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1 It was my fault
фраз. извините за мою оплошностьАнгло-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > It was my fault
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2 it was my fault
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3 it was my fault
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4 it was my fault
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5 Do forgive me, it was my fault
Общая лексика: я извиняюсь за свою оплошностьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > Do forgive me, it was my fault
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6 i think it was your fault
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7 i think it was your fault
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8 There's no doubt that it was his fault.
expr.Es ist eindeutig seine Schuld. ausdr.English-german dictionary > There's no doubt that it was his fault.
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♦ fault /fɔ:lt/n.1 difetto; manchevolezza; menda: She is blind to her son's faults, è incapace di vedere i difetti di suo figlio; the fault of the system, i difetti del sistema; a basic fault, un difetto di base; technical fault, difetto tecnico2 [u] colpa: It was his fault that we lost, fu colpa sua se perdemmo; Whose fault is it?, di chi è la colpa?; The fault lay with the management, la colpa era della direzione; to be at fault, essere colpevole; essere responsabile (di qc.); My fault!, colpa mia!; ho sbagliato io!; DIALOGO → - School- It was all my own fault, è stata tutta colpa mia; through no fault of my own, non per colpa mia; (leg.) fault liability, responsabilità per colpa3 errore; sbaglio; mancanza; fallo4 (geol.) faglia; frattura ( degli strati): San Andreas fault, la faglia di Sant'Andrea (in California); fault line, linea di faglia5 (elettr., elettron.) guasto; avaria; anomalia: a fault on the telephone line, un guasto alla linea telefonica; electrical fault, guasto elettrico; to develop a fault, manifestare un'anomalia di funzionamento; guastarsi7 (equit.) penalità● (geol.) fault block, blocco fagliato □ fault-finder, chi trova a ridire su tutto; criticone; (tecn.) localizzatore di guasti, cercaguasti □ fault-finding, tendenza al biasimo (o alla critica); (tecn.) ricerca di guasti; (autom., mecc.) rilevazione dei difetti (o dei guasti) □ fault repairs, riparazione guasti □ (telef.) fault reporting, denuncia guasti □ fault technician, riparatore di guasti □ to find fault ( with), trovare a ridire (su); criticare; lagnarsi (di) □ to a fault, eccessivamente; troppo; fin troppo: meticulous to a fault, troppo meticoloso □ (comm.) with all faults, a rischio del compratore.(to) fault /fɔ:lt/A v. t.1 biasimare; criticare; trovare difetti in; trovare da ridire su2 (arc.) sbagliare; errareB v. i.1 (geol.) fare una faglia -
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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
2) ( responsibility) faute fto be somebody's fault —
4) ( in earth) faille f5) Law faute f2.transitive verb prendre [quelque chose/quelqu'un] en défaut -
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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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1. noun1) Fehler, derto a fault — allzu übertrieben; übermäßig
find fault [with somebody/something] — etwas [an jemandem/etwas] auszusetzen haben
whose fault was it? — wer war schuld [daran]?
it isn't my fault — es ist nicht meine Schuld
be at fault — im Unrecht sein
double fault — Doppelfehler, der
4) (in gas or water supply; Electr.) Defekt, der5) (Geol.) Verwerfung, die2. transitive verbFehler finden an (+ Dat.); etwas auszusetzen haben an (+ Dat.)* * *[fo:lt] 1. noun2) (an imperfection; something wrong: There is a fault in this machine; a fault in his character.) der Fehler3) (a crack in the rock surface of the earth: faults in the earth's crust.) die Verwerfung2. verb(to find fault with: I couldn't fault him / his piano-playing.) etwas auszusetzen haben an- academic.ru/26631/faultless">faultless- faultlessly
- faulty
- at fault
- find fault with
- to a fault* * *I. nit's all your \fault das ist ganz allein deine Schuld, nur du bist schuld daranit's your own \fault du bist selbst schuld daranit's the \fault of the judicial system that cases take so long to come to trial es liegt am Rechtssystem, dass Fälle so spät zur Verhandlung kommento find \fault with sb/sth etw an jdm/etw auszusetzen habenthe \fault lies with sb/sth die Schuld liegt bei jdm/etwthe \fault lay with the organizers Schuld hatten die Organisatorento be at \fault die Schuld tragen, schuld seinthrough no \fault of sb's own ohne jds eigenes Verschuldenwe all have \faults wir haben alle unsere Fehlerour electoral system has its \faults unser Wahlsystem hat seine Schwächenshe was generous to a \fault sie war zu großzügiga \fault in sb's character jds Charakterfehlerhis/her main \fault seine/ihre größte Schwächethere seems to be a \fault on the line es scheint eine Störung in der Leitung zu gebenelectrical/technical \fault elektrischer/technischer Defekt, elektrische/technische Störungdouble \fault Doppelfehler mfoot \fault Fußfehler mto call a \fault einen Fehler anzeigen\fault called! Fehler!II. vt▪ to \fault sb/sth [einen] Fehler an jdm/etw findenyou can't \fault her arguments gegen ihre Argumente ist nichts einzuwendenyou can't \fault him on his logic an seiner Logik ist nichts auszusetzen* * *[fɔːlt]1. n1) (= mistake, defect) Fehler m; (TECH) Defekt mto find fault with sb/sth — etwas an jdm/etw auszusetzen haben
he was at fault — er war im Unrecht
my memory was at fault — mein Gedächtnis hat mich getrogen
you were at fault in not telling me — es war nicht recht von Ihnen, dass Sie mir das nicht gesagt haben
2) no plit won't be my/his fault if... — es ist nicht meine/seine Schuld, wenn..., ich bin/er ist nicht schuld,wenn...
