fault
noun
1 noun responsibility for sthlocht masc3 milleán masc1 whose fault is it? cé air a bhfuil an locht?, cé air a bhfuil an milleán?it's not my fault ní ormsa atá an locht, ní ormsa atá an milleánit's your own fault you fell ort féin an locht gur thit tú, ort féin an milleán gur thit tú, tú féin is ciontaí gur thit túhe was at fault for the delay airsean a bhí an locht as an moill, airsean a bhí an milleán as an moill, eisean ba chiontaí leis an moillin this case, the fault lies with the parents ar na tuismitheoirí atá an locht sa chás seo, ar na tuismitheoirí atá an milleán sa chás seo 2 noun flawlocht masc3 his only fault is that he's too slow níl de locht air ach go bhfuil sé rómhallwe all have our faults níