengths and weaknesses of natural language indexing derive from this basic characteristic.Ex. A well-designed multimodal application can be used by people with a wide variety of impairments.----* corregir deficiencias = correct + deficiencies.* deficiencia auditiva = hearing disorder, hearing impairment, hearing disability.* deficiencia cognitiva = cognitive impairment.* deficiencia mental = mental deficiency.* deficiencias = rough edges.* deficiencias en el aprendizaje = learning disability.* deficiencia visual = visual impairment, visual disability.* deficiencia vitamínica = vitamin deficiency.* personas con deficiencias auditivas, las = hearing impaired, the.* personas con deficiencias mentales corregibles = educably mentally handicapped (EMH).* presentar deficiencias = fall + short.* superar una deficiencia = overcome + weakness.* * *a) ( defecto) faultdeficiencias técnicas — technical faults o defects
b) ( insuficiencia) deficiency* * *= deficiency, failing, shortcoming, shortfall [short-fall], weakness, impairment.Ex: In view of the frequency with which users could benefit from references to a broader subject this omission must be regarded as a deficiency of A/Z subject catalogue.
Ex: No supervisor should be a tiresome nag, but the achievements and failings of a persons's performance deserves mention in a constructive way at timely, regular intervals.Ex: He wrote to James explaining the shortcomings of his catalog.Ex: It seems likely that it is between 80-90% complete but since there are some notable absentees the shortfall in total coverage is a significant one.Ex: The strengths and weaknesses of natural language indexing derive from this basic characteristic.Ex: A well-designed multimodal application can be used by people with a wide variety of impairments.* corregir deficiencias = correct + deficiencies.* deficiencia auditiva = hearing disorder, hearing impairment, hearing disability.* deficiencia cognitiva = cognitive impairment.* deficiencia mental = mental deficiency.* deficiencias = rough edges.* deficiencias en el aprendizaje = learning disability.* deficiencia visual = visual impairment, visual disability.* deficiencia vitamínica = vitamin deficiency.* personas con deficiencias auditivas, las = hearing impaired, the.* personas con deficiencias mentales corregibles = educably mentally handicapped (EMH).* presentar deficiencias = fall + short.* superar una deficiencia = overcome + weakness.* * *1 (defecto) faultdeficiencias técnicas technical faults o defects2 (insuficiencia) deficiencyel trabajo presenta serias deficiencias the work has serious shortcomings o deficienciesuna deficiencia en el sistema de seguridad a weakness o flaw o shortcoming in the security systemdeficiencias en nuestra alimentación deficiencies in our dietdeficiencia inmunológica immune deficiencyCompuesto:mental handicap* * *
deficiencia sustantivo femenino
deficiencia sustantivo femenino deficiency, shortcoming
deficiencia mental, mental handicap
deficiencia respiratoria, respiratory failure
' deficiencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
compensar
- suplir
English:
feeble-mindedness
- deficiency
- short
* * *deficiencia nf1. [defecto] deficiency, shortcoming;grandes deficiencias en el servicio de correos serious deficiencies in the postal service;deficiencias técnicas technical faults;el plan presenta notables deficiencias the plan has major shortcomings o flaws2. [insuficiencia] lack;deficiencia de medios insufficient meansdeficiencia inmunológica immunological deficiency;deficiencia mental mental deficiency* * *f deficiency;con deficiencia auditiva with a hearing problem* * *deficiencia nf: deficiency, flaw -
19 παρακούσει
παράκουσιςdefect of hearing: fem nom /voc /acc dual (attic epic)παρακούσεϊ, παράκουσιςdefect of hearing: fem dat sg (epic)παράκουσιςdefect of hearing: fem dat sg (attic ionic)παρακούωhear beside: aor subj act 3rd sg (epic)παρακούωhear beside: fut ind act 3rd sgπαρακούωhear beside: fut ind mid 2nd sg -
20 congénito
adj.1 congenital, built-in, inborn, inbuilt.2 congenital, existing before or at birth but not hereditary, portal, syngenic.* * *► adjetivo1 congenital2 figurado innate* * *ADJ congenital* * *- ta adjetivo congenital* * *= congenital, inborn.Ex. Physical access to the library is not a problem, but congenital deafness may reduce competent use of language, background noise can reduce the effectiveness of a hearing aid, not all deaf people can lip-read or use sign language.Ex. Most cerebral aneurysms are congenital, resulting from an inborn abnormality in an artery wall.----* defecto congénito = congenital defect, birth defect.* enfermedad congénita = congenital disorder.* * *- ta adjetivo congenital* * *= congenital, inborn.Ex: Physical access to the library is not a problem, but congenital deafness may reduce competent use of language, background noise can reduce the effectiveness of a hearing aid, not all deaf people can lip-read or use sign language.
Ex: Most cerebral aneurysms are congenital, resulting from an inborn abnormality in an artery wall.* defecto congénito = congenital defect, birth defect.* enfermedad congénita = congenital disorder.* * *congénito -tacongenital* * *
congénito◊ -ta adjetivo
congenital
congénito,-a adjetivo congenital
' congénito' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
congénita
English:
congenital
* * *congénito, -a adj1. [enfermedad] congenital* * *adj congenital* * *congénito, -ta adj: congenital
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organic hearing loss — hearing loss due to defect in the ear or auditory apparatus … Medical dictionary
conduction hearing loss — conductive hearing loss hearing loss due to a defect of the sound conducting apparatus, i.e., of the external auditory canal or middle ear. Called also transmission h. l … Medical dictionary