Translations for „fault“ in the English » Portuguese Dictionary

I . fault [fɔːlt] N

1. fault no pl (responsibility):

fault

culpa f

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

ser culpa de alguém (que ...)

to be at fault

ter a culpa

to find fault with sb

achar defeito em alguém

who's fault is it?

de quem é a culpa?

2. fault (in character, a. in a machine, etc):

fault

defeito m

3. fault GEO:

fault

falha f

II . fault [fɔːlt] VB trans

fault

criticar

Usage examples with fault

to be at fault

ter a culpa

who's fault is it?

de quem é a culpa?

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

ser culpa de alguém (que ...)

to find fault with sb

achar defeito em alguém

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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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It's not spying on them and to plunge into rash judgments and fault-finding.

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The law provides for no-fault divorce based on the irretrievable breakdown of the marital relationship.

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Most of those who go to find fault with him remain to laugh.

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The striation's direction reveal the movement directions in the fault plane.

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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 was partial to those who, for no fault of theirs, incurred the disapproval or displeasure of the family or community.

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Only on this website will you find people so cretinous as to find fault with every bit of positive news about local people making a success of themselves.

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Believed to have been reactivated multiple times, the fault is extensive and could still pose a threat to locals.

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