fault in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.fault [Brit fɔːlt, fɒlt, Am fɔlt] N

2. fault (responsibility, guilt):

fault
faute f
to be sb's fault , to be the fault of sb
être (de) la faute de qn
to be sb's fault that …
être à cause de qn que …
it's all your fault
c'est (de) ta faute
it's my own fault
c'est de ma faute
it's your own silly fault inf
c'est ta faute, idiot inf
it's not my fault
ce n'est pas (de) ma faute
it's hardly their fault
ce n'est vraiment pas (de) leur faute
whose fault was it?
à qui la faute?
whose fault will it be if we're late? iron
à qui devra-t-on d'être en retard?
my fault entirely
c'est ma faute, je l'avoue
the fault lies with him/the company
c'est lui/la compagnie qui est entièrement responsable
through no fault of his/her own
indépendamment de lui/d'elle
to be at fault
être en tort, être à blamer

II.fault [Brit fɔːlt, fɒlt, Am fɔlt] VB trans

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I.fault-finding [Brit, Am fɔlt ˈfaɪndɪŋ] N

II.fault-finding [Brit, Am fɔlt ˈfaɪndɪŋ] ADJ

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San Andreas fault [Brit ˌsan anˈdreɪəs, Am ˌsæn ænˌdreɪəs ˈfɔlt]

fault in the PONS Dictionary

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fault Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

fault
signaler
to be sb's fault that ...
être de la faute de qn si ...
the fault lies with sb/sth
la responsabilité incombe à qn/qc
through no fault of sb's own
sans être de la faute de qn
to find fault with sb/sth
avoir qc à redire à qn/qc
you can't fault his argument/pronunciation
tu ne peux rien trouver à redire à son argument/sa prononciation
to atone for a fault by sth
expier une faute par qc
to make up for a fault with sth
suppléer (à) un défaut par qc
to impute a fault to sb/sth
imputer la faute à qn/qc
to dismiss sb for a fault
(faire) révoquer qn pour une faute

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Nobles accused him of trying to change the old ways, and even managed to find fault with the building codes.
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Or daresay could it be the fault of the players?
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He described his position as a centrist exploration of the corruption of the entire system which isn't the fault of just one party or another.
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The resulting current map can then be compared to a circuit diagram to determine the fault location.
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It's not spying on them and to plunge into rash judgments and fault-finding.
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Accidents that were as much the fault of the elements as of human error plagued the salvage.
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They reported a culture of criticism and fault-finding at the busy unit.
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He was partial to those who, for no fault of theirs, incurred the disapproval or displeasure of the family or community.
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He took care to find fault but seldom, and, therefore, when he did rebuke he was listened to with a kind of reverential awe.
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The backstabber, the tight-lip, the know-all, the fault-finder, the delayer and the downer all have their place in the modern office set-up.
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