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1 faute
faute [fot]1. feminine nouna. ( = erreur) mistake• faire or commettre une faute to make a mistaked. ( = responsabilité) fault• c'est (de) la faute de Richard/(de) sa faute it's Richard's fault/his fault• à qui la faute ? whose fault is it?e. (locutions)► en faute2. compounds* * *fot1) ( erreur) mistake, errorfaute d'étourderie or d'inattention — careless mistake
il a fait un (parcours) sans faute — ( en équitation) he had a clear round; fig he's never put a foot wrong
2) ( action coupable) gén misdemeanour [BrE]; Droit civil wrong; Religion sin3) ( responsabilité) faultc'est (de) ma faute — it's my fault, I'm to blame
4) ( manque)faute de quoi — otherwise, failing which
•Phrasal Verbs:* * *fot nf1) (= erreur) mistake, error2) (= responsabilité) faultpar la faute de — through the fault of, because of
C'est de sa faute. — It's his fault.
Ce n'est pas de ma faute. — It's not my fault.
3) (= manquement) misdemeanour4) (sports collectifs) offence, TENNIS faultfaute de [temps, argent] — for lack of
Je t'appellerai sans faute. — I'll phone you without fail.
* * *faute nf1 ( erreur) mistake, error; faire une faute to make a mistake ou an error; faute de grammaire/d'orthographe/de ponctuation grammatical/spelling/punctuation mistake; faute d'étourderie or d'inattention careless mistake; faute d'accord/de français mistake in the agreement/in French; faute de frappe/de style keying/stylistic error; faute d'impression misprint; faute de calcul miscalculation; faute de jugement error of judgment; il a fait un (parcours) sans faute Équit he had a clear round; fig he's never put a foot wrong; ⇒ double, pardonner;2 ( action coupable) gén misdemeanourGB; Jur civil wrong; Relig sin; commettre une faute gén to do something wrong; Jur to commit a civil wrong; Relig to sin; reconnaître sa faute or ses fautes to admit one has done wrong; être en faute to be at fault; prendre qn en faute to catch sb out;3 ( responsabilité) fault; c'est (de) ma faute it's my fault, I'm to blame; à qui la faute? whose fault is it, who's to blame?; c'est la faute de or à◑ son frère s'il est en retard it's his brother's fault if he's late; par la faute de qn because of sb; rejeter la faute sur qn to lay the blame on sb;4 ( manque) faute de through ou for lack of, for want of; faute de temps through lack of time; faute de preuves for lack of evidence; faute de garanties in the absence of any guarantees; faute de mieux for want of anything better; ce n'est pourtant pas faute d'essayer it's not for want of trying; mourir faute de soins to die of neglect; faute de quoi otherwise, failing which; faute d'avoir pu me déplacer because I was unable to travel; sans faute without fail; il ne se fait pas faute de le leur dire fml he has no qualms about telling them, he's not shy about telling them; ⇒ grive;5 Sport gén foul; ( au tennis) fault; faire une faute to commit a foul; siffler une faute to blow the whistle for a foul; faire une faute de pied to make a foot fault; faire une faute de main to handle the ball; faire une faute de filet ( au volley-ball) to hit the net.faute contractuelle breach of contract; faute délictuelle tort; faute grave gross misconduct; faute lourde gross misconduct (leading to instant dismissal and loss of financial compensation); faute professionnelle professional misconduct ¢; commettre une faute professionnelle to be guilty of professional misconduct ¢; faute de service Admin act of negligence.[fot] nom fémininfaute d'étourderie ou d'inattention careless mistakefaute de grammaire grammatical error ou mistake3. [responsabilité] faultc'est (de) ma/ta faute it's my/your faulttout ça, c'est ta faute! it's all your fault!à qui la faute?, la faute à qui?a. (familier) [question] who's to blame?, whose fault is it?b. [accusation] you're the one to blamefaute grave serious offence, high misdemeanour5. (vieilli) [défaut]ne pas se faire faute de: ils ne se sont pas fait faute de nous prévenir they did warn us several times————————en faute locution adverbialefaute de locution prépositionnellefaute de pouvoir aller au théâtre, il a regardé la télévision since he couldn't go to the theatre he watched television (instead)faute de grives, on mange des merles (proverbe) half a loaf is better than no bread (proverbe), beggars can't be choosers (proverbe)par la faute de locution prépositionnelle————————sans faute locution adjectivaleb. [coureur] to run a perfect racec. [dans un jeu télévisé] to get all the answers rightd. [dans sa carrière] not to put a foot wrong————————sans faute locution adverbiale -
2 sans-faute
sans-faute [sɑ̃fot]invariable masculine noun• faire un sans-faute (Horse riding) to do a clear round ; (Sport) to put up a faultless performance• jusqu'à présent, il a réussi un sans-faute he hasn't put a foot wrong so far ; (dans un jeu avec questions) he has got all the answers right so far* * *sɑ̃fotnom masculin invariable1) ( en équitation) clear round2) fig faultless performance* * *sans-faute nm inv1 Équit clear round; faire un sans-faute to have a clear round;2 fig faultless performance; mon parcours politique/universitaire est un sans-faute my political/university career went off without a hitch.[sɑ̃fot] nom masculin invariablea. ÉQUITATION to do ou to have a clear roundpour l'instant c'est un sans-faute! [dans un jeu] so far so good!
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