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Meanings of fault in English

Portuguese
falha
Catalan
falla
Wikidata

(Geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other.

        falha
        Portuguese
        falha
        Catalan
        falta
        Spanish
        falta
        Wikidata

        An incorrect action not made deliberately.

              falha
              Portuguese
              falha
              Catalan
              defecte
              Spanish
              defecto

              An imperfection in a device or machine.

                    falha
                    Catalan
                    demèrit

                    The quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection.

                        demèrit
                        Usage of fault in English
                        1
                        Policing by its nature takes place on the fault lines of society.
                        The Irish Times
                        2
                        Wasting this crisis deal opportunity, though, would amount to a double fault.
                        Reuters
                        3
                        Conflicts between younger and older workers often represent the major fault line.
                        Economics Without Illusions
                        4
                        Not all of the problems, however, were the fault of the patients.
                        Reuters
                        5
                        First, know that it's not entirely your fault; evolution is partly responsible.
                        The Guardian
                        6
                        The police later said that he was in no way at fault.
                        The new yorker
                        7
                        The fault is not yours; it is that of the social Babel.
                        The Man Who Laughs: A Romance of English History
                        8
                        Unfortunately, it soon became obvious that the bottle had a serious fault.
                        The Irish Times
                        9
                        It said local gardaí who investigated the case were not at fault.
                        The Irish Times
                        10
                        It was not their fault they didn't understand the issue, he said.
                        The Guardian
                        11
                        The fault has left a number of its customers without mobile service.
                        The Irish Times
                        12
                        They argue no corrupted mind In him; the fault is in mankind.
                        Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims
                        13
                        It wasn't my fault; Soda always asked me, I didn't ask him.
                        The Outsiders
                        14
                        The fault is in the power lead connection to the ISDN box.
                        The Irish Times
                        15
                        In a statement, Top Energy management said it was not their fault.
                        Radio NZ
                        16
                        The pressure had built and the fault lines had become increasingly clear.
                        The Guardian
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                        Fault through the time
                        Fault across language varieties
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                        Common
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                        Common
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