fault Significado & definición

Significado de fault en español

• 0 If something bad that happened is someone’s fault, they made it happen. -- ser culpa de alguien

  • The accident was not my fault.

• 1 something that is wrong with something -- fallo

  • The car has a serious design fault.

• 2 something that is wrong with someone’s character -- defecto

  • He has many faults, but laziness isn’t one of them.

• 3 to be responsible for something bad that has happened -- tener la culpa

  • I was at fault and I would like to apologize.

  • The judge found the driver to be at fault for the accident.

• 4 to find a reason to criticize someone or something -- criticar

  • I can’t fault the way that they dealt with the complaint.

• 5 responsibility for sth bad -- culpa [ feminine ]

  • It’s not my fault! ¡No es mi culpa!

  • If the work isn’t done, it’s your own fault. Si el trabajo no está hecho, es tu propia culpa.

  • The company was at fault for not warning us. La empresa era culpable de no avisarnos.

• 6 a weakness in sb’s character -- defecto [ masculine ]

  • We all have our faults. Todos tenemos nuestros defectos.

• 7 a problem or negative quality -- fallo [ masculine ]

  • The movie has a few faults. La película tiene algunos fallos

  • a fault in the design un fallo en el diseño

  • structural faults in the bridge fallos estructurales en el puente

• 8 a crack in the earth’s crust where movement can happen -- falla [ feminine ]

  • earthquakes along the St. Andreas fault terremotos a lo largo de la falla de San Andrés

• 9 to look for reasons to criticize or blame sb -- buscar defectos

  • It’s easy to find fault with others. Es fácil criticar a los demás.

• 10 to criticize sb -- criticar

  • I don’t fault him for trying to help. No le culpo por intentar ayudar.