whose fault is it? —
it's all your own fault — das ist Ihre eigene Schuld, Sie sind selbst schuld
through no fault of her own, she... — es war nicht ihre eigene Schuld, dass sie...
4) (TENNIS, HORSERIDING) Fehler m2. vt1) Fehler finden an (+dat), etwas auszusetzen haben an (+dat)I can't fault it/him — ich habe nichts daran/an ihm auszusetzen
3. vi (GEOL)sich verwerfen* * *fault [fɔːlt]A s1. Schuld f, Verschulden n:it’s not her fault, the fault is not hers, it’s no fault of hers sie hat oder trägt oder trifft keine Schuld, es ist nicht ihre Schuld, es liegt nicht an ihr;sold with all faults ohne Mängelgewähr (verkauft);find fault nörgeln, kritteln;a) ausgesprochen,b) pej allzu, übertrieben3. (Charakter)Fehler m, (-)Mangel m4. a) Fehler m, Irrtum m:be at fault sich irren ( → A 1, A 8);if my memory is not at fault wenn mich meine Erinnerung nicht täuscht;commit a fault einen Fehler machenb) Vergehen n, Fehltritt m5. GEOL (Schichten)Bruch m, Verwerfung f6. TECH Defekt m:a) Fehler m, Störung fb) ELEK Erd-, Leitungsfehler m, fehlerhafte Isolierung7. Tennis, Springreiten etc: Fehler m8. JAGDa) Verlieren n der Spurb) verlorene Fährte:be at fault auf der falschen Fährte sein (a. fig) ( → A 1, A 4 a)B v/t1. etwas auszusetzen haben an (dat)3. obs verpfuschen, verpatzenC v/i1. GEOL sich verwerfen2. einen Fehler machen* * *1. noun1) Fehler, derto a fault — allzu übertrieben; übermäßig
find fault [with somebody/something] — etwas [an jemandem/etwas] auszusetzen haben
whose fault was it? — wer war schuld [daran]?
3) (Tennis etc.) Fehler, derdouble fault — Doppelfehler, der
4) (in gas or water supply; Electr.) Defekt, der5) (Geol.) Verwerfung, die2. transitive verbFehler finden an (+ Dat.); etwas auszusetzen haben an (+ Dat.)* * *n.Fehler - m.Mangel -¨ m. -
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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.) defecto, tara3) (a crack in the rock surface of the earth: faults in the earth's crust.) falla
2. verb(to find fault with: I couldn't fault him / his piano-playing.) criticar, encontrar defectos a- faultlessly
- faulty
- at fault
- find fault with
- to a fault
fault n1. culpa2. fallo / defectotr[fɔːlt]1 (in character, system etc) defecto2 (in merchandise) defecto, desperfecto, tara3 (blame) culpa4 (mistake) error nombre masculino, falta5 (in earth) falla6 (in tennis etc) falta1 criticar, encontrar defectos a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto a fault en excesoto be at fault tener la culpato find fault with somebody/something poner reparos a alguien/algofault ['fɔlt] vt: encontrar defectos afault n1) shortcoming: defecto m, falta f2) defect: falta f, defecto m, falla f3) blame: culpa f4) fracture: falla f (geológica)n.• avería (Aparato) (•Informática•) s.f.• culpa s.f.• defecto s.m.• error (Programa) s.m.• falla s.f.• fallo (Informática) s.m.• falta (p.e. en un deporte)(Deporte) s.f.• imperfección s.f.• mal s.m.• tacha s.f.• transgresión (Jurisprudencia) s.f.• vicio s.m.• yerro s.m.v.• encontrar defectos en v.
