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fault [fɔ:lt]1. nouna. (in person, scheme, machine) défaut mb. ( = responsibility) faute f• whose fault is it? c'est la faute à qui ?► at fault• you can't fault her on her handling of the situation la manière dont elle a géré la situation est irréprochable3. compounds* * *[fɔːlt] 1.1) ( flaw) défaut m (in dans); ( electrical failure) panne fstructural/design fault — défaut structurel/de conception
2) ( responsibility) faute fto be somebody's fault —
4) ( in earth) faille f5) Law faute f2.transitive verb prendre [quelque chose/quelqu'un] en défaut -
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A n1 (flaw in system, wiring, machine, person) défaut m (in dans) ; (electrical failure, breakdown) panne f ; structural/design/software fault défaut structurel/de conception/de logiciel ; my greatest fault mon défaut principal ; for all his faults malgré tous ses défauts ; to be generous/scrupulous to a fault être généreux/scrupuleux à l'excès ;2 (responsibility, guilt) faute f ; to be sb's fault, to be the fault of sb être (de) la faute de qn ; to be sb's fault that être à cause de qn que ; it's all your fault c'est (de) ta faute ; it's my own fault c'est de ma faute ; it's your own silly fault ○ c'est ta faute, idiot ○ ; it's not my fault ce n'est pas (de) ma faute ; it's hardly their fault ce n'est vraiment pas (de) leur faute ; whose fault was it? à qui la faute? ; whose fault will it be if we're late? iron à qui devra-t-on d'être en retard? ; my fault entirely c'est ma faute, je l'avoue ; the fault lies with him/the company c'est lui/la compagnie qui est entièrement responsable ; through no fault of his/her own indépendamment de lui/d'elle ; to be at fault être en tort, être à blamer ; he's always finding fault il trouve toujours quelque chose à redire ;4 Geol faille f ;5 Jur faute f ; no-fault compensation indemnisation f sans égard à la responsabilité ; no-fault divorce divorce m à l'amiable ; no-fault insurance US Aut assurance f avec indemnisation automatique de l'assuré.B vtr prendre [qch/qn] en défaut ; you can't fault her on ne peut pas la prendre en défaut ; it cannot be faulted c'est irréprochable ; to fault sb for sth reprocher qch à qn ; to fault sb for doing reprocher à qn d'avoir fait. -
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1. noun1) Fehler, derto a fault — allzu übertrieben; übermäßig
find fault [with somebody/something] — etwas [an jemandem/etwas] auszusetzen haben
whose fault was it? — wer war schuld [daran]?
it isn't my fault — es ist nicht meine Schuld
be at fault — im Unrecht sein
double fault — Doppelfehler, der
4) (in gas or water supply; Electr.) Defekt, der5) (Geol.) Verwerfung, die2. transitive verbFehler finden an (+ Dat.); etwas auszusetzen haben an (+ Dat.)* * *[fo:lt] 1. noun2) (an imperfection; something wrong: There is a fault in this machine; a fault in his character.) der Fehler3) (a crack in the rock surface of the earth: faults in the earth's crust.) die Verwerfung2. verb(to find fault with: I couldn't fault him / his piano-playing.) etwas auszusetzen haben an- academic.ru/26631/faultless">faultless- faultlessly
- faulty
- at fault
- find fault with
- to a fault* * *I. nit's all your \fault das ist ganz allein deine Schuld, nur du bist schuld daranit's your own \fault du bist selbst schuld daranit's the \fault of the judicial system that cases take so long to come to trial es liegt am Rechtssystem, dass Fälle so spät zur Verhandlung kommento find \fault with sb/sth etw an jdm/etw auszusetzen habenthe \fault lies with sb/sth die Schuld liegt bei jdm/etwthe \fault lay with the organizers Schuld hatten die Organisatorento be at \fault die Schuld tragen, schuld seinthrough no \fault of sb's own ohne jds eigenes Verschuldenwe all have \faults wir haben alle unsere Fehlerour electoral system has its \faults unser Wahlsystem hat seine Schwächenshe was generous to a \fault sie war zu großzügiga \fault in sb's character jds Charakterfehlerhis/her main \fault seine/ihre größte Schwächethere seems to be a \fault on the line es scheint eine Störung in der Leitung zu gebenelectrical/technical \fault elektrischer/technischer Defekt, elektrische/technische Störungdouble \fault Doppelfehler mfoot \fault Fußfehler mto call a \fault einen Fehler anzeigen\fault called! Fehler!II. vt▪ to \fault sb/sth [einen] Fehler an jdm/etw findenyou can't \fault her arguments gegen ihre Argumente ist nichts einzuwendenyou can't \fault him on his logic an seiner Logik ist nichts auszusetzen* * *[fɔːlt]1. n1) (= mistake, defect) Fehler m; (TECH) Defekt mto find fault with sb/sth — etwas an jdm/etw auszusetzen haben
he was at fault — er war im Unrecht
my memory was at fault — mein Gedächtnis hat mich getrogen
you were at fault in not telling me — es war nicht recht von Ihnen, dass Sie mir das nicht gesagt haben
2) no plit won't be my/his fault if... — es ist nicht meine/seine Schuld, wenn..., ich bin/er ist nicht schuld,wenn...
whose fault is it? —
it's all your own fault — das ist Ihre eigene Schuld, Sie sind selbst schuld
through no fault of her own, she... — es war nicht ihre eigene Schuld, dass sie...
