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1 fault
[fo:lt] 1. noun1) (a mistake; something for which one is to blame: The accident was your fault.) culpa2) (an imperfection; something wrong: There is a fault in this machine; a fault in his character.) defeito3) (a crack in the rock surface of the earth: faults in the earth's crust.) falha2. verb(to find fault with: I couldn't fault him / his piano-playing.) culpar/criticar- faultlessly
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- to a fault* * *[fɔ:lt] n 1 falta: a) defeito, imperfeição, falha. she always found fault with me / ela sempre tinha alguma coisa a criticar em mim. b) erro, engano. at fault / errado, em falta. whose fault is it? / de quem é a culpa? c) culpa leve, deslize, defeito moral. not from his fault / sem culpa dele. d) omissão, negligência, transgressão, descuido. e) Geol falha, paráclase. f) Tennis bola fora. 2 Hunting rasto perdido. 3 Electr escapamento acidental. • vt Geol 1 formar falha, causar defeito. 2 culpar, encontrar falha. for all her faults apesar de suas falhas. generous to a fault excessivamente generoso. to a fault demasiado. -
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[fo:lt] 1. noun1) (a mistake; something for which one is to blame: The accident was your fault.) culpa2) (an imperfection; something wrong: There is a fault in this machine; a fault in his character.) defeito3) (a crack in the rock surface of the earth: faults in the earth's crust.) falha2. verb(to find fault with: I couldn't fault him / his piano-playing.) repreender- faultlessly - faulty - at fault - find fault with - to a fault -
3 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.) decoro* * *de.cen.cy[d'i:sənsi] n decência, decoro, modéstia, honestidade, propriedade, asseio. -
4 failing
noun (a fault or weakness: He may have his failings, but he has always treated his children well.) falta* * *fail.ing[f'eiliŋ] n 1 falta (na perfeição), defeito, deficiência, imperfeição, fraqueza, ponto fraco. 2 falta (na execução): ausência, negligência, culpa. 3 fracasso, quebra, bancarrota, falência. • adj que falta ou falha: deficiente, enfraquecido, debilitado, combalido, desistente, negador. his failing heart is a reality now / seu coração debilitado é uma realidade atualmente. • prep à falta de, na falta de. failing direct heirs / na falta de herdeiros diretos. failing this / se tal não se der, quando não, senão. failing wine, I drink beer / na falta de vinho, beberei cerveja. -
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1) (the act of punishing or process of being punished.) castigo2) (suffering, or a penalty, imposed for a crime, fault etc: He was sent to prison for two years as (a) punishment.) punição* * *pun.ish.ment[p'∧niʃmənt] n 1 punição: a) castigo. b) pena, penalidade. 2 pop tratamento rude ou severo. capital punishment pena de morte. for punishment como castigo. -
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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.) decência, decoro -
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noun (a fault or weakness: He may have his failings, but he has always treated his children well.) falha -
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1) (the act of punishing or process of being punished.) punição2) (suffering, or a penalty, imposed for a crime, fault etc: He was sent to prison for two years as (a) punishment.) punição -
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11 vice
I noun(a kind of strong tool for holding an object firmly, usually between two metal jaws: The carpenter held the piece of wood in a vice; He has a grip like a vice.) tornoII noun1) (a serious moral fault: Continual lying is a vice.) vício2) (a bad habit: Smoking is not one of my vices.) vício* * *vice1[vais] n 1 vício, mau hábito, tendência habitual condenável. 2 mal, maldade. 3 defeito, falta, imperfeição. 4 imoralidade, depravação. 5 teima (de cavalo).————————vice2[vais] n (Amer vise) torno de bancada. • vt segurar, prender em torno de bancada.————————vi.ce3[v'aisi] prep em vez de, em lugar de. -
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13 blame
[bleim] 1. verb1) (to consider someone or something responsible for something bad: I blame the wet road for the accident.) responsabilizar2) (to find fault with (a person): I don't blame you for wanting to leave.) censurar2. noun(the responsibility (for something bad): He takes the blame for everything that goes wrong.) culpa* * *[bleim] n 1 responsabilidade, culpa. he bore the blame / ele assumiu a culpa. small blame / pequena culpa. the blame was charged (put) on me / fui considerado culpado. 2 falta, falha. 3 censura, repreensão. • vt 1 acusar, considerar responsável, responsabilizar. she has only herself to blame / a culpa é dela mesmo. who is to blame? / quem é o culpado? 2 censurar, repreender. -
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15 confession
[-ʃən]1) (acknowledgment of a crime or fault: The youth made a confession to the police officer.) confissão2) ((an) act of confessing one's sins to a priest: She went to confession every Friday.) confissão* * *con.fes.sion[kənf'eʃən] n 1 confissão: a) ato de confessar. b) reconhecimento, admissão. c) declaração da própria culpa ou erro. d) credo, fé. 2 profissão de fé. -
16 critic
['kritik]1) (a person who judges or comments on books, art etc: He is the book critic for the local newspaper.) crítico2) (a person who finds fault: His critics would say that he is unsuitable for the job.) crítico•- critical- critically
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17 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. -
18 find
1. past tense, past participle - found; verb1) (to come upon or meet with accidentally or after searching: Look what I've found!) encontrar2) (to discover: I found that I couldn't do the work.) descobrir3) (to consider; to think (something) to be: I found the British weather very cold.) achar2. noun(something found, especially something of value or interest: That old book is quite a find!) achado- find out* * *[faind] n achado, descoberta. • vt+vi (ps e pp found) 1 achar, encontrar. I find no meaning in it / não descubro sentido nisso. he was found competent / ele foi reconhecido competente. I found no time to do it / não me sobrou tempo para fazê-lo. 2 descobrir, verificar, perceber, notar, constatar. I find it impossible / vejo que é impossível. I find this climate agreeable / acho este clima agradável. he was found out fibbing / pegaram-no numa mentira. 3 julgar. I find it hard to believe / acho difícil acreditar. 4 Jur declarar, pronunciar, decidir. the jury found him not guilty, found that he was not guilty / os jurados absolveram-no. 5 fornecer, prover, suprir. the money cannot be found / não é possível arranjar o dinheiro. 6 aprovar, desaprovar. 7 tirar vantagens. 8 entrar em, penetrar em. 9 resolver, decifrar, desmascarar. take me as you find me aceite-me como sou. to find amiss desaprovar. to find fault with repreender. to find for favorecer alguém durante um julgamento. to find one’s account in tirar vantagens de. to find oneself descobrir suas capacidades. to find one’s way to achar o caminho de. to find out descobrir, decifrar, desmascarar. -
19 flaw
[flo:](a fault; something which makes something not perfect: a flaw in the material.) defeito- flawed- flawless* * *flaw1[flɔ:] n 1 falha, racha, fenda, eiva, greta. 2 jaça, mancha, imperfeição, defeito. 3 vício de forma, nulidade. • vt+vi 1 tornar inválido, inútil ou defeituoso. 2 quebrar, rachar, fender.————————flaw2[flɔ:] n 1 furacão, tufão, rajada. 2 ventania, borrasca, temporal. -
20 impediment
[im'pedimənt]1) (something that delays or prevents.) impedimento2) (a small fault in a person's speech: A stammer is a speech impediment.) defeito* * *im.ped.i.ment[imp'edimənt] n Eccl, Jur impedimento, obstáculo, embaraço (ao casamento). speech impediment defeito no falar.
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