I fɔːlt1) u (responsibility, blame) culpa fit's your fault — tú tienes la culpa, la culpa es tuya
they're always finding fault with me — todo lo que hago les parece mal, siempre me están criticando
2) ca) (failing, flaw) defecto m, falta fb) ( in machine) avería f; ( in goods) defecto m, falla fc) ( error) error m, falta f3) c ( Geol) falla f4) c (in tennis, show jumping) falta f
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transitive verb encontrarle* defectos a[fɔːlt]his behavior cannot be faulted — su comportamiento es intachable or impecable
1. N1) (=defect) (in character) defecto m ; (in manufacture) defecto m, falla f (LAm); (in supply, machine) avería fto find fault with sth/sb — criticar algo/a algn
2) (=blame, responsibility) culpa fwhose fault is it (if...)? — ¿quién tiene la culpa (si...)?
3) (Tennis) falta f4) (Geol) falla f2.VT criticar3.CPDfault line N — (Geol) línea f de falla; (in system, process) debilitamiento m
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I [fɔːlt]1) u (responsibility, blame) culpa fit's your fault — tú tienes la culpa, la culpa es tuya
they're always finding fault with me — todo lo que hago les parece mal, siempre me están criticando
2) ca) (failing, flaw) defecto m, falta fb) ( in machine) avería f; ( in goods) defecto m, falla fc) ( error) error m, falta f3) c ( Geol) falla f4) c (in tennis, show jumping) falta f
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transitive verb encontrarle* defectos ahis behavior cannot be faulted — su comportamiento es intachable or impecable
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{fɔ:lt}
I. 1. грешка, недостатък, дефект
to find FAULT with критикувам, намирам кусури на, коря, упреквам
to a FAULT прекалено, до крайност
at FAULT объркан, озадачен
my memory was at FAULT паметта ми изневери
2. грешка, вина, опущение, простъпка
it is my FAULT, the FAULT is mine, the FAULT lies with me грешката/вината e у мен/моя, аз съм виновен
at FAULT виновен
the party at FAULT виновникът
3. сп. нарушение, фа (у) л
4. лов. изгубена следа
to be at FAULT изгубвам следата, прен. чудя се какво да правя
5. геол. разлом, разсед
6. тех. повреда, неизправност, ел. съединение
II. 1. критикувам, намирам недостатъци на
2. правя грешка, тенис сервирам неправилно
3. геол. причинявам/образувам разсед* * *{fъ:lt} n 1. грешка, недостатък, дефект; to find fault with критику(2) {fъ:lt} v 1. критикувам, намирам недостатъци на; 2. правя г* * *фаул; свличане; слабост; опущение; вина; разсед; пропуск; грешка; дефект; кусур; нарушение; недостатък; неизправност;* * *1. at fault виновен 2. at fault объркан, озадачен 3. i. грешка, недостатък, дефект 4. ii. критикувам, намирам недостатъци на 5. it is my fault, the fault is mine, the fault lies with me грешката/вината e у мен/моя, аз съм виновен 6. my memory was at fault паметта ми изневери 7. the party at fault виновникът 8. to a fault прекалено, до крайност 9. to be at fault изгубвам следата, прен. чудя се какво да правя 10. to find fault with критикувам, намирам кусури на, коря, упреквам 11. геол. причинявам/образувам разсед 12. геол. разлом, разсед 13. грешка, вина, опущение, простъпка 14. лов. изгубена следа 15. правя грешка, тенис сервирам неправилно 16. сп. нарушение, фа (у) л 17. тех. повреда, неизправност, ел. съединение* * *fault[fɔ:lt] I. n 1. грешка, недостатък, несъвършенство, дефект; to find \fault with придирвам; мъмря, упреквам, коря, гълча; to buy with all \faults търг. купувам на свой риск; to a \fault прекалено; до крайност; my memory was at \fault изневери ми паметта; 2. грешка, опущение, простъпка, вина; my \fault, the \fault is mine грешката (вината) е у мене; to find ( catch) s.o. in (at) \fault намирам грешки на, хващам (залавям) на местопрестъплението; the party at \fault in an accident виновникът при катастрофа; the \fault is with him who грешката е на този, който; виновен е този, който; a \fault confessed is half redressed признат грях не е грях; the \fault lies with you, not with me ти си виновен, не аз; 3. сп. нарушение, фаул; 4. изгубена следа; to be at \fault изгубвам следата; прен. не знам какво да правя, чудя се; 5. геол. разсед, свличане, приплъзване, възсядане (на земни пластове); 6. тех. повреда, неизправност; 7. ел. късо съединение; II. v геол. причинявам (получавам) разсед. -
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I [fɔːlt]1) (responsibility) colpa f. (anche dir.)to be sb.'s fault to be the fault of sb. (that) essere colpa di qcn. (che); it's my (own) fault è (solo o tutta) colpa mia; whose fault was it? di chi era la colpa? the fault lies with him la colpa è sua; through no fault of his own non per colpa sua; to be at fault — essere in o avere torto
