a fault in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for a fault in the English»Spanish Dictionary

a fault in design

un defecto or una falla de diseño

there's a fault on the line

hay una avería en la línea

a fault in design

un fallo de diseño Spain

she is generous to a fault

es generosa en extremo

she is generous to a fault

peca de excesivamente generosa

there's a fault in the adding up

hay un error en la adición

she's generous to a fault

es generosa en extremo

she's generous to a fault

peca de excesivamente generosa

Translations for a fault in the Spanish»English Dictionary

es generoso en exceso

he's generous to a fault

es cuidadoso al extremo

he is careful to a fault

Translations for a fault in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.fault [Am fɔlt, Brit fɔːlt, fɒlt] N

1. fault U (responsibility, blame):

fault

culpa f

whose fault is it?

¿quién tiene la culpa?

whose fault is it?

¿de quién es la culpa?

it's your fault

tú tienes la culpa

it's your fault

la culpa es tuya

it's not my fault

yo no tengo la culpa

it's not my fault

no es culpa mía

to be at fault

ser culpable

they were at fault in not reporting the theft

hicieron or obraron mal al no denunciar el robo

my memory could be at fault here

en esto me podría estar fallando la memoria

they're always finding fault with me

todo lo que hago les parece mal

they're always finding fault with me

siempre me están criticando

2.1. fault C (failing, flaw):

fault

defecto m

fault

falta f

for or in spite of all his faults

a pesar de todos sus defectos

she is generous to a fault

peca de excesivamente generosa

she is generous to a fault

es generosa en extremo

2.2. fault C:

fault (in machine)

avería f

fault (in goods)

defecto m

fault (in goods)

falla f

there's a fault on the line

hay una avería en la línea

a fault in design

un defecto or una falla de diseño

a fault in design

un fallo de diseño Spain

2.3. fault C (error, misdeed):

fault

error m

fault

falta f

there's a fault in the adding up

hay un error en la adición

3. fault C GEOL:

fault

falla f

4. fault C (in tennis, show jumping):

fault

falta f

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

fault person/performance/argument:

fault

encontrarle defectos a

his behavior cannot be faulted

su comportamiento es intachable or impecable

I.a surfeit of N liter

a surfeit of

un exceso de

a surfeit of

una plétora de liter

there is a surfeit of exhibitions this autumn

este otoño hay una plétora de exposiciones liter

II.surfeit [Am ˈsərfət, Brit ˈsəːfɪt] VB trans liter

to surfeit oneself with/on sth

hartarse de algo

to surfeit oneself with/on sth

hartarse a algo Spain

they were surfeited with food

se hartaron de comida

they were surfeited with food

estaban ahítos (de comida) liter

A/D ADJ

A/D → analog to digital

A/D

A/D

A/D converter

convertidor m A/D

A/D converter

conversor m A/D

A/D conversion

conversión f A/D

A/D equipment/system

equipo m/sistema m analógico digital

a.m.² ADV (before midday)

a.m.

a. m.

at 7 a.m.

a las 7 de la mañana or 7 a. m.

A, a [Am eɪ, Brit eɪ] N

1.1. A (letter):

A

A

A

a f

the A to Z of Gardening

el ABC de la jardinería

he knows his subject from A to Z

conoce el tema perfectamente or de cabo a rabo

to get from A to B

ir de un sitio a otro

1.2. A MUS:

A

la m

to give sb an A

darle el la a alguien

A flat/sharp/natural

la bemol/sostenido/natural

A major/minor

la mayor/menor

the piece is in A

la pieza es en la mayor

1.3. A (grade):

A

≈ sobresaliente m (calificación en la escala que va de A a F en orden decreciente)

2. A MED:

blood group A

grupo m sanguíneo A

3.1. A (in house numbers):

35A

≈ 35 bis

35A

≈ 35 duplicado

3.2. A (in sizes of paper) Brit:

A3

A3 (420 x 297mm)

A4

A4 (297 x 210mm)

A5

A5 (210 x 148mm)

3.3. A Brit TRANSP:

A

indicador de carretera o ruta nacional

attr A road

≈ carretera f nacional

A road

≈ ruta f nacional

4. A (firstly):

A sentence adv

en primer lugar

A sentence adv

número uno

See also blood group

blood group, blood type N MED

blood group

grupo m sanguíneo

what blood group are you?

¿qué grupo sanguíneo tiene?

I'm blood group AB positive/negative

tengo el grupo sanguíneo AB positivo/negativo

a/c N

1. a/c → account

a/c

cta.

