fault

fault
fault [fɔ:lt]
1. noun
   a. (in person, scheme, machine) défaut m
• the fault lay in the production process l'anomalie se situait au niveau de la production
• an electrical fault un défaut du circuit électrique
• to find fault with sth trouver à redire à qch
• to find fault with sb critiquer qn
• he is always finding fault il trouve toujours à redire
• she is generous to a fault elle est généreuse à l'excès
   b. ( = responsibility) faute f
• whose fault is it? c'est la faute à qui ?
• it's not my fault ce n'est pas de ma faute
• it's your own fault c'est de votre faute
• through no fault of her own sans qu'elle y soit pour quelque chose
► at fault
• to be at fault être fautif
• he denied he was at fault il a nié avoir fait une erreur
• you were at fault in not telling me vous avez eu tort de ne pas me le dire
   c. (Tennis) faute f
   d. (Geol) faille f
2. transitive verb
• you can't fault him on ne peut pas le prendre en défaut
• you can't fault her on her handling of the situation la manière dont elle a géré la situation est irréprochable
3. compounds
► fault-finding noun critiques fpl
► fault line noun ligne f de faille
* * *
[fɔːlt] 1.
noun
1) (flaw) défaut m (in dans); (electrical failure) panne f

structural/design fault — défaut structurel/de conception

he's always finding fault — il trouve toujours quelque chose à redire

2) (responsibility) faute f

to be somebody's fault —

to be the fault of somebody — être (de) la faute de quelqu'un

to be somebody's fault that — être à cause de quelqu'un que

it's my own fault — c'est de ma faute

whose fault was it? — à qui la faute?

the fault lies with him — c'est lui qui est entièrement responsable

to be at fault — être en tort

3) Sport (call) faute!

to serve a fault — faire une faute au service

4) (in earth) faille f
5) Law faute f
2.
transitive verb prendre [quelque chose/quelqu'un] en défaut

it cannot be faulted — c'est irréprochable


English-French dictionary. 2013.

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