fault

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfɔːlt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/fɔlt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(fôlt)

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WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2025:

Voornaamste vertalingen
EngelsNederlands
fault n (responsibility, blame)fout, schuld zn de
 The accident was my fault, as I wasn't looking where I was going.
fault n (defect in [sth])fout zn de
  defect zn het
  mankement zn het
 There is a fault in this machine; it keeps switching off.
fault n (tennis, sports) (sport)fout, overtreding zn de
 The server had two foot-faults against him.
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Aanvullende vertalingen
EngelsNederlands
fault n (earthquakes) (geologie)breuklijn zn de
 There is a fault close by that causes the earthquakes.
fault vi (make a mistake)een fout maken ww overg.
  haperen ww onoverg.
 The horse faulted in its gallop.
fault [sb/sth] vtr (criticize [sb], [sth])iets aanmerken op wk.ww+vz
  een fout vinden overg.uitdr.
  bekritiseren overg.ww
 I couldn't fault his performance in any way.
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WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2025:

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Voornaamste vertalingen
NederlandsEngels
fout nw de (verkeerde handeling)mistake, error, fault n
  (informal)slip-up n
  (US, informal)goof n
zwakheid nw de (tekortkoming)weakness n
  fault, shortcoming, failing n
fout nw de (verkeerde eigenschap)fault, flaw, defect n
  demerit n
schuld nw de (tekortkoming, blaam)fault, blame n
  guilt n
kwaad nw het (euvel)fault, defect n
gebrek nw de (tekortkoming)shortcoming, weakness, fault n
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WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2025:

Samengestelde woorden:
EngelsNederlands
fault line n (geology: crack in the earth)breuklijn nw de
 Built on a fault line, the city of Ephesus was destroyed by earthquakes.
faultfinder,
fault-finder
n
(critical person)criticaster nw de
  (informeel)mierenneuker, muggenzifter nw de
 Faultfinders have complained that the film is full of historical inaccuracies.
faultfinding (US),
fault-finding (UK)
n
(criticism, nitpicking) (informeel)muggenzifterij, mierenneukerij nw de
faultfinding (US),
fault-finding (UK)
adj
(critical)kritisch bn
no-fault insurance,
also US: no-fault auto insurance
n
(cover regardless of blame)all-risk verzekering nw de
 You can take out no-fault insurance where insurers pay the cost of all minor injuries resulting from an accident.
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Collocatie: fault him for his [mistakes, errors, actions], was (not) my fault, on the fault line (between), meer...

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