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1 imperfection
n. fel, defekt; ofullkomlighet* * *[-'fekʃən]noun ((the state of having) a fault or defect.) bristfällighet -
2 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
- faulty
- at fault
- find fault with
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3 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
См. также в других словарях:
imperfection — [ ɛ̃pɛrfɛksjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1120; bas lat. imperfectio 1 ♦ État de ce qui est inachevé. 2 ♦ État de ce qui est imparfait, par essence ou par accident. Imperfection de l homme. 3 ♦ Une imperfection : ce qui rend imparfait. ⇒ défaut. « la douleur de… … Encyclopédie Universelle
imperfection — imperfection, deficiency, shortcoming, fault mean a failure in persons or in things to reach a standard of excellence or perfection. Imperfection is the most general of these words ; it usually does not imply a great departure from perfection and … New Dictionary of Synonyms
imperfection — im‧per‧fec‧tion [ˌɪmpəˈfekʆn ǁ pər ] noun [countable] something that is not completely correct or perfect in a system, product etc; = FLAW: • The CD had several small imperfections. * * * imperfection UK US /ˌɪmpəˈfekʃən/ noun [C] ► PRODUCTION a … Financial and business terms
imperfection — Imperfection. s. f. Defaut, manquement. Imperfection de corps. imperfection d esprit. tous les hommes sont pleins d imperfections. On appelle, En termes de Libraire, Imperfections, Toutes les feuilles qui manquent ou qui sont de trop dans un… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Imperfection — Im per*fec tion, n. [L. imperfectio: cf. F. imperfection. See {Imperfect}, a.] The quality or condition of being imperfect; lack of perfection; incompleteness; deficiency; fault or blemish. [1913 Webster] Sent to my account With all my… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
imperfection — [im΄pər fek′shən] n. [ME imperfeccioun < OFr imperfection < LL imperfectio] 1. the quality or condition of being imperfect 2. a shortcoming; defect; fault; blemish SYN. DEFECT … English World dictionary
imperfection — index defect, deficiency, disadvantage, fault (weakness), flaw, foible, frailty, handicap … Law dictionary
imperfection — (n.) late 14c., from O.Fr. imperfeccion (12c.) and directly from L.L. imperfectionem (nom. imperfectio), from imperfectus (see IMPERFECT (Cf. imperfect)) … Etymology dictionary
imperfection — [n] flaw blemish, bug*, catch, defect, deficiency, deformity, demerit, disfigurement, failing, fallibility, fault, foible, frailty, glitch*, gremlin*, inadequacy, incompleteness, infirmity, insufficiency, peccadillo, problem, shortcoming, sin,… … New thesaurus
imperfection — Imperfection, et corruption, Vitium … Thresor de la langue françoyse
imperfection — (in pèr fè ksion ; en vers, de cinq syllabes) s. f. 1° État de ce qui n est point achevé, parfait. L état d imperfection dans lequel cet ouvrage est resté. • Il est évident qu il n y a pas moins de répugnance que la fausseté ou l imperfection … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
