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1 fault
n. skavank, brist; fel, misstag; skuld, någons fel--------v. anmärka på, kritisera, klandra; fela, göra misstag* * *[fo:lt] 1. noun1) (a mistake; something for which one is to blame: The accident was your fault.) fel, skuld2) (an imperfection; something wrong: There is a fault in this machine; a fault in his character.) fel, skavank3) (a crack in the rock surface of the earth: faults in the earth's crust.) förkastning2. verb(to find fault with: I couldn't fault him / his piano-playing.) anmärka på, kritisera- faultlessly
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2 vice
n. karaktärsfel; syndigt leverne; fel; sedlighetsrotel (polisen)--------pref. vice (prefix), suppliang, vice ordförande--------prep. i stället för* * *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.) skruvstädII noun1) (a serious moral fault: Continual lying is a vice.) synd2) (a bad habit: Smoking is not one of my vices.) last -
3 blame
n. skuld; klander; skyldighet--------v. lägga skulden på, klandra* * *[bleim] 1. verb1) (to consider someone or something responsible for something bad: I blame the wet road for the accident.) skylla på, lägga skulden på2) (to find fault with (a person): I don't blame you for wanting to leave.) klandra, förebrå2. noun(the responsibility (for something bad): He takes the blame for everything that goes wrong.) skuld -
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5 confession
n. bekännelse, erkännande* * *[-ʃən]1) (acknowledgment of a crime or fault: The youth made a confession to the police officer.) bekännelse, erkännande2) ((an) act of confessing one's sins to a priest: She went to confession every Friday.) bikt, syndabekännelse -
6 critic
n. kritiker* * *['kritik]1) (a person who judges or comments on books, art etc: He is the book critic for the local newspaper.) kritiker, recensent2) (a person who finds fault: His critics would say that he is unsuitable for the job.) häcklare•- critical- critically
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7 decency
n. anständighet, ärbarhet* * *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.) anständighet -
8 defect
n. defekt, ofullkomlighet, fel--------v. hoppa av* * *1. ['di:fekt] noun(a fault or flaw: It was a basic defect in her character; a defect in the china.) defekt2. [di'fekt] verb(to leave a country, political party etc to go and join another; to desert: He defected to the West.) hoppa av- defective -
9 failing
adj. misslyckad--------n. misslyckande; fel, defekt, svaghet--------prep. i brist på, om det inte finns* * *noun (a fault or weakness: He may have his failings, but he has always treated his children well.) fel, brist, svaghet -
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11 impediment
n. fördröjning, förhinder; hinder; lytte, defekt, fel* * *[im'pedimənt]1) (something that delays or prevents.) hinder, avbräck2) (a small fault in a person's speech: A stammer is a speech impediment.) []fel -
12 imperfect
adj. ofullständig; bristfällig, defekt; imperfektiv, pågående form (grammatik)--------n. progressiv form, pågående form (grammatik)* * *[im'pə:fikt]1) (having a fault: This coat is being sold at half-price because it is imperfect.) bristfällig, defekt2) (( also noun) (a verb) of the tense expressing an action or state in the past which is not completed: The verb `go' in `I was going' is in the imperfect tense.) progressiv form•- imperfection -
13 imperfection
n. fel, defekt; ofullkomlighet* * *[-'fekʃən]noun ((the state of having) a fault or defect.) bristfällighet -
14 punishment
n. straff, bestraffning; böter* * *1) (the act of punishing or process of being punished.) bestraffning, straff2) (suffering, or a penalty, imposed for a crime, fault etc: He was sent to prison for two years as (a) punishment.) bestraffning, straff -
15 shame
n. skam; skamkänsla; vanära; skamsenhet--------v. skämmas; skämma ut; förödmjuka; dra vanära över* * *[ʃeim] 1. noun1) ((often with at) an unpleasant feeling caused by awareness of guilt, fault, foolishness or failure: I was full of shame at my rudeness; He felt no shame at his behaviour.) skam, skamsenhet2) (dishonour or disgrace: The news that he had accepted bribes brought shame on his whole family.) skam, vanära3) ((with a) a cause of disgrace or a matter for blame: It's a shame to treat a child so cruelly.) en skam4) ((with a) a pity: What a shame that he didn't get the job!) synd2. verb1) ((often with into) to force or persuade to do something by making ashamed: He was shamed into paying his share.) få ngn att för skams skull göra ngt2) (to cause to have a feeling of shame: His cowardice shamed his parents.) få att skämmas, skämma ut•- shameful- shamefully
- shamefulness
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- shamelessly
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- shamefaced
- put to shame
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17 vanity
n. fåfänga, flärdfullhet; fåfänglighet, tomhet* * *['vænəti]1) (excessive admiration of oneself; conceit: Vanity is her chief fault.) fåfänga2) (worthlessness or pointlessness: the vanity of human ambition.) fåfänglighet, meningslöshet
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fault´i|ness — fault|y «FL tee», adjective, fault|i|er, fault|i|est. 1. having faults; containing blemishes or errors; wrong; imperfect; defective: » … Useful english dictionary
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