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fault

/fɒlt/ /fɔlt/

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noun

Defecto, fallo

A defect; something that detracts from perfection.

Examples :

"The chipped paint on the wall was a small fault in an otherwise beautiful room. "

La pintura desconchada en la pared era un pequeño fallo en una habitación por lo demás hermosa.

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Error, fallo

A mistake or error.

Examples :

"No! This is my fault, not yours."

¡No! Esto es mi error, no el tuyo.

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Defecto, fallo

A weakness of character; a failing.

Examples :

"For all her faults, she’s a good person at heart."

A pesar de todos sus defectos, en el fondo es una buena persona.

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noun

Falta, error

A minor offense.

Examples :

"My brother had a small fault in his homework assignment; he forgot to include the bibliography. "

Mi hermano tuvo una pequeña falta en su tarea; se olvidó de incluir la bibliografía.

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Culpa, error

Blame; the responsibility for a mistake.

Examples :

"The fault lies with you."

La culpa es tuya.

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Falla

A fracture in a rock formation causing a discontinuity.

Examples :

"The geologist pointed to the fault in the rock face, explaining how it had shifted the layers of the mountain. "

El geólogo señaló la falla en la pared rocosa, explicando cómo había desplazado las capas de la montaña.

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Defecto

In coal seams, coal rendered worthless by impurities in the seam.

Examples :

"slate fault dirt fault"

Defecto de pizarra Defecto de suciedad

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noun

Falta

An illegal serve.

Examples :

"The tennis player was penalized for a fault on his first serve. "

El jugador de tenis fue penalizado por una falta en su primer servicio.

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Fallo, avería

An abnormal connection in a circuit.

Examples :

"The electrician found a fault in the wiring, causing the lights to flicker. "

El electricista encontró un fallo en el cableado, lo que provocó que las luces parpadearan.

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Falla, falta

Examples :

"My fault in the project was a lack of attention to detail. "

Mi falta en el proyecto fue la falta de atención a los detalles.

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noun

Fallo, pérdida del rastro

A lost scent; act of losing the scent.

Examples :

"The dog lost the fault and couldn't track the runaway rabbit any further. "

El perro perdió el rastro y no pudo seguir rastreando al conejo fugitivo.

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verb

Criticar, culpar

To criticize, blame or find fault with something or someone.

Examples :

"My teacher frequently faults students for not completing their homework. "

Mi profesor frecuentemente critica a los estudiantes por no completar su tarea.

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verb

Fracturar, romper

Examples :

"The earthquake caused the old brick wall to fault along several lines. "

El terremoto causó que la vieja pared de ladrillo se fracturara a lo largo de varias líneas.

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verb

Cometer un error, equivocarse

To commit a mistake or error.

Examples :

"The student faulted on the math problem, losing points on the quiz. "

El estudiante cometió un error en el problema de matemáticas, perdiendo puntos en el cuestionario.

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verb

Sufrir un fallo de página

To undergo a page fault.

Examples :

"The computer program kept faulting because it was running out of memory. "

El programa de la computadora seguía sufriendo un fallo de página porque se estaba quedando sin memoria.

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