| Principal Translations |
| fault n | (responsibility, blame) | culpa nf |
| | The accident was my fault, as I wasn't looking where I was going. |
| | El accidente fue mi culpa porque no estaba poniendo atención en el camino. |
| fault n | (defect in [sth]) | desperfecto nm |
| | | falla nf |
| | There is a fault in this machine; it keeps switching off. |
| | Esta máquina tiene un desperfecto, se sigue apagando. |
| fault n | (flaw in [sb]'s character) | defecto nm |
| | One of Brian's faults is that he is oversensitive to criticism. |
| | Uno de los defectos de Brian es que es muy sensible a las críticas. |
| fault n | (tennis, sports) (tenis) | falta nf |
| | The server had two foot-faults against him. |
| | El jugador que tenía el servicio cometió dos faltas de pie. |
| fault n | (geology: crack in the earth) | falla nf |
| | There is a fault close by that causes the earthquakes. |
| | Hay una falla aquí cerca que causa los terremotos. |
Compound Forms:
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| at fault adj | (responsible, to blame) | ser culpable loc verb |
| | | estar en falta loc verb |
| | Your insurance policy won't pay out after a crash if you are at fault. |
| | Tu póliza de seguro no cubrirá un choque si tú eres culpable. |
| double fault n | (tennis: two bad serves) | doble falta loc nom f |
| double-fault⇒ vi | (tennis: serve a double fault) | cometer una doble falta loc verb |
| fault line n | (geology: crack in the earth) | falla geológica nf |
| | Built on a fault line, the city of Ephesus was destroyed by earthquakes. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Hay una falla geológica que recorre España y Portugal. |
| fault plane | (geology) (geología) | falla planar loc nom f |
| fault tree n | (analytic diagram) | árbol de fallas loc nom m |
| fault zone | (geology) (geología) | zona de fallas nf + loc adj |
fault-tolerant,
fault tolerant adj | (computing: providing backup) (informática) | a prueba de fallos loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | En caso de no cerrarse bien el sistema, se debe reiniciar en un modo a prueba de fallos para recuperar la mayor cantidad de información posible. |
faultfinder,
fault-finder n | (critical person) | criticón, criticona nm, nf |
| | Faultfinders have complained that the film is full of historical inaccuracies. |
faultfinding (US),
fault-finding (UK) n | (criticism, nitpicking) | crítica nf |
faultfinding (US),
fault-finding (UK) adj | (critical) | criticón/ona adj |
| find fault v expr | (criticize) | criticar⇒ vtr |
| find fault with [sb/sth] v expr | (criticize [sb/sth]) | criticar a vtr + prep |
| | | criticar⇒ vtr |
| | | buscar defectos loc verb |
| ground fault | (electronics) | falla a tierra grupo nom f |
no fault divorce,
no-fault divorce n | chiefly US, Aus, Can (law: neither party responsible) | divorcio sin culpa grupo nom m |
| | | divorcio no contencioso grupo nom m |
| no-fault adj | (claim, etc.: without blame) | sin culpa loc adj |
no-fault insurance,
also US: no-fault auto insurance n | (cover regardless of blame) | seguro sin culpa loc nom m |
| | You can take out no-fault insurance where insurers pay the cost of all minor injuries resulting from an accident. |
| | Puedes sacar un seguro sin culpa, donde la aseguradora paga el costo de todos los daños de un accidente. |
normal fault,
gravity fault n | (geology) (geología) | falla normal loc nom f |
| reverse fault | (geology) | falla inversa nf + adj |
| San Andreas Fault n | (geological fault in California) | falla de San Andrés loc nom f |
| strike-slip fault n | (geology) | falla de desplazamiento de rumbo nf + loc adj |
| thrust fault n | (geology: old rock pushes above newer) | falla de cabalgamiento loc nom f |
| | | cabalgamiento nm |
| | This is a thrust fault; you can tell by the low angle. |
| to a fault adv | (almost excessively) (coloquial) | hasta decir basta loc adv |
transform fault,
transform n | (geology) | falla transformante loc nom f |