fault
noun
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- (typically, uncountable) Culpability; the responsibility for a blameworthy event.
- A mistake or error.
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Schuld
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- A defect, imperfection, or weakness; more severe than a flaw.
- (tennis) An illegal serve.
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Fehler
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- (mining) An intrusion of another material, such as dirt or slate, within a coal seam.
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Berge,
Zwischenmittel
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- (geology) A fracture in a rock formation causing a discontinuity.
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Bruchlinie,
Verwerfung
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- (technology) An abnormal connection within an electric circuit.
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Brücke,
Kurzschluss
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- (morality) A failing of character; less severe than a vice.
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Charakterschwäche,
Fehler
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Verfehlung
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fault
verb
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- (intransitive) To commit a mistake or error.
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fehlen,
sündigen
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faultful
adjective
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- With faults or sins; not perfect; flawed.
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fehlerhaft
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