2) (flaw) difetto m.; (electrical failure) guasto m.structural, software fault — difetto strutturale, di software
3) (in tennis) fallo m.4) geol. faglia f.II [fɔːlt]verbo transitivo biasimare, criticare* * *[fo:lt] 1. noun1) (a mistake; something for which one is to blame: The accident was your fault.) colpa2) (an imperfection; something wrong: There is a fault in this machine; a fault in his character.) difetto3) (a crack in the rock surface of the earth: faults in the earth's crust.) faglia, frattura2. verb(to find fault with: I couldn't fault him / his piano-playing.) criticare- faultlessly
- faulty
- at fault
- find fault with
- to a fault* * *I [fɔːlt]1) (responsibility) colpa f. (anche dir.)to be sb.'s fault to be the fault of sb. (that) essere colpa di qcn. (che); it's my (own) fault è (solo o tutta) colpa mia; whose fault was it? di chi era la colpa? the fault lies with him la colpa è sua; through no fault of his own non per colpa sua; to be at fault — essere in o avere torto
2) (flaw) difetto m.; (electrical failure) guasto m.structural, software fault — difetto strutturale, di software
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[fo:lt] 1. noun1) (a mistake; something for which one is to blame: The accident was your fault.) skyld; fejl2) (an imperfection; something wrong: There is a fault in this machine; a fault in his character.) fejl; brist3) (a crack in the rock surface of the earth: faults in the earth's crust.) forkastning2. verb(to find fault with: I couldn't fault him / his piano-playing.) rakke ned på; kritisere- faultlessly
- faulty
- at fault
- find fault with
- to a fault* * *[fo:lt] 1. noun1) (a mistake; something for which one is to blame: The accident was your fault.) skyld; fejl2) (an imperfection; something wrong: There is a fault in this machine; a fault in his character.) fejl; brist3) (a crack in the rock surface of the earth: faults in the earth's crust.) forkastning2. verb(to find fault with: I couldn't fault him / his piano-playing.) rakke ned på; kritisere- faultlessly
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fo:lt 1. noun1) (a mistake; something for which one is to blame: The accident was your fault.) feil, skyld2) (an imperfection; something wrong: There is a fault in this machine; a fault in his character.) feil, lyte, mangel3) (a crack in the rock surface of the earth: faults in the earth's crust.) forkastning, sprekk2. verb(to find fault with: I couldn't fault him / his piano-playing.) kritisere, bebreide- faultlessly
- faulty
- at fault
- find fault with
- to a faultfeil--------mangel--------mistak--------skyldIsubst. \/fɔːlt\/, \/fɒlt\/1) feil, brist, skavank, lyte, mangel2) feiltrinn, forseelse3) skyld, feil• whose fault is it?4) ( tennis e.l.) feil(serve)5) ( geologi) forkastning6) ( elektronikk) isolasjonsfeilbe at (a) fault være skyldig, ha gjort seg skyldig, ta skylden være feil, være uriktig være på villspor, ta feil, være i villrede (jakt, om hunder) ha mistet sporet, ha mistet fertenbe at fault for not having eller be at fault in not having ha gjort seg skyldig i en feil ved ikke åbe in fault ha skyld(en)find fault eller find fault with klage (på), klandre, kritisere, finne feil (hos)the fault lies with someone eller the fault is with someone feilen\/skylden ligger hos noenthrough no fault of one's own uforskyldt, uten å være skyld i noe selvto a fault overdrevent, aldeles forwho is at fault? hvem har skylden?, hvem sin feil er det?with all faults ( handel) med manglerIIverb \/fɔːlt\/, \/fɒlt\/1) kritisere, klandre, finne noe å utsette på2) ( sport) dømme for feilserve3) ( geologi) forkaste (seg)4) ( tennis e.l.) serve feil5) ( gammeldags) feile, begå en feil -
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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.) culpar/criticar- faultlessly
- faulty
- at fault
- find fault with
- 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.) napaka2) (an imperfection; something wrong: There is a fault in this machine; a fault in his character.) hiba3) (a crack in the rock surface of the earth: faults in the earth's crust.) prelomnica2. verb(to find fault with: I couldn't fault him / his piano-playing.) očitati- faultlessly
- faulty
- at fault
- find fault with
