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1 defect
1. 'di:fekt noun(a fault or flaw: It was a basic defect in her character; a defect in the china.) defecto
2. di'fekt verb(to leave a country, political party etc to go and join another; to desert: He defected to the West.) desertar- defective
defect n defecto1 (party, team) desertar, pasarse al bando contrario; (country) huirdefect [di'fɛkt] vi: desertardefect ['di:.fɛkt, di'fɛkt] n: defecto mn.• achaque s.m.• defecto s.m.• deficencia s.f.• falla s.f.• imperfección s.f.• tacha s.f.• vicio s.m.v.• aguerrir v.• embaír v.• podrir v.• soler v.
I 'diːfektnoun defecto ma speech/birth defect — un defecto en el habla/de nacimiento
II dɪ'fektintransitive verb ( Pol) desertar*, defeccionar (period)1.N ['diːfekt](gen) defecto m ; (mental) deficiencia fspeech 2.moral defect — defecto m moral
2.VI [dɪ'fekt](Pol) desertar ( from de) (to a)he defected to the USA — desertó de su país para irse a los EE.UU.
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I ['diːfekt]noun defecto ma speech/birth defect — un defecto en el habla/de nacimiento
II [dɪ'fekt]intransitive verb ( Pol) desertar*, defeccionar (period) -
2 fault
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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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