2. a/c → air conditioning

See also air conditioning, account

air conditioning N U

air conditioning

aire m acondicionado

air conditioning

clima m artificial esp AmC Mex

I.account [Am əˈkaʊnt, Brit əˈkaʊnt] N

1. account FIN (with bank, building society):

account

cuenta f

to have an account with or at a bank

tener una cuenta en un banco

to open/close/transfer an account

abrir/cerrar/transferir una cuenta

personal/company account

cuenta personal/de gastos

checking or Brit current account

cuenta f corriente

savings or deposit account

cuenta f de ahorros

to put or turn sth to (good) account

sacar (buen) provecho de algo

2. account COMM:

account (with shop, firm)

cuenta f

account (invoice) Brit

cuenta f

account (invoice) Brit

factura f

I have an account with them/at the bookstore

tengo cuenta allí/en la librería

put it on/charge it to my account

cárguelo a mi cuenta

they haven't sent their account yet Brit

todavía no han mandado la cuenta or la factura

payment on account

pago m a cuenta

I gave her $200 on account

le di 200 dólares a cuenta or de anticipo

statement of account

estado m de cuenta

statement of account

extracto m de cuenta

to keep (an) account of sth

llevar (la) cuenta de algo

to settle one's account

pagar or saldar su (or mi etc.) cuenta

to settle or square an account with sb

ajustarle (las) cuentas a alguien

3. account (client, contract):

account

cuenta f

to win an account

conseguir una cuenta or un contrato

4. account (part of budget):

account

partida f

account

rubro m LatAm

5. account (on Stock Exchange):

account

cada una de las quincenas en las que se divide el año en la Bolsa británica

attr account day

día m de liquidación

6. account:

account (explanation)

explicación f

account (version)

versión f

account (report)

informe m

no satisfactory account of why it happened has ever been given

nunca se ha dado una explicación satisfactoria de por qué ocurrió

she gave me a very different account of events

me dio una versión muy distinta de los hechos

give an account of the life cycle of the butterfly

describa el ciclo de vida de la mariposa

she gave an excellent account of Juliet/the sonata

ofreció una excelente interpretación de Julieta/la sonata

by her/his own account

según él mismo/ella misma cuenta

by all accounts

a decir de todos

by all accounts

por lo que dicen todos

to bring or call sb to account for sth

pedirle cuentas a alguien sobre algo

to give a good account of oneself

dar lo mejor de sí

to hold sb to account for sth

responsabilizar a alguien de algo

7. account (consideration, reckoning):

to take sth into account

tener algo en cuenta

what you haven't taken into account is …

lo que no has tenido en cuenta es …

to take account of sth

tomar or tener algo en cuenta

the report takes no account of the fact that …

el informe no toma or tiene en cuenta el hecho de que …

8. account (importance) form:

to be of no/little account (to sb), it's of no account

no tiene importancia

our opinion seems to be of no account whatsoever

parece que nuestra opinión no cuenta or no importa en absoluto

it is of little account (to me) whether he agrees or not

a mí me importa muy poco que esté o no de acuerdo

9. account <accounts, pl >:

account

contabilidad f

to keep the accounts

llevar la contabilidad or las cuentas

10. account in phrases:

on account of as prep

debido a

on account of his age/being too old

debido a su edad/a que es demasiado mayor

on this/that account

por esta/esa razón

on account of she was late as conj Am inf

debido a que llegó tarde

on no account, not on any account

de ningún modo

on no account, not on any account

de ninguna manera

on no account, not on any account

bajo ningún concepto

on one's own account (for oneself)

por cuenta propia

I did it on my own account

lo hice por cuenta propia

on sb's account

por alguien

don't start worrying on her account!

no te preocupes por ella

I hope you haven't been waiting up on my account

espero que no te hayas quedado levantada por mí

II.account [Am əˈkaʊnt, Brit əˈkaʊnt] VB trans form

account

considerar

A&E N

A&E → accident and emergency

a.s.a.p., A.S.A.P. [Am ˌeɪɛseɪˈpi, Brit ˌeɪɛseɪˈpiː]

a.s.a.p. → as soon as possible

a [Am eɪ, ə, Brit ə, eɪ] before a vowel or silent ‘h’, an ART INDEF

1. a:

a

un / una

I have a problem/a question/an idea

tengo un problema/una pregunta/una idea

a Mrs Smith called

llamó una tal señora Smith

she's a lawyer

es abogada

she's a famous lawyer

es una famosa abogada

have you got a car/light?

¿tienes coche/fuego?

he didn't say a word

no dijo ni una palabra

they're six dollars a kilo

están a seis dólares el kilo

half a dozen/an hour

media docena/hora

what a pity/coincidence!

¡qué lástima/casualidad!

what a huge dog!

¡qué perro más enorme!

half a cup/spoonful

media taza/cucharada

2. a (per):

a

por

twice a week

dos veces por semana or a la semana

50 miles an hour

50 millas por hora

a fault in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for a fault in the English»Spanish Dictionary

to be generous to a fault

ser demasiado generoso

to call a fault

pitar una falta

Translations for a fault in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.fault [fɔ:lt] N

1. fault no pl (responsibility):

fault

culpa f

it's not my fault

yo no tengo la culpa

to be sb's fault (that ...)

ser culpa de alguien (que ...)

to be at fault

tener la culpa

to find fault with sb

criticar a alguien

2. fault (character weakness):

fault

debilidad f

to have its faults

tener sus defectos

to be generous to a fault

ser demasiado generoso

3. fault (defect):

fault

fallo m

electrical/technical fault

fallo eléctrico/técnico

4. fault GEO:

fault

falla f

5. fault SPORTS:

fault

falta f

double fault

doble falta

foot fault

falta de pie

to call a fault

pitar una falta

II.fault [fɔ:lt] VB trans

fault

encontrar defectos en

a [ə, stressed: eɪ] indef art before consonant, an [ən, stressed: æn] before vowel

1. a (in general):

a

un, una

a car

un coche

a house

una casa

in a day or two

en unos días

2. a (not translated):

do you have a car?