4) (TENNIS, HORSERIDING) Fehler m2. vt1) Fehler finden an (+dat), etwas auszusetzen haben an (+dat)I can't fault it/him — ich habe nichts daran/an ihm auszusetzen
3. vi (GEOL)sich verwerfen* * *fault [fɔːlt]A s1. Schuld f, Verschulden n:it’s not her fault, the fault is not hers, it’s no fault of hers sie hat oder trägt oder trifft keine Schuld, es ist nicht ihre Schuld, es liegt nicht an ihr;sold with all faults ohne Mängelgewähr (verkauft);find fault nörgeln, kritteln;a) ausgesprochen,b) pej allzu, übertrieben3. (Charakter)Fehler m, (-)Mangel m4. a) Fehler m, Irrtum m:be at fault sich irren ( → A 1, A 8);if my memory is not at fault wenn mich meine Erinnerung nicht täuscht;commit a fault einen Fehler machenb) Vergehen n, Fehltritt m5. GEOL (Schichten)Bruch m, Verwerfung f6. TECH Defekt m:a) Fehler m, Störung fb) ELEK Erd-, Leitungsfehler m, fehlerhafte Isolierung7. Tennis, Springreiten etc: Fehler m8. JAGDa) Verlieren n der Spurb) verlorene Fährte:be at fault auf der falschen Fährte sein (a. fig) ( → A 1, A 4 a)B v/t1. etwas auszusetzen haben an (dat)3. obs verpfuschen, verpatzenC v/i1. GEOL sich verwerfen2. einen Fehler machen* * *1. noun1) Fehler, derto a fault — allzu übertrieben; übermäßig
find fault [with somebody/something] — etwas [an jemandem/etwas] auszusetzen haben
whose fault was it? — wer war schuld [daran]?
3) (Tennis etc.) Fehler, derdouble fault — Doppelfehler, der
4) (in gas or water supply; Electr.) Defekt, der5) (Geol.) Verwerfung, die2. transitive verbFehler finden an (+ Dat.); etwas auszusetzen haben an (+ Dat.)* * *n.Fehler - m.Mangel -¨ m. -
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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
- faulty
- at fault
- find fault with
- 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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hu:z
1. adjective, pronoun(belonging to which person(?): Whose is this jacket?; Whose (jacket) is this?; Whose car did you come back in?; In whose house did this incident happen?; Tell me whose (pens) these are.) de quién/quiénes
2. relative adjective, relative pronoun(of whom or which (the): Show me the boy whose father is a policeman; What is the name of the man whose this book is?)whose1 adj de quiénwhose car is this? ¿de quién es este coche?whose2 pron cuyotr[hʊːz]1 (direct questions) de quién/quiénes■ whose is this? ¿de quién es esto?2 (indirect questions) de quién/quiénes1 (direct questions) de quién/quiénes■ whose dog is this? de quién es este perro?■ whose fault is it? ¿quién tiene la culpa?2 (indirect questions) de quién/quiénes3 (relative) cuyo,-a, cuyos,-aswhose ['hu:z] adjwhose truck is that?: ¿de quién es ese camión?the person whose work is finished: la persona cuyo trabajo está terminadowhose pron: de quiéntell me whose it was: dime de quién erapron.• cuyo pron.• de quien pron.• de quién pron.
I huːzpronoun (sing) de quién; (pl) de quiéneswhose is this? — ¿de quién es esto?
whose are these? — ¿de quién/de quiénes son éstos?
II
a) (in questions, indirect questions) (sing) de quién; (pl) de quiéneswhose book is this? — ¿de quién es este libro?
whose keys are these? — ¿de quién son estas llaves?
whose coats are those? — ¿de quiénes son esos abrigos?
do you know whose house that is? — ¿sabes de quién es esa casa?
b) ( as relative) (sing) cuyo; (pl) cuyos[huːz]1.PRON (in direct and indirect questions) de quiénwhose is this? — ¿de quién es esto?
whose are these? — (1 owner expected) ¿de quién son estos?; (2 or more owners expected) ¿de quiénes son estos?
2. ADJ1) (in direct and indirect questions) de quiénwhose purse is this? — ¿de quién es este monedero?
whose cars are these? — (1 owner expected) ¿de quién son estos coches?; (2 or more owners expected) ¿de quiénes son estos coches?
whose fault was it? — ¿quién tuvo la culpa?
whose car did you go in? — ¿en qué coche fuiste?
do you know whose hat this is? — ¿sabes de quién es este sombrero?
