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1 defect
A n1 ( flaw) défaut m ; ( minor) imperfection f ; character defect défaut (de caractère) ; mechanical defect faute f mécanique ; structural defect vice m de construction ;2 ( disability) a hearing/sight/speech defect un défaut de l'ouïe/de la vue/d'élocution ; birth defect, congenital defect malformation f congénitale.B vi faire défection ; to defect from abandonner [cause, party] ; s'enfuir de [country] ; to defect to the West/to the republican side passer à l'Ouest/dans le camp des républicains. -
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3 weakness
weakness [ˈwi:knɪs]a. [of person, character, argument, signal, currency] faiblesse f ; [of industry, economy, regime] fragilité fc. ( = defect) [of structure, material] défaut me. ( = liking) [of person] faible m* * *['wiːknɪs]1) ( weak point) point m faible2) ( liking) faible m3) ( physical) (of person, limb, eyesight, heart, memory) faiblesse f; ( of digestion) délicatesse f; ( of structure) fragilité f4) ( lack of authority) gen faiblesse f; (of evidence, position) fragilité f5) ( faintness) gen faiblesse f; (of tea, solution) légèreté f6) Finance faiblesse f -
4 weakness
1) (the state of being weak.) faiblesse2) (something weak or faulty; a defect: weaknesses of character; Smoking is one of my weaknesses.) faiblesse
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