Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - fault
Fault
fault
n. & v. --n. 1 a defect or imperfection of character or of structure, appearance, etc. 2 a break or other defect in an electric circuit. 3 a transgression, offence, or thing wrongly done. 4 a Tennis etc. a service of the ball not in accordance with the rules. b (in showjumping) a penalty for an error. 5 responsibility for wrongdoing, error, etc. (it will be your own fault). 6 a defect regarded as the cause of something wrong (the fault lies in the teaching methods). 7 Geol. an extended break in the continuity of strata or a vein. --v. 1 tr. find fault with; blame. 2 tr. declare to be faulty. 3 tr. Geol. break the continuity of (strata or a vein). 4 intr. commit a fault. 5 intr. Geol. show a fault. Phrases and idioms at fault guilty; to blame. fault-finder a person given to continually finding fault. fault-finding continual criticism. find fault (often foll. by with) make an adverse criticism; complain. to a fault (usu. of a commendable quality etc.) excessively (generous to a fault). Etymology: ME faut(e) f. OF ult. f. L fallere FAIL
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English faute, falte, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *fallita, from feminine of fallitus, past participle of Latin fallere to deceive, disappoint Date: 13th century lack, 2. weakness, failing, a physical or intellectual imperfection or impairment ; defect, an error especially in service in a net or racket game, 3. misdemeanor, mistake, responsibility for wrongdoing or failure , a fracture in the crust of a planet (as the earth) or moon accompanied by a displacement of one side of the fracture with respect to the other usually in a direction parallel to the fracture, Synonyms: see: ~ II. verb Date: 15th century intransitive verb to commit a ~ ; err, to fracture so as to produce a geologic ~, transitive verb to find a ~ in , to produce a geologic ~ in, blame, censure ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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