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English

Pronunciation
italbrac|RP IPA|/f��lt/ or /f�lt/, SAMPA|/fO:lt/
italbrac|US IPA|/f��lt/ or /f��lt/
audio|en-gb-fault.ogg|Audio (RP)
audio|en-us-fault.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|��lt

Etymology
From OF. faute.

Noun
en-noun

1. A defect; something that detracts from perfection
2. A mistake or error
3. A weakness of character
4. A minor offense
5. Blame; the responsibility for a mistake
6. (Geology) A fracture in a rock formation causing a discontinuity
7. (Tennis) An illegal serve
8. (electrical) An abnormal connection in a circuit.

Translations
trans-top|defect
Albanian: gabim m, faj m
Catalan: errada f, culpa f
Croatian: t-|hr|grješka|f, t-|hr|mana|f, t-|hr|krivnja|f
Czech: t-|cs|chyba|f
Esperanto: t-|eo|peko|xs=Esperanto
French: défaut m (1,3), faute f (2, 4, 5, 7)
German: t+|de|Fehler|m, t+|de|Schuld|f
Hungarian: t+|hu|hiba
Italian: t+|it|colpa|f
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Portuguese: t+|pt|culpa|f
Romanian: t-|ro|hib�|f
Russian: t+|ru|о�ибка|f|sc=Cyrl
Slovak: t-|sk|chyba|f
Slovenian: hiba f
Spanish: t-|es|defecto|m, t+|es|falla|f
Telugu: తప�పిద� (tappidaM)
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trans-top|geological fracture through rock
Croatian: t+|hr|rasjed|m
Dutch: t+|nl|breuk|c
French: t+|fr|faille|f
Japanese: JAchar|�層 (dans�)
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Portuguese: t+|pt|falha|f
Spanish: t+|es|falla|f
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Verb
en-verb

1. transitive To criticize, blame or find fault with something or someone.
2. context|intransitive|geology To fracture.
3. intransitive To commit a mistake or error.

Translations
French: mettre en défaut (1), trouver une faille dans (1), se failler (2), faillir (3)

Related terms
at fault
to a fault

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• 2007-12-28 06:37 - Tbot - added t for nl, pt

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