fault - translate from English to Icelandic by Langtolang.com Dictionary

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Translating from English to Icelandic

fault — defect, flaw

→ galli m

→ brestur m

fault — responsibility for a mistake, blame (as in "it's my fault")

→ sök f

fault

→ mistök

fault

→ galli

fault

→ jarðsprunga; misgengi

fault

→ finna að, gagnrýna

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
- “he made a bad mistake”
- “she was quick to point out my errors”
- “I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults”
Synonymsmistake error
an imperfection in an object or machine
- “a flaw caused the crystal to shatter”
- “if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer”
Synonymsdefect flaw
the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection
- “they discussed the merits and demerits of her novel”
- “he knew his own faults much better than she did”
Synonymsdemerit

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(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
- “they built it right over a geological fault”
- “he studied the faulting of the earth's crust”
Synonymsfaultinggeological faultshift fracture break
(electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.)
- “it took much longer to find the fault than to fix it”
responsibility for a bad situation or event
- “it was John's fault”
(sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area)
- “he served too many double faults”