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1 flaw
[flo:](a fault; something which makes something not perfect: a flaw in the material.) napaka- flawed- flawless* * *I [flɔ:]nounrazpoka; madež; napaka, hiba, pomanjkljivost; škart, izvržek; juridically formalna napakaII [flɔ:]transitive verb & intransitive verbokrušiti, poškodovati, pokvariti (se); napokniti; figuratively popačitiIII [flɔ:]nounmočen sunek vetra; nevihta -
2 ladder
['lædə] 1. noun1) (a set of rungs or steps between two long supports, for climbing up or down: She was standing on a ladder painting the ceiling; the ladder of success.) lestev2) ((American run) a long, narrow flaw caused by the breaking of a stitch in a stocking or other knitted fabric.) spuščena zanka na nogavici2. verb(to (cause to) develop such a flaw: I laddered my best pair of tights today; Fine stockings ladder very easily.) strgati (se)* * *I [laedə]nounlestva; British English spuščena zanka na nogavicisport wall ladder — telovadne lestvehe kicked down the ladder by which he rose — pozabil je na stare prijatelje, ki so mu pomagali do uspehato get one's foot on the ladder — začeti, storiti prvi korakfiguratively at the bottom of the ladder — na dnuII [laedə]intransitive verbimeti spuščene zanke (nogavica) -
3 defect
1. ['di:fekt] noun(a fault or flaw: It was a basic defect in her character; a defect in the china.) napaka2. [di'fekt] verb(to leave a country, political party etc to go and join another; to desert: He defected to the West.) prestopiti; prebežati- defective* * *I [difékt]noun(in) pomanjkanje; napaka, hiba, okvara, poškodbacommerce defect in manufacture — tovarniška napakaII [difékt]intransitive verbzbežati, dezertirati -
4 defective
[-tiv]adjective (having a fault or flaw: a defective machine; He is mentally defective.) pokvarjen; moten* * *I [diféktiv]adjective ( defectively adverb)pomanjkljiv, nepopoln, krnjav, okrnjen, popačen, okvarjen, hibav; napačen, pogrešendefective work — izvržek, škartII [diféktiv]nounduševno ali telesno manjvredna oseba; slaboumnež, -nica -
5 perfect
1. ['pə:fikt] adjective1) (without fault or flaw; excellent: a perfect day for a holiday; a perfect rose.) odličen2) (exact: a perfect copy.) odličen3) (very great; complete: a perfect stranger.) popoln2. [pə'fekt] verb(to make perfect: He went to France to perfect his French.) izpopolniti- perfectionist
- perfectly* * *I [pɜ:fikt]adjective ( perfectly adverb)popoln, dovršen, vzoren, perfekten; gotov, končan; točen; spreten, okreten, vešč (in); grammar dovršen; mathematics celto make perfect — izpopolniti, perfektuiratigrammar perfect participle — pretekli deležnikmathematics perfect number — celo številoletter perfect — dovršen, odličen, neprekosljivII [pɜ:fikt]noungrammar perfekt, pretekli časIII [pəfékt]transitive verbizpopolniti, izvršiti, dovršiti, izboljšati, perfektuirati -
6 spot check
(an inspection made without warning, especially on items chosen at random from a group: We only found out about the flaw during a spot check on goods leaving the factory.) nepričakovana kontrola* * *[spɔtček]nounnaključni poskus
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flaw — ► NOUN 1) a blemish or imperfection. 2) a fundamental weakness or error. ► VERB (usu. be flawed) ▪ mar or weaken. DERIVATIVES flawless adjective flawlessly adverb … English terms dictionary
flaw — I. /flɔ / (say flaw) noun 1. a marring feature; a defect; a fault. 2. a defect impairing legal soundness or validity: a flaw in a lease; a flaw in a will. 3. a crack, break, breach, imperfection, or rent. –verb (t) 4. to produce a flaw in: *Glory …
flaw — [flɔː ǁ flɒː] noun [countable] 1. a mistake or weakness in a machine, system etc that prevents it from working correctly: flaw in • The drought exposed a serious flaw in the dam. • Investigators believe that a design flaw (= mistake or weakness… … Financial and business terms
flaw — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, main, major, serious ▪ basic, critical, fatal, fundamental ▪ inherent … Collocations dictionary
flaw — noun (C) 1 a mistake, mark, or weakness that makes something imperfect; defect 1: a slight flaw in the glass 2 a mistake in an argument, plan, or set of ideas : fundamental flaw (=a very important mistake or weakness): The lack of reliable… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
flaw — [ flɔ ] noun count a mistake or fault in something that makes it useless or less effective: There are serious flaws in the way we train our teachers. fatal flaw (=that makes something completely useless or wrong): What you ve just said is the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
flaw´less|ness — flaw|less «FL lihs», adjective. without a flaw; perfect: »a flawless diamond, flawless reasoning. SYNONYM(S): faultless, unblemished. –flaw´less|ly, adverb. –flaw´less|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
flaw´less|ly — flaw|less «FL lihs», adjective. without a flaw; perfect: »a flawless diamond, flawless reasoning. SYNONYM(S): faultless, unblemished. –flaw´less|ly, adverb. –flaw´less|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
flaw|less — «FL lihs», adjective. without a flaw; perfect: »a flawless diamond, flawless reasoning. SYNONYM(S): faultless, unblemished. –flaw´less|ly, adverb. –flaw´less|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
flaw — noun the reactor s design flaw a flaw in his character Syn: defect, blemish, fault, imperfection, deficiency, weakness, weak spot/point/link, inadequacy, shortcoming, limitation, failing, foible; literary hamartia; Computing bug; informal glitch… … Thesaurus of popular words
flaw — I noun blemish, blot, breach, crack, defacement, defect, deficiency, deformity, demerit, disfigurement, error, failing, failure, fault, foible, frailty, gap, imperfection, imperfectness, inferiority, infirmity, injury, limitation, loophole,… … Law dictionary