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1 defect
1. ['di:fekt] noun(a fault or flaw: It was a basic defect in her character; a defect in the china.) defeito2. [di'fekt] verb(to leave a country, political party etc to go and join another; to desert: He defected to the West.) desertar- defective* * *de.fect[dif'ekt] n 1 defeito, imperfeição, deficiência. 2 erro, falha, tendência habitual para certo mal, vício, mancha, mácula. • vi desertar. -
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3 weakness
1) (the state of being weak.) fraqueza2) (something weak or faulty; a defect: weaknesses of character; Smoking is one of my weaknesses.) fraqueza* * *weak.ness[w'i:knis] n 1 fraqueza: a) fragilidade. b) debilidade, estado adoentado. 2 imbecilidade. 3 inclinação, lado fraco. 4 ponto fraco, deficiência. a weakness for someone/ something Braz, coll uma queda por (inclinação para/por, gostar muito de). she had a weakness for him / ela tinha uma queda por ele. weakness of mind a) fraqueza de espírito. b) falta de caráter. writing is his weakness escrever é o seu fraco. -
4 weakness
1) (the state of being weak.) fraqueza2) (something weak or faulty; a defect: weaknesses of character; Smoking is one of my weaknesses.) fraqueza -
5 imperfection
[-'fekʃən]noun ((the state of having) a fault or defect.) imperfeição* * *im.per.fec.tion[impəf'ekʃən] n imperfeição, defeito. -
6 squint
[skwint] 1. verb1) (to have the physical defect of having the eyes turning towards or away from each other or to cause the eyes to do this: The child squints; You squint when you look down at your nose.) ser vesgo2) ((with at, up at, through etc) to look with half-shut or narrowed eyes: He squinted through the telescope.) olhar com os olhos semicerrados2. noun1) (a squinting position of the eyes: an eye-operation to correct her squint.) estrabismo2) (a glance or look at something: Let me have a squint at that photograph.) olhadela3. adjective, adverb((placed etc) crookedly or not straight: Your hat is squint.) de través* * *[skwint] n 1 piscar de olhos. 2 olhadela, olhar de soslaio. 3 estrabismo. he has a squint / ele é vesgo ou estrábico. 4 inclinação, tendência. • vt+vi 1 piscar, olhar com os olhos meio fechados. 2 manter os olhos meio fechados. 3 olhar de soslaio. 4 ser estrábico ou vesgo. 5 andar ou correr em sentido oblíquo, inclinar-se. • adj estrábico, vesgo, que olha de soslaio. he squints at ele está cobiçando com os olhos. to have/ take a squint coll dar uma olhada. -
7 stammer
['stæmə] 1. noun(the speech defect of being unable to produce easily certain sounds: `You m-m-must m-m-meet m-m-my m-m-mother' is an example of a stammer; That child has a bad stammer.) gaguez2. verb(to speak with a stammer or in a similar way because of eg fright, nervousness etc: He stammered an apology.) gaguejar* * *stam.mer[st'æmə] n gagueira, gaguejo, balbucio. • vt+vi 1 gaguejar, balbuciar, tartamudear. 2 falar gaguejando. -
8 imperfection
[-'fekʃən]noun ((the state of having) a fault or defect.) imperfeição -
9 squint
[skwint] 1. verb1) (to have the physical defect of having the eyes turning towards or away from each other or to cause the eyes to do this: The child squints; You squint when you look down at your nose.) ser estrábico2) ((with at, up at, through etc) to look with half-shut or narrowed eyes: He squinted through the telescope.) olhar com os olhos semicerrados2. noun1) (a squinting position of the eyes: an eye-operation to correct her squint.) estrabismo2) (a glance or look at something: Let me have a squint at that photograph.) olhadela3. adjective, adverb((placed etc) crookedly or not straight: Your hat is squint.) torto -
10 stammer
['stæmə] 1. noun(the speech defect of being unable to produce easily certain sounds: `You m-m-must m-m-meet m-m-my m-m-mother' is an example of a stammer; That child has a bad stammer.) gagueira2. verb(to speak with a stammer or in a similar way because of eg fright, nervousness etc: He stammered an apology.) gaguejar
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defect — de·fect / dē ˌfekt, di fekt/ n: something or a lack of something that results in incompleteness, inadequacy, or imperfection: as a: a flaw in something (as a product) esp. that creates an unreasonable risk of harm in its normal use see also… … Law dictionary
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defect — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fundamental, major, obvious, serious, severe ▪ a fundamental defect in the product ▪ mild, minor … Collocations dictionary
noun and verb differences — The following table lists differences of stress, pronunciation, and spelling when the same word is used as a noun and a verb, for example compound, escort, practice/practise, record, and use. Differences are marked by the letters s (= difference… … Modern English usage
defect — noun /ˈdifɛkt / (say deefekt), /dəˈfɛkt / (say duh fekt) 1. a falling short; a fault or imperfection. 2. want or lack, especially of something essential to perfection or completeness; deficiency. –verb (i) /dəˈfɛkt / (say duh fekt) 3. to desert a …
defect — noun he spotted a defect in my work Syn: fault, flaw, imperfection, deficiency, deformity, blemish, mistake, error … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
defect — should be pronounced with stress on the first syllable as a noun (= fault, imperfection) and on the second syllable as a verb (= to go over to an enemy or rival) … Modern English usage
defect of speech — noun a disorder of oral speech • Syn: ↑speech disorder, ↑speech defect • Hypernyms: ↑disorder, ↑upset • Hyponyms: ↑anarthria, ↑aphonia, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
defect — ▪ I. defect de‧fect 1 [dɪˈfekt,ˈdiːfekt] noun [countable] MANUFACTURING a fault in something that means it is not perfect: • They recalled the vehicles because of brake defects. • an effort to improve customer satisfaction and reduce product… … Financial and business terms
defect. — de|fect «noun. DEE fehkt; verb. dih FEHKT», noun, verb. –n. 1. a fault; blemish; imperfection: »The hole was a defect in the material. A bad temper was the defect in his nature. 2. lack of something needed for completeness; a falling short: »A… … Useful english dictionary
defect — I UK [ˈdiːfekt] / US [ˈdɪˌfekt] noun [countable] Word forms defect : singular defect plural defects ** a fault in someone or something There are a few minor design defects. genetic defects II UK [dɪˈfekt] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms… … English dictionary