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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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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
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- 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
3) (in tennis) fallo m.4) geol. faglia f.II [fɔːlt]verbo transitivo biasimare, criticare
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(the) San Andreas Fault — the San Andreas Fault UK [ˌsæn ænˌdreɪəs ˈfɔːlt] US [ˌsæn ænˌdreɪəs ˈfɔlt] a large area in the US state of California where there are many earthquakes (=occasions when the ground moves violently) http://www.macmillandictionary.com/med2cd/weblinks/… … Useful english dictionary
the San Andreas Fault — UK [ˌsæn ænˌdreɪəs ˈfɔːlt] / US [ˌsæn ænˌdreɪəs ˈfɔlt] a large area in the US state of California where there are many earthquakes (= occasions when the ground moves violently) … English dictionary
San Andreas Fault — The San Andreas Fault is a geologic transform fault that runs a length of roughly 800 miles (1,300 km) through California in the United States. The fault s motion is right lateral strike slip (horizontal motion). It forms the tectonic boundary… … Wikipedia
San Andreas fault — /san an dray euhs/, Geol. an active strike slip fault in W United States, extending from San Francisco to S California and forming the on land portion of the western margin of the North American Plate. [after San Andreas Lake, located in the rift … Universalium
San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth — The San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth (SAFOD) is one of three components of the Earthscope Project, funded by the National Science Foundation in conjunction with the USGS and NASA. The SAFOD site is located just north of the town of… … Wikipedia
San Andreas fault — San An|dre|as fault the San Andreas fault a crack in the Earth s surface which goes from the north to the south of California in the western US. The large areas of rock on either side of this crack are slowly moving in different directions, and… … Dictionary of contemporary English
San Andreas fault — noun One of the geographical faults running through San Andreas, California. The southern California portion of the coastline is a major transform fault, commonly known as the San Andreas Fault … Wiktionary
San Andreas fault — ☆ San Andreas fault [san an drā′əs ] [after San Andreas valley, through which the fault runs: orig. Sp, San Andrés, St. Andrew] active fault in the earth s crust extending northwest from S California for about 600 miles (966 km) … English World dictionary
San Andreas Fault — noun a major geological fault in California; runs from San Diego to San Francisco; the source of serious earthquakes • Instance Hypernyms: ↑fault, ↑faulting, ↑geological fault, ↑shift, ↑fracture, ↑break • Part Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
San Andreas fault — San′ An•dre′as fault′ [[t]ˈsæn ænˈdreɪ əs[/t]] n. gel an active geological fault in the western U.S., extending from San Francisco to S California • Etymology: after San Andreas Lake, located in the rift, in San Mateo County … From formal English to slang
San Andreas Fault — /sæn ænˈdreɪəs/ (say san an drayuhs) noun a major fracture in the earth s crust running through western California; site of many tremors and earthquakes, including the San Francisco earthquake in 1906. About 960 km long …