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Detailed Translations for fault from English to French

fault:

fault [the ~] nom

  1. the fault (error; mistake; incorrectness; )
    – a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention 1
    l'erreur; la faute; la gaffe; la méprise; l'égarement; le défaut; le lapsus; l'errance; la bévue; le coup manqué
  2. the fault (error; incorrectness; flaw; defect)
    la faute; l'erreur; l'errance; le défaut; l'imperfection
  3. the fault (imperfection; flaw; defect)
    le défaut; l'imperfection
  4. the fault (immorality; sin; vice)
    le péché; le défaut; le vice; l'immoralité
  5. the fault (reprimand; reproach; blame)
    le blâme; la vitupération; le reproche; la réprobation; la réprimande; la remontrances
  6. the fault (blame; reproach)
    le blâme; la réprobation
  7. the fault (scream; howler; oversight; )
    la faute; la bévue; la gaffe; la méprise; le coup manqué; l'erreur; le défaut; l'errance; le lapsus; l'égarement
  8. the fault
    – A physical defect, such as a loose connection, that prevents a system or device from operating as it should. 2
    le défaut
  9. the fault
    – A programming error that can cause the software to fail. 2
    l'erreur

Translation Matrix for fault:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
blâme blame; fault; reprimand; reproach spot; stain
bévue blunder; error; failing; fault; flaw; gas; hoot; howler; incorrectness; mistake; oversight; scream; slip blooper; blunder; blundering; enormity; error; failure; miscalculation; miss; mistake; slipping; stumbling
coup manqué blunder; error; failing; fault; flaw; gas; hoot; howler; incorrectness; mistake; oversight; scream; slip blunder; error; failure; miscalculation; miss; mistake
défaut blunder; defect; error; failing; fault; flaw; gas; hoot; howler; immorality; imperfection; incorrectness; mistake; oversight; scream; sin; slip; vice absence; blank; deficiency; deficit; disability; failing; failure; feebleness; flaw; gap; handicap; hiatus; impediment; insufficiency; lack; lacuna; machine defect; shortage; shortcoming; shortfall; void; want; weakness
errance blunder; defect; error; failing; fault; flaw; gas; hoot; howler; incorrectness; mistake; oversight; scream; slip hike; ramble; wandering
erreur blunder; defect; error; failing; fault; flaw; gas; hoot; howler; incorrectness; mistake; oversight; scream; slip blunder; error; failure; miscalculation; miss; mistake
faute blunder; defect; error; failing; fault; flaw; gas; hoot; howler; incorrectness; mistake; oversight; scream; slip blunder; error; failure; miscalculation; miss; mistake
gaffe blunder; error; failing; fault; flaw; gas; hoot; howler; incorrectness; mistake; oversight; scream; slip blooper; blunder; blundering; boat hook; boathook; enormity; punting-pole; slipping
immoralité fault; immorality; sin; vice immorality
imperfection defect; error; fault; flaw; imperfection; incorrectness deficiency; disability; faultiness; handicap; impediment; imperfection; inadequacy; minor flaw; poorness; shortcoming
lapsus blunder; error; failing; fault; flaw; gas; hoot; howler; incorrectness; mistake; oversight; scream; slip blunder; error; failure; miscalculation; miss; mistake; slip; slip of the tongue; slips; slips of the pen; slips of the tongue; writing errors
méprise blunder; error; failing; fault; flaw; gas; hoot; howler; incorrectness; mistake; oversight; scream; slip blunder; error; failure; miscalculation; miss; mistake
péché fault; immorality; sin; vice
remontrances blame; fault; reprimand; reproach rebukes; reprimands; talkings to
reproche blame; fault; reprimand; reproach blame; blaming; reproach; reproof
réprimande blame; fault; reprimand; reproach dressing-down; reprimand; scolding; telling-off
réprobation blame; fault; reprimand; reproach condemning; disapproving of; frowning on
vice fault; immorality; sin; vice
vitupération blame; fault; reprimand; reproach
égarement blunder; error; failing; fault; flaw; gas; hoot; howler; incorrectness; mistake; oversight; scream; slip aberration; astonishment; bewilderment; confusion; digression; disorder; folly; infatuation; perplexedness; perplexity; puzzlement; standing agape; stay speechless; straying; stupidity; wandering
- break; defect; demerit; error; faulting; flaw; fracture; geological fault; mistake; shift
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- blame
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- breakdown; flaw; hitch; offence; offense

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Related Definitions for "fault":

  1. a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention1
    • I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults1
  2. (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area)1
    • he served too many double faults1
  3. responsibility for a bad situation or event1
    • it was John's fault1
  4. the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection1
    • he knew his own faults much better than she did1
  5. (electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.)1
    • it took much longer to find the fault than to fix it1
  6. (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other1
  7. an imperfection in an object or machine1
  8. put or pin the blame on1
  9. A physical defect, such as a loose connection, that prevents a system or device from operating as it should.2
  10. A programming error that can cause the software to fail.2

Wiktionary Translations for fault:

fault
noun
  1. geological fracture through rock
  2. mistake, e.g., of a person
  3. defect
fault
noun
  1. imperfection physique.
  2. faux opinion ; fausse doctrine.
  3. géologie|fr fracture, fissure avec rejet des deux blocs situés de part et d’autre de la cassure.
  4. impossibilité accidentelle et momentanée d'agir ou de fonctionner.
  5. Défaut.

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
fault faute schuld — een verantwoordelijkheid die iemand wordt toegeschreven voor een laakbare gebeurtenis of toestand
fault défaut Defektfehlerhafte Stelle, Funktionsfehler
fault défaut Fehler — eine schadhafte Stelle, eine Stelle mit einem Mangel
fault défaut Fehler — eine körperliche oder charakterliche Schwäche
fault faute; responsabilité Schuldkein Plural, Recht, Strafrecht: neben Tatbestandsmäßigkeit und Rechtswidrigkeit Strafbarkeitsvoraussetzung

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