2) (relative) cuyoWHOSEthose whose passports I have — aquellas personas cuyos pasaportes tengo, or de las que tengo pasaportes
In direct and indirect questions
► Whose in direct questions as well as after report verbs and expressions of (un)certainty and doubt (e.g. no sé) translates as de quién/de quiénes, {never} cuyo:
Whose coat is this? ¿De quién es este abrigo?
He asked us whose coats they were Nos preguntó de quiénes eran los abrigos
I don't know whose umbrella this is No sé de quién es este paraguas
As a relative
► In relative clauses whose can be translated by cuyo/cuya/cuyos/ cuyas and must agree with the following noun:
The man whose daughter is a friend of Emily's works for the Government El señor cuya hija es amiga de Emily trabaja para el Gobierno
... the house whose roof collapsed...... la casa cuyo tejado se hundió... When w hose refers to more than one noun, make cuyo agree with the first:
... a party whose policies and strategies are very extremist...... un partido cuya política y tácticas son muy extremistas... ► However, cuyo is not much used in spoken Spanish. Try using another structure instead:
... the house whose roof collapsed...... la casa a la que se le hundió el tejado...
My daughter, whose short story won a prize in the school competition, wants to be a journalist Mi hija, a quien premiaron por su relato en el concurso de la escuela, quiere ser periodista NOTE: There is no accent on q uien here, as it is a relative pronoun. For further uses and examples, see main entry* * *
I [huːz]pronoun (sing) de quién; (pl) de quiéneswhose is this? — ¿de quién es esto?
whose are these? — ¿de quién/de quiénes son éstos?
II
a) (in questions, indirect questions) (sing) de quién; (pl) de quiéneswhose book is this? — ¿de quién es este libro?
whose keys are these? — ¿de quién son estas llaves?
whose coats are those? — ¿de quiénes son esos abrigos?
do you know whose house that is? — ¿sabes de quién es esa casa?
b) ( as relative) (sing) cuyo; (pl) cuyos -
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[huːz]1. poss pronwhose is this? — di chi è questo?
I know whose it is — io lo so di chi è
2. poss adj1) (interrogative) di chi2) (relative) il (la)cuiwhose passports I have — quelli di cui ho il passaporto -
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fault ['fɔ:lt]1 noun(a) (UNCOUNT) (blame, responsibility) faute f;∎ it's my fault c'est (de) ma faute;∎ it's not my fault ce n'est pas (de) ma faute;∎ whose fault is it? à qui la faute?, qui est fautif?;∎ whose fault is it if you're unhappy? et à qui la faute si vous êtes malheureux?;∎ it's nobody's fault but your own vous n'avez à vous en prendre qu'à vous-même;∎ it's through no fault of mine ce n'est absolument pas (de) ma faute;∎ to be at fault être fautif ou coupable;∎ he's at fault this time c'est lui le fautif ou il est fautif cette fois;∎ she's at fault for not having taken action elle est coupable de ne pas avoir agi ou de ne pas être intervenue;∎ his memory was at fault sa mémoire lui a fait défaut;∎ the judge found him to be at fault le juge lui a donné tort∎ a fault in the addition une erreur d'addition∎ an electrical fault un défaut électrique;∎ a mechanical fault une défaillance mécanique;∎ a fault in the air supply un défaut dans l'arrivée d'air;∎ for all her faults, in spite of her faults malgré tous ses défauts;∎ honest/scrupulous to a fault honnête/scrupuleux à l'excès;∎ to find fault with sth trouver à redire à qch, critiquer qch;∎ to find fault with sb critiquer qn;∎ she finds fault with everything elle trouve toujours à redirecritiquer;∎ to fault sb/sth trouver des défauts chez qn/à qch;∎ you can't fault her on her work il n'y a rien à redire à son travail, vous ne pouvez pas prendre son travail en défaut;∎ you can't fault her for effort vous ne pouvez pas critiquer ses efforts;∎ I can't fault her logic je ne trouve aucune faille à sa logique(make mistake) commettre une faute►► Geology fault line ligne f de faille;Geology fault plane plan m de faille;Commerce fault tree arbre m de défaillances -
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♦ whose /hu:z/pron. (genitivo poss. di who)1 interr. di chi: Whose book is this?, di chi è questo libro?; Whose is this bike?, di chi è questa bici?; Whose fault is it?, di chi è la colpa?; That's whose fault it is!, ecco di chi è la colpa!; I'd like to know whose ( gloves) these are, vorrei sapere di chi sono questi (guanti)2 relat. (rif. a persone e a cose) di cui; del quale, della quale, dei quali, delle quali; il cui, la cui, i cui, le cui: That's the boy whose moped was stolen yesterday, ecco il ragazzo il cui motorino è stato rubato ieri; That's the woman whose son was killed in war, quella è la signora il cui figlio è morto in guerra; a house whose windows are all broken, una casa le cui finestre sono tutte rotte ( più com.: dalle finestre rotte). -
