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1 fault
[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
- faulty
- at fault
- find fault with
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2 at fault
(wrong or to blame: She was at fault.) sekur -
3 find fault with
(to criticize or complain of: She is always finding fault with the way he eats.) finna að, gagnrÿna -
4 to a fault
(to too great an extent: She was generous to a fault.) um of -
5 err on the side of
(to be guilty of what might be seen as a fault in order to avoid an opposite and greater fault: It is better to err on the side of leniency when punishing a child.) að brjóta gegn e-u á vissan hátt til að forðast enn verra óréttlæti -
6 apologise
(to say that one is sorry, for having done something wrong, for a fault etc: I must apologize to her for my rudeness.) biðjast afsökunar- apologetically
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7 apologize
(to say that one is sorry, for having done something wrong, for a fault etc: I must apologize to her for my rudeness.) biðjast afsökunar- apologetically
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8 blame
[bleim] 1. verb1) (to consider someone or something responsible for something bad: I blame the wet road for the accident.) kenna um2) (to find fault with (a person): I don't blame you for wanting to leave.) ásaka2. noun(the responsibility (for something bad): He takes the blame for everything that goes wrong.) sök, ábyrgð -
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10 confession
[-ʃən]1) (acknowledgment of a crime or fault: The youth made a confession to the police officer.) játning2) ((an) act of confessing one's sins to a priest: She went to confession every Friday.) skriftir, skriftamál -
11 critic
['kritik]1) (a person who judges or comments on books, art etc: He is the book critic for the local newspaper.) gagnrÿnandi2) (a person who finds fault: His critics would say that he is unsuitable for the job.) gagnrÿnandi•- critical- critically
- criticize
- criticise
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12 critical
1) (judging and analysing: He has written several critical works on Shakespeare.) sem felur í sér gagnrÿni2) (fault-finding: He tends to be critical of his children.) aðfinnslusamur3) (of, at or having the nature of, a crisis; very serious: a critical shortage of food; After the accident, his condition was critical.) alvarlegur; tvísÿnn -
13 criticise
1) (to find fault (with): He's always criticizing her.) gagnrÿna2) (to give an opinion of or judgement on a book etc.) gagnrÿna -
14 criticize
1) (to find fault (with): He's always criticizing her.) gagnrÿna2) (to give an opinion of or judgement on a book etc.) gagnrÿna -
15 decency
noun ((the general idea of) what is proper, fitting, moral etc; the quality or act of being decent: In the interests of decency, we have banned nude bathing; He had the decency to admit that it was his fault.) velsæmi -
16 defect
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17 defective
[-tiv]adjective (having a fault or flaw: a defective machine; He is mentally defective.) gallaður; afbrigðilegur -
18 electrical
adjective (related to electricity: electrical engineering; electrical appliances; an electrical fault.) rafmagns- -
19 failing
noun (a fault or weakness: He may have his failings, but he has always treated his children well.) annmarki, galli, veikleiki -
20 faultless
adjective (without fault; perfect: a faultless performance.) gallalaus
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