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1 his fault
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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 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 -
4 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
- shameless
- shamelessly
- shamelessness
- shamefaced
- put to shame
- to my
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5 critical
adj. kritisk; riskfylld, farlig* * *1) (judging and analysing: He has written several critical works on Shakespeare.) kritisk2) (fault-finding: He tends to be critical of his children.) kritisk3) (of, at or having the nature of, a crisis; very serious: a critical shortage of food; After the accident, his condition was critical.) kritisk -
6 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 -
7 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
- criticize
- criticise
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8 perfect
adj. perfekt, fullkomlig; fullständig; felfri--------v. fullända; finslipa, förbättra; göra färdig; göra perfekt* * *1. ['pə:fikt] adjective1) (without fault or flaw; excellent: a perfect day for a holiday; a perfect rose.) perfekt, fulländad2) (exact: a perfect copy.) perfekt3) (very great; complete: a perfect stranger.) fullkomlig, fullständig2. [pə'fekt] verb(to make perfect: He went to France to perfect his French.) göra perfekt, fullända, förbättra, finslipa- perfectionist
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9 saving grace
(a good quality that makes up for a fault: His speeches are boring but they have the saving grace of being short.) försonande drag
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