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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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whose [hu:z]à qui;∎ whose is it? à qui est-ce?;∎ whose could it be? à qui pourrait-il bien être?;∎ whose was the winning number? à qui était le numéro gagnant?(a) (in a question) à qui, de qui;∎ whose car was he driving? à qui était la voiture qu'il conduisait?;∎ whose child is she? de qui est-elle l'enfant?;∎ whose side are you on? de quel côté êtes-vous?;∎ whose fault is it? à qui la faute?;∎ on whose authority are you acting? au nom de quelle autorité agissez-vous?(b) (in a relative clause) dont;∎ isn't that the man whose photograph was in the newspaper? n'est-ce pas l'homme qui était en photo dans le journal?;∎ the girl, both of whose parents had died, lived with her aunt la fille, dont les parents étaient morts, vivait avec sa tante;∎ they had twins neither of whose names I can remember ils avaient des jumeaux mais je ne me souviens pas de leurs prénoms -
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whose [hu:z]• whose is this? à qui est ceci ?• whose is this hat? à qui est ce chapeau ?• whose hat is this? à qui est ce chapeau ?• whose son are you? vous êtes le fils de qui ?• whose book is missing? à qui est le livre qui manque ?• whose fault is it? c'est la faute de qui ?* * *[huːz] 1.pronoun à qui2.whose did you take? — tu as pris celui/celle etc de qui?
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fɔ:lt
1. сущ.
1) а) прям. перен. дефект, недостаток An essential fault of the Pythagorean theory. ≈ Существенный недостаток пифагорейской теории. She is fastidious to a fault. ≈ Она придирается к недостаткам. find fault with with all faults Syn: flaw, defect, imperfection;
vice б) ошибка, недочет, промах to overlook smb.'s faults ≈ не заметить чьей-л. ошибки be at fault Syn: slip, error, mistake в) спорт неправильно поданный мяч г) геол. разлом, сброс, сдвиг, нарушение, неправильность, порок, дислокация( в породе) Syn: dislocation
2) тех. авария, неисправность, повреждение, особенно электр. спад напряжения вследствие непредусмотренного контакта, "утечка" заряда, напряжения
3) охот. потеря следа hit off a fault
4) вина, проступок a grievous fault ≈ тяжелая вина through smb.'s fault ≈ по чьей-л. вине in fault through no fault of smb.'s Syn: misdeed, transgression, offence, culpability ∙ for the fault of to a fault a fault confessed is half redressed посл. ≈ повинную голову меч не сечет
2. гл.
1) уст. или архаич. совершать проступок, ошибку;
грешить Syn: sin
2) придираться( for), обвинять;
объявлять ошибочным, неверным Consequently, his final decision cannot be faulted. ≈ Соответственно, его окончательное решение нельзя назвать неправильным. The Americanisms with which we are faulted. ≈ Американизмы, в которых нас обвиняют. Syn: blame, censure, find fault with
3) спорт неправильно подавать мяч
4) охот. сбивать со следа
5) геол. образовать дислокацию, сдвиг Syn: dislocate недостаток, дефект - an essential * in /of/ a theory существенный недостаток теории - a * in cloth дефект в ткани - to acknowledge one's *s признавать свои недостатки - it is his great * это его большой недостаток - with all *s (коммерческое) без гарантии вина - the * lies with you, not with me вы виноваты, а не я - whose * is it? чья это вина?;
кто в этом виноват? - it is my * это моя вина - at /(редк) in/ * виноватый - I'm not at * я не виноват - who is at *? кто виноват? - party in /at/ * (юридическое) виновная сторона - my memory is at * меня подводит /мне изменяет/ память ошибка;
промах - your essay contains many *s in grammar в вашем сочинении много грамматических ошибок - there's your * вот в чем ваша ошибка - to be at * ошибаться, заблуждаться - to find * with smb., smth. придраться к кому-л., чему-л.;
ворчать, жаловаться на кого-л., что-л. - I have no * to find with your work по вашей работе я замечаний не имею проступок, провинность;
нарушение (закона и т. п.) неправильно поданный мяч (теннис) (охота) потеря следа - cold * (устаревшее) потерянный след (электротехника) замыкание( тока) (техническое) авария, повреждение, неисправность - * image (телевидение) искаженное изображение - * indicator (техническое) дефектоскоп, указатель повреждений (геология) разлом, сброс, сдвиг (породы) > to a * чрезмерно, слишком > gentle to a * слишком кроткий /мягкий/ > she is generous to a * в своей щедрости она не знает меры > to be at * находиться в затруднительном положении, не знать, что делать или что сказать > a * confessed is half redressed (пословица) за признание - половина наказания;
повинную голову меч не сечет > *s are thick where love is thin кто не любит, тот видит одни недостатки считать виновным, обвинять;
придираться - it was difficult to * her performance было трудно придраться к ее исполнению;
ее исполнение было безукоризненным ошибаться, допускать ошибки (геология) образовать разрыв или сброс осуждать, порицать - to * smb. for smth. порицать кого-л. за что-л. - I * myself for not doing it ругаю себя за то, что не сделал этого assembly ~ вчт. ошибка компоновки ~ охот. потеря следа;
to be at fault потерять след;
перен. быть озадаченным;
