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krivda

I. fault [fɔ:lt] N

1. fault no pl (responsibility):

fault
krivda f
it's all your fault
vsega si ti kriv
it's your own fault
sam si si kriv
to find fault with sb/sth
kritizirati koga/kaj
the fault lies with sb/sth
krivda je pri kom/čem
to be at fault
biti kriv
through no fault of his own
brez njegove krivde

2. fault (weakness):

fault
pomanjkljivost f
she was generous to a fault
bila je preveč velikodušna
his/her main fault
njegova/njena največja hiba

3. fault (defect):

fault
defekt m
fault
okvara f
a fault on the line
okvara na liniji

4. fault GEOL:

fault
prelom m

5. fault TENNIS:

fault
napaka f
to call a fault
zaklicati napako

II. fault [fɔ:lt] VB trans to fault sb/sth

fault
najti napako v kom/čem
you can't fault [him on] his logic
njegove logike ne moreš kritizirati

ˈfault-find·ing N no pl

1. fault-finding (criticism):

fault-finding
nerganje n

2. fault-finding ELEC:

fault-finding
iskanje n napak

no-ˈfault ADJ attr esp Am

no-fault
kasko
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fault line N

fault line GEOL
potresna prelomnica, tektonska prelomnica
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find fault VB

to find fault with sb
grajati koga
Present
Ifault
youfault
he/she/itfaults
wefault
youfault
theyfault
Past
Ifaulted
youfaulted
he/she/itfaulted
wefaulted
youfaulted
theyfaulted
Present Perfect
Ihavefaulted
youhavefaulted
he/she/ithasfaulted
wehavefaulted
youhavefaulted
theyhavefaulted
Past Perfect
Ihadfaulted
youhadfaulted
he/she/ithadfaulted
wehadfaulted
youhadfaulted
theyhadfaulted
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

it's hardly my fault!
jaz pač nisem kriv!
it's all your fault
vsega si ti kriv
it's your own fault
sam si si kriv
to be at fault
biti kriv
to call a fault
zaklicati napako

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

He is at a loss to understand why she should find fault with him.
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If you find fault with others, others will find fault with you.
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She was simply trying to find fault in him.
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They cheat, ruin, feign, find fault and drag people down.
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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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