¿tienes coche?

he is an Englishman

es inglés

she is a teacher

es maestra

a hundred days

cien días

3. a (to express prices, rates):

£2 a dozen

2 libras la docena

£6 a week

6 libras por semana

4. a (before person's name):

a Mr Robinson

un tal Sr. Robinson

a.k.a.

a.k.a. abbreviation of also known as

a.k.a.

alias

a.s.a.p. [ˌeɪeseɪˈpi:]

a.s.a.p. abbreviation of as soon as possible

a.s.a.p.

lo antes posible

a.s.a.p.

tan pronto como sea posible

a.m. [ˌeɪˈem]

a.m. abbreviation of ante meridiem

a.m.

a.m.

a/c [ˌeɪˈsi:]

a/c abbreviation of account

a/c

c/

a/c

cta.

See also account

I.account [əˈkaʊnt] N

1. account (with bank):

account

cuenta f

2. account (bill):

account

factura f

to settle an account

liquidar una cuenta

3. account pl (financial records):

account

cuentas f pl

to keep accounts

llevar las cuentas

to keep an account of sth

llevar la cuenta de algo

4. account (customer):

account

cliente mf

5. account (description):

account

relato m

an account of sth

un relato [o una relación] de algo

to give an account of sth

informar sobre algo

by all accounts

a decir de todos

by her own account

según ella misma

6. account no pl (consideration):

to take sth into account

tomar [o tener] algo en cuenta

to take no account of sth

no tomar [o tener] en cuenta algo

to take no account of sth

no hacer caso de algo

on account of sth

por causa de algo

on no account

de ninguna manera

7. account no pl form (importance):

of little/no account

de poca/ninguna importancia

8. account no pl (responsibility):

account

responsabilidad f

on one's own account

por cuenta propia

on sb's account

a cuenta de alguien

Phrases:

to give a good account of oneself

lucirse

to be called to account (for sth)

tener que rendir cuentas (de algo)

to settle accounts with sb

ajustar cuentas con alguien

to turn sth to account

sacar provecho de algo

II.account [əˈkaʊnt] VB trans form

account

considerar

A, a [eɪ] N

1. A (letter):

A

A, a f

A for Andrew Brit, A for Abel Am

A de Antonio

to get from A to B

ir de un lugar a otro

from A to Z

de cabo a rabo

2. A MUS (note):

A

la m

3. A SCHOOL:

A

≈ sobresaliente m

4. A Brit SCHOOL:

A level

≈ bachillerato m

a.o.b.

a.o.b. abbreviation of any other business

a.o.b.

ruegos m pl y preguntas

A N

A abbreviation of answer

A

R

See also answer

I.answer [ˈɑ:nsəʳ, Am ˈæ:nsɚ] N

1. answer (reply):

answer

respuesta f

answer

contestación f

to have an answer for everything

tener respuesta para todo

in answer to your question

como respuesta a tu pregunta

I called but there was no answer

llamé pero no contestaron

the short answer is ‘no’

en una palabra: no

2. answer (solution):

answer

solución f

3. answer LAW:

answer

contestación f

4. answer (equivalent):

to be the French answer to the Beatles

ser el equivalente francés de los Beatles

II.answer [ˈɑ:nsəʳ, Am ˈæ:nsɚ] VB trans

1. answer (respond to):

answer

contestar a

to answer the telephone

contestar al teléfono

to answer the door

abrir la puerta

2. answer (fit, suit):

answer description

responder a

answer need

satisfacer

answer prayers

escuchar

III.answer [ˈɑ:nsəʳ, Am ˈæ:nsɚ] VB intr

answer

contestar

answer

responder

A.C.A.B.

User Entry

A.C.A.B. (All Cops Are Bastards) sl abbrev

A.C.A.B. sl

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He could be solicitous to a fault, always fussing over me with water, tea or even food.

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Most often, the issue in a fault line war is often territory, but it could also be over the control of people.

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An exhaustive data review followed to develop a fault tree and several failure scenarios.

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The issue at stake in a fault line war is very symbolic for at least one of the groups involved.

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This is not a fault-finding exercise.

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A fault in the heating system took hold during the small hours.

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Then it was that these young activists don't know what they are doing, and it became a fault-finding disagreement of all kinds of things.

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Spotting and/or roan in the white are acceptable, but tricolor is considered a fault.

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A lineament is a feature in a landscape expressing an underlying geological structure like a fault.

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This hierarchy allows for a fault tolerant behavior.

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