находиться в затруднении ~ промах, ошибка;
to be at fault ошибаться component ~ вчт. дефект элемента contributory ~ вина потерпевшего design ~ вчт. ошибка проектирования fault тех. авария, повреждение, неисправность;
to a fault очень;
слишком;
чрезмерно ~ авария ~ вина, небрежность ~ дефект ~ нарушение ~ небрежность ~ недостаток, дефект ~ недостаток, дефект ~ вчт. неисправность ~ неисправность ~ спорт. неправильно подавать мяч ~ спорт. неправильно поданный мяч ~ геол. образовать разрыв или сброс ~ ошибка ~ вчт. повреждение ~ повреждение ~ охот. потеря следа;
to be at fault потерять след;
перен. быть озадаченным;
находиться в затруднении ~ редк. придираться ~ промах, ошибка;
to be at fault ошибаться ~ проступок, вина;
in fault виноватый;
whose fault is it?, who is in fault? кто виноват?;
through no fault of mine не по моей вине ~ геол. разлом, сдвиг, сброс ~ вчт. сбой a ~ confessed is half redressed посл. = повинную голову меч не сечет to find ~ (with smb., smth.) жаловаться( на что-л.) to find ~ (with smb., smth.) придираться (к кому-л., к чему-л.) ;
бранить( кого-л.) fortuitous ~ вчт. случайная ошибка hardware ~ вчт. аппаратная ошибка image ~ вчт. дефект изображения ~ проступок, вина;
in fault виноватый;
whose fault is it?, who is in fault? кто виноват?;
through no fault of mine не по моей вине interaction ~ вчт. ошибка взаимодействия man-made ~ вчт. внесенная неисправность manufacturing ~ вчт. ошибка изготовления manufacturing ~ вчт. производственный дефект page ~ вчт. отсутствие страницы permanent ~ постоянная ошибка permanent ~ постоянный дефект random ~ вчт. эпизодическая неисправность read ~ вчт. сбой при чтении solid ~ вчт. устойчивая неисправность stack ~ вчт. ошибка в стеке stuck-at ~ вчт. неисправность типа разрыв цепи sustained ~ вчт. устойчивое повреждение testable ~ вчт. проверяемая неисправность ~ проступок, вина;
in fault виноватый;
whose fault is it?, who is in fault? кто виноват?;
through no fault of mine не по моей вине fault тех. авария, повреждение, неисправность;
to a fault очень;
слишком;
чрезмерно transient ~ вчт. неустойчивая неисправность undetectable ~ вчт. необнаружимая неисправность untestable ~ вчт. непроверяемый дефект ~ проступок, вина;
in fault виноватый;
whose fault is it?, who is in fault? кто виноват?;
through no fault of mine не по моей вине ~ проступок, вина;
in fault виноватый;
whose fault is it?, who is in fault? кто виноват?;
through no fault of mine не по моей вине write ~ вчт. сбой при записи -
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fo:lt
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
II
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
* * *
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
II
transitive verb encontrarle* defectos ahis behavior cannot be faulted — su comportamiento es intachable or impecable
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1. n недостаток, дефектbranch-open fault — дефект типа "обрыв ветви"
floating gate fault — дефект типа "плавающий затвор"
2. n тк. винаthe fault lies with you, not with me — вы виноваты, а не я
whose fault is it? — чья это вина?; кто в этом виноват?
3. n ошибка; промах4. n проступок, провинность; нарушениеcontact fault — нарушение контакта; контактная неисправность
5. n неправильно поданный мяч6. n охот. потеря следа7. n эл. замыкание8. n тех. авария, повреждение, неисправность9. n геол. разлом, сброс, сдвигto be at fault — находиться в затруднительном положении, не знать, что делать или что сказать
10. v считать виновным, обвинять; придиратьсяit was difficult to fault her performance — было трудно придраться к её исполнению;
find fault with — придраться к; придираться к
11. v ошибаться, допускать ошибки12. v геол. образовать разрыв или сброс13. v осуждать, порицатьI fault myself for not doing it — ругаю себя за то, что не сделал этого
Синонимический ряд:1. defect (noun) blemish; defect; deficiency; demerit; failing; flaw; foible; frailty; imperfection; infirmity; shortcoming; vice; weakness2. delinquency (noun) delinquency; dereliction; impropriety; indiscretion; misdemeanor; solecism; wrongdoing3. error (noun) blunder; error; misdeed; mistake; slip; wrong4. fissure (noun) fissure; fracture; rift; schism5. offense (noun) offense; sin; transgression6. responsibility (noun) accountability; blame; culpability; guilt; liability; onus; responsibility7. accuse (verb) accuse; blame; criticize; impugn; reprove8. censure (verb) censure; condemn; criticise; denounce; denunciate; reprehend; reprobate9. fail (verb) blunder; bungle; err; failАнтонимический ряд:assistance; benefit; blessing; completeness; correctness; favour; gain; good; help; merit; perfection; strength; vindicate; virtue -
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1. [fɔ:lt] n1. недостаток, дефектan essential fault in /of/ a theory - существенный недостаток теории
with all faults - ком. без гарантии
2. тк. sing винаthe fault lies with you, not with me - вы виноваты, а не я
whose fault is it? - чья это вина?; кто в этом виноват?
