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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 across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Australia
Common
New Zealand
Common
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