- to a fault* * *I [fɔ:lt]nounnapaka, hiba, pomanjkljaj, pomota; krivda; geology prelomnica; hunting zguba sledi; electrical zguba električnega toka, slaba izolacija; technical motnja, defektto be at fault — zgubiti sled; biti v zadregi; motiti seto find fault with s.o. — grajati koga, očitati komu kajto a fault — več kakor je prav, pretiranogeology fault plane — dislokacijacommerce with all faults — na kupčev rizikoII [fɔ:lt]transitive verb & intransitive verbgeology dislocirati (se); grajati; hunting zgubiti sled; sport slabo odbiti žogo -
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[fɔːlt] 1. n( mistake) błąd m; ( defect) ( in person) wada f; ( in machine) usterka f; ( GEOL) uskok m; (TENNIS) błąd m serwisowy2. vtto find fault with sb/sth — czepiać się kogoś/czegoś
* * *[fo:lt] 1. noun1) (a mistake; something for which one is to blame: The accident was your fault.) błąd, wina2) (an imperfection; something wrong: There is a fault in this machine; a fault in his character.) defekt, skaza3) (a crack in the rock surface of the earth: faults in the earth's crust.) uskok2. verb(to find fault with: I couldn't fault him / his piano-playing.) krytykować- faultlessly
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- at fault
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См. также в других словарях:
fault — [fɔːlt ǁ fɒːlt] noun [countable] 1. MANUFACTURING something that is wrong with a machine, system etc that prevents it from working correctly: fault in • Soviet engineers identified 32 design faults in the reactor, any of which could have led to… … Financial and business terms
fault — fault1 W3S2 [fo:lt US fo:lt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(responsible for mistake)¦ 2 at fault 3¦(something wrong with something)¦ 4¦(somebody s character)¦ 5 through no fault of her/my etc own 6¦(crack)¦ 7 generous/loyal/honest etc to a fault 8¦(tennis)¦… … Dictionary of contemporary English
fault — 1 noun (C) 1 RESPONSIBLE FOR MISTAKE be sb s fault if something bad that has happened is someone s fault, they should be blamed for it, because they made a mistake or failed to do something: I m really sorry it s all my fault. | be sb s own fault … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
fault — fault1 [ fɔlt ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount the fact of being responsible for a bad or unpleasant situation: be someone s fault: It s my fault I forgot to give him the message. be someone s fault (that): It s not my fault that we re late. be… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fault*/*/ — [fɔːlt] noun I 1) [C/U] the fact of being responsible for a bad or unpleasant situation The teacher was at fault for not telling the child s parents.[/ex] It s my fault – I forgot to give him the message.[/ex] If you didn t get enough sleep, it s … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Fault-tolerant computer systems — are systems designed around the concepts of fault tolerance. In essence, they have to be able to keep working to a level of satisfaction in the presence of faults. Types of fault tolerance Most fault tolerant computer systems are designed to be… … Wikipedia
fault — n [Anglo French faute lack, failing, ultimately from Latin fallere to deceive, disappoint] 1: a usu. intentional act forbidden by law; also: a usu. intentional omission to do something (as to exercise due care) required by law see also negligence … Law dictionary
Fault tree analysis — (FTA) is a failure analysis in which an undesired state of a system is analyzed using boolean logic to combine a series of lower level events. This analysis method is mainly used in the field of safety engineering to quantitatively determine the… … Wikipedia
fault — n 1 imperfection, deficiency, shortcoming Analogous words: flaw, defect, *blemish: weakness, infirmity (see corresponding adjectives at WEAK) Antonyms: excellence 2 Fault, failing, frailty, foible, vice are comparable when they mean an… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
fault divorce — A tradition that required one spouse to prove that the other spouse was legally at fault, to obtain a divorce. The innocent spouse was then granted the divorce from the guilty spouse. The traditional fault grounds for divorce are adultery,… … Law dictionary
Fault breccia — (IPA: /ˈbrɛtʃiə, ˈbrɛʃ /, Italian: breach), or tectonic breccia is a breccia (a rock type consisting of angular clasts) that was formed by tectonic forces. Fault breccia has no cohesion, it is normally an unconsolidated rock type, unless… … Wikipedia