at /редк. in/ fault - виноватый [см. тж. 3, 6 и ♢ ]
who is at fault? - кто виноват?
party in /at/ fault - юр. виновная сторона
my memory is at fault - меня подводит /мне изменяет/ память
3. ошибка; промахyour essay contains many faults in grammar - в вашем сочинении много грамматических ошибок
to be at fault - ошибаться, заблуждаться [см. тж. 2, 6 и ♢ ]
to find fault with smb., smth. - придираться к кому-л., чему-л.; ворчать /жаловаться/ на кого-л., что-л.
I have no fault to find with your work - по вашей работе я замечаний не имею
4. проступок, провинность; нарушение (закона и т. п.)5. неправильно поданный мяч ( теннис)6. охот. потеря следаcold fault - арх. потерянный след
to be at fault - потерять след [см. тж. 2, 3 и ♢ ]
7. эл. замыкание ( тока)8. тех. авария, повреждение, неисправностьfault image - тлв. искажённое изображение
fault indicator - тех. дефектоскоп, указатель повреждений
9. геол. разлом, сброс, сдвиг (породы)♢
to a fault - чрезмерно, слишкомgentle to a fault - слишком кроткий /мягкий/
to be at fault - находиться в затруднительном положении, не знать, что делать или что сказать [см. тж. 2, 3 и 6]
a fault confessed is half redressed - посл. за признание - половина наказания; ≅ повинную голову меч не сечёт
2. [fɔ:lt] vfaults are thick where love is thin - кто не любит, тот видит одни недостатки
1. считать виновным, обвинять; придиратьсяit was difficult to fault her performance - было трудно придраться к её исполнению; ≅ её исполнение было безукоризненным
2. ошибаться, допускать ошибки3. геол. образовать разрыв или сброс4. осуждать, порицатьto fault smb. for smth. - порицать кого-л. за что-л.
I fault myself for not doing it - ругаю себя за то, что не сделал этого
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fo:lt 1. noun1) (a mistake; something for which one is to blame: The accident was your fault.) feil, skyld2) (an imperfection; something wrong: There is a fault in this machine; a fault in his character.) feil, lyte, mangel3) (a crack in the rock surface of the earth: faults in the earth's crust.) forkastning, sprekk2. verb(to find fault with: I couldn't fault him / his piano-playing.) kritisere, bebreide- faultlessly
- faulty
- at fault
- find fault with
- to a faultfeil--------mangel--------mistak--------skyldIsubst. \/fɔːlt\/, \/fɒlt\/1) feil, brist, skavank, lyte, mangel2) feiltrinn, forseelse3) skyld, feil• whose fault is it?4) ( tennis e.l.) feil(serve)5) ( geologi) forkastning6) ( elektronikk) isolasjonsfeilbe at (a) fault være skyldig, ha gjort seg skyldig, ta skylden være feil, være uriktig være på villspor, ta feil, være i villrede (jakt, om hunder) ha mistet sporet, ha mistet fertenbe at fault for not having eller be at fault in not having ha gjort seg skyldig i en feil ved ikke åbe in fault ha skyld(en)find fault eller find fault with klage (på), klandre, kritisere, finne feil (hos)the fault lies with someone eller the fault is with someone feilen\/skylden ligger hos noenthrough no fault of one's own uforskyldt, uten å være skyld i noe selvto a fault overdrevent, aldeles forwho is at fault? hvem har skylden?, hvem sin feil er det?with all faults ( handel) med manglerIIverb \/fɔːlt\/, \/fɒlt\/1) kritisere, klandre, finne noe å utsette på2) ( sport) dømme for feilserve3) ( geologi) forkaste (seg)4) ( tennis e.l.) serve feil5) ( gammeldags) feile, begå en feil -
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[fo:lt] 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.) defeito3) (a crack in the rock surface of the earth: faults in the earth's crust.) falha2. verb(to find fault with: I couldn't fault him / his piano-playing.) culpar/criticar- faultlessly
- faulty
- at fault
- find fault with
- to a fault* * *[fɔ:lt] n 1 falta: a) defeito, imperfeição, falha. she always found fault with me / ela sempre tinha alguma coisa a criticar em mim. b) erro, engano. at fault / errado, em falta. whose fault is it? / de quem é a culpa? c) culpa leve, deslize, defeito moral. not from his fault / sem culpa dele. d) omissão, negligência, transgressão, descuido. e) Geol falha, paráclase. f) Tennis bola fora. 2 Hunting rasto perdido. 3 Electr escapamento acidental. • vt Geol 1 formar falha, causar defeito. 2 culpar, encontrar falha. for all her faults apesar de suas falhas. generous to a fault excessivamente generoso. to a fault demasiado. -
