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fault [fɔ:lt]1. nouna. (in person, scheme, machine) défaut mb. ( = responsibility) faute f• whose fault is it? c'est la faute à qui ?► at fault• you can't fault her on her handling of the situation la manière dont elle a géré la situation est irréprochable3. compounds* * *[fɔːlt] 1.1) ( flaw) défaut m (in dans); ( electrical failure) panne fstructural/design fault — défaut structurel/de conception
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fault ['fɔ:lt]1 noun(a) (UNCOUNT) (blame, responsibility) faute f;∎ it's my fault c'est (de) ma faute;∎ it's not my fault ce n'est pas (de) ma faute;∎ whose fault is it? à qui la faute?, qui est fautif?;∎ whose fault is it if you're unhappy? et à qui la faute si vous êtes malheureux?;∎ it's nobody's fault but your own vous n'avez à vous en prendre qu'à vous-même;∎ it's through no fault of mine ce n'est absolument pas (de) ma faute;∎ to be at fault être fautif ou coupable;∎ he's at fault this time c'est lui le fautif ou il est fautif cette fois;∎ she's at fault for not having taken action elle est coupable de ne pas avoir agi ou de ne pas être intervenue;∎ his memory was at fault sa mémoire lui a fait défaut;∎ the judge found him to be at fault le juge lui a donné tort∎ a fault in the addition une erreur d'addition∎ an electrical fault un défaut électrique;∎ a mechanical fault une défaillance mécanique;∎ a fault in the air supply un défaut dans l'arrivée d'air;∎ for all her faults, in spite of her faults malgré tous ses défauts;∎ honest/scrupulous to a fault honnête/scrupuleux à l'excès;∎ to find fault with sth trouver à redire à qch, critiquer qch;∎ to find fault with sb critiquer qn;∎ she finds fault with everything elle trouve toujours à redirecritiquer;∎ to fault sb/sth trouver des défauts chez qn/à qch;∎ you can't fault her on her work il n'y a rien à redire à son travail, vous ne pouvez pas prendre son travail en défaut;∎ you can't fault her for effort vous ne pouvez pas critiquer ses efforts;∎ I can't fault her logic je ne trouve aucune faille à sa logique(make mistake) commettre une faute►► Geology fault line ligne f de faille;Geology fault plane plan m de faille;Commerce fault tree arbre m de défaillances -
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A n1 (flaw in system, wiring, machine, person) défaut m (in dans) ; (electrical failure, breakdown) panne f ; structural/design/software fault défaut structurel/de conception/de logiciel ; my greatest fault mon défaut principal ; for all his faults malgré tous ses défauts ; to be generous/scrupulous to a fault être généreux/scrupuleux à l'excès ;2 (responsibility, guilt) faute f ; to be sb's fault, to be the fault of sb être (de) la faute de qn ; to be sb's fault that être à cause de qn que ; it's all your fault c'est (de) ta faute ; it's my own fault c'est de ma faute ; it's your own silly fault ○ c'est ta faute, idiot ○ ; it's not my fault ce n'est pas (de) ma faute ; it's hardly their fault ce n'est vraiment pas (de) leur faute ; whose fault was it? à qui la faute? ; whose fault will it be if we're late? iron à qui devra-t-on d'être en retard? ; my fault entirely c'est ma faute, je l'avoue ; the fault lies with him/the company c'est lui/la compagnie qui est entièrement responsable ; through no fault of his/her own indépendamment de lui/d'elle ; to be at fault être en tort, être à blamer ; he's always finding fault il trouve toujours quelque chose à redire ;4 Geol faille f ;5 Jur faute f ; no-fault compensation indemnisation f sans égard à la responsabilité ; no-fault divorce divorce m à l'amiable ; no-fault insurance US Aut assurance f avec indemnisation automatique de l'assuré.B vtr prendre [qch/qn] en défaut ; you can't fault her on ne peut pas la prendre en défaut ; it cannot be faulted c'est irréprochable ; to fault sb for sth reprocher qch à qn ; to fault sb for doing reprocher à qn d'avoir fait. -
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[fo:lt] 1. noun1) (a mistake; something for which one is to blame: The accident was your fault.) faute2) (an imperfection; something wrong: There is a fault in this machine; a fault in his character.) défaut3) (a crack in the rock surface of the earth: faults in the earth's crust.) faille2. verb(to find fault with: I couldn't fault him / his piano-playing.) reprocher- faultlessly - faulty - at fault - find fault with - to a fault -
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1.1) défaut; vice; imperfection; faille; lacune; faiblesse; insuffisance; tare; travers2) défectuosité; lacune; défaillance; panne2. to faultblâmer; reprocher à; incriminerEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > fault
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désordre mDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > fault
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défaut mEnglish-French architecture and construction dictionary > fault
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A n1 Tech ( locating built-in flaw) localisation f du défaut ; ( locating breakdown) localisation f de la panne ;2 ( of person) habitude f de tout critiquer. -
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Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > fault fold
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Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > fault heave
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Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > fault line
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Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > fault plane
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