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f.1 fault, culpa.2 guilt, blame, culpability.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: culpar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: culpar.* * *1 (culpabilidad) guilt, blame2 (falta) fault\echar la culpa a alguien to put the blame on somebodytener la culpa to be to blame (de, for)■ yo no tengo la culpa I'm not to blame, it's not my fault* * *noun f.blame, fault* * *SF1) (=responsabilidad) fault, blamees culpa suya — it's his fault, he's to blame
no le alcanza culpa — frm no blame attaches to him, he is blameless
•
cargar con la culpa a algn — to pin o put the blame on sb•
echar la culpa a algn de algo — to blame sb for sthsiempre me echan la culpa a mí — they're always blaming me o saying it's my fault
•
por culpa del mal tiempo — because of the bad weather•
tener la culpa de algo — to be to blame for sthnadie tiene la culpa — nobody is to blame, it's nobody's fault
tú tienes la culpa — you're to blame, it's your fault
2) (Jur) guilt3) (=pecado) sin* * *a) ( responsabilidad) faultecharle la culpa a alguien (de algo) — to blame somebody o put the blame on somebody (for something)
¿y qué culpa tengo yo? — and what fault is that of mine?
b) (falta, pecado) sinpagar por las culpas ajenas — to pay for the sins of others o for other people's faults
* * *= blame.Ex. The blame was not theirs that they were so lacking in gumption.----* conciencia de culpa = guilty conscience.* con un profundo sentimiento de culpa = guilt-ridden.* culpa + echar a + Nombre = blame + lay + at the feet of + Nombre.* culpa grave = gross negligence.* echar la culpa = place + blame, fault.* echarle la culpa a = put + the blame on.* exento de culpa = blameless, guilt-free.* exonerar a Alguien de culpa = exonerate + Nombre + from blame.* hacer que Alguien page sus culpas = bring + Nombre + to justice.* libre de culpa = guilt-free, blameless.* sentido de culpa = guilt.* sentimiento de culpa = guilt.* ser la culpa de = be the fault of.* ser + Posesivo + culpa = be + Posesivo + fault.* tener la culpa (por/de) = be at fault (for/to).* tener la culpa de Algo que se ha causado Uno mismo = be of + Posesivo + own making.* * *a) ( responsabilidad) faultecharle la culpa a alguien (de algo) — to blame somebody o put the blame on somebody (for something)
¿y qué culpa tengo yo? — and what fault is that of mine?
b) (falta, pecado) sinpagar por las culpas ajenas — to pay for the sins of others o for other people's faults
* * *= blame.Ex: The blame was not theirs that they were so lacking in gumption.
* conciencia de culpa = guilty conscience.* con un profundo sentimiento de culpa = guilt-ridden.* culpa + echar a + Nombre = blame + lay + at the feet of + Nombre.* culpa grave = gross negligence.* echar la culpa = place + blame, fault.* echarle la culpa a = put + the blame on.* exento de culpa = blameless, guilt-free.* exonerar a Alguien de culpa = exonerate + Nombre + from blame.* hacer que Alguien page sus culpas = bring + Nombre + to justice.* libre de culpa = guilt-free, blameless.* sentido de culpa = guilt.* sentimiento de culpa = guilt.* ser la culpa de = be the fault of.* ser + Posesivo + culpa = be + Posesivo + fault.* tener la culpa (por/de) = be at fault (for/to).* tener la culpa de Algo que se ha causado Uno mismo = be of + Posesivo + own making.* * *1(responsabilidad): nadie tiene la culpa it's nobody's fault, nobody's to blamele echaron la culpa de todo a ella she was blamed o she got the blame for everything, they blamed it all on herno fue culpa tuya it wasn't your faultllegó tarde por culpa del tráfico he arrived late because of the trafficno importa de quién es la culpa it doesn't matter whose fault it is, it doesn't matter who's to blame¿y qué culpa tengo yo? and what fault is that of mine?la culpa no la tiene el chancho sino quien le da de comer or quien le rasca el lomo ( RPl); it's not his/her/their fault ( said when someone else has encouraged them)2 (falta, pecado) sinaquél que esté libre de culpa que tire la primera piedra let he who is free from sin cast the first stoneestamos pagando por las culpas ajenas we're paying for the sins of others o for other people's faults3 ( Psic) guiltcon mucho sentimiento de culpa with a great feeling of guilt* * *
Del verbo culpar: ( conjugate culpar)
culpa es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
culpa
culpar
culpa sustantivo femenino
echarle la culpa a algn (de algo) to blame sb o put the blame on sb (for sth);
llegó tarde por culpa del tráfico he arrived late because of the traffic
culpar ( conjugate culpar) verbo transitivo
to blame;
culpa a algn de algo to blame sb for sth, blame sth on sb
culpa sustantivo femenino
1 (responsabilidad) blame: echarle la culpa a alguien, to put the blame on sb
es culpa nuestra, it is our fault
por su culpa, because of him
2 (culpabilidad) guilt
culpar verbo transitivo
1 to blame
2 (de un delito) to accuse [de, of]: la culparon del asesinato, she was accused of the murder
' culpa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
achacar
- apencar
- bebida
- comezón
- empacho
- estimable
- estresada
- estresado
- exonerar
- expiar
- inconfesable
- por
- profunda
- profundo
- recaer
- resaca
- soplo
- tardar
- acaso
- cargar
- complejo
- dejar
- echar
- eximir
- inocente
- quedar
English:
absolve
- acknowledgement
- because
- blame
- cast
- door
- fault
- guilt
- help
- lay
- mainly
- rap
- scapegoat
- shift
- shoulder
- sod
- torture
- wasted
- whose
- wrong
- answer
- own
- pin
- put
- share
- six
- unfair
* * *culpa nftodos tenemos algo de culpa we are all partly to blame;echar la culpa a alguien (de) to blame sb (for);por culpa de because of;tener la culpa de algo to be to blame for sth;la lluvia tuvo la culpa del accidente the rain was what caused the accident;¿qué culpa tengo yo de que te hayas caído? it's hardly my fault you fell over, is it?;Famyo no tengo la culpa de que seas tan distraído it's not my fault you're so absent-mindedel que esté libre de culpa que tire la primera piedra [en Biblia] let him who is without sin cast the first stone* * *f fault;echar la culpa de algo a alguien blame s.o. for sth;ser por culpa de alguien be s.o.’s fault;tener la culpa be to blame (de for);sentimiento de culpa feeling of guilt* * *culpa nf1) : fault, blameecharle la culpa a alguien: to blame someone2) : sin* * *culpa n (en general) faultlo siento, ha sido culpa mía I'm sorry, it was my fault -
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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 -
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f faultreligion sindare a qualcuno la colpa di qualcosa blame someone for somethingnon è colpa sua it's not her faultper colpa tua because of yousentirsi in colpa feel guilty* * *colpa s.f.1 ( misfatto) wrong, fault, misdeed, offence; ( peccato) sin: macchiarsi di una colpa grave, to be guilty of a serious wrong; pagherà per le sue colpe, he'll pay for his misdeeds (o for his sins); confessò la sua colpa, he admitted his misdeed; non è una colpa da poco arrivare in ritardo, it's a serious matter to arrive late; non ha mai commesso una colpa in vita sua, he has never done anything wrong in his life2 ( colpevolezza) guilt, guiltiness; ( responsabilità) fault: dimostrare la colpa di qlcu., to prove s.o.'s guilt; di chi è la colpa?, whose fault is it?; è colpa tua, it's your fault; accadde per colpa mia, it was my fault; sentirsi in colpa per qlco., to feel guilty about sthg. // senso di colpa, sense of guilt3 ( biasimo) blame: dare la colpa di qlco. a qlcu., to blame (o to lay the blame on) s.o.; non date la colpa a me, don't blame (o do not lay the blame on) me; prendersi la colpa di qlco., to take the blame for sthg.4 (dir.) negligence: colpa lieve, grave, slight, gross negligence; colpa professionale, professional negligence; responsabilità del medico per colpa professionale, medical malpractice liability; responsabilità senza colpa, no fault liability.* * *['kolpa]sostantivo femminile2) dir. negligence, offence3) psic.sentirsi in colpa per qcs. — to feel guilty about sth
4) (responsabilità) blame, faultdare la colpa a qcn. — to blame sb., to put o lay the blame on sb.
* * *colpa/'kolpa/sostantivo f.2 dir. negligence, offence; concorso di colpa contributory negligence3 psic. senso di colpa (sense of) guilt; non provare sensi di colpa to feel no guilt; sentirsi in colpa per qcs. to feel guilty about sth.4 (responsabilità) blame, fault; è colpa mia it's my fault; di chi è la colpa? whose fault is it? dare la colpa a qcn. to blame sb., to put o lay the blame on sb.; siamo in ritardo per colpa tua! because of you we're late! prendersi la colpa to take the blame; essere esente da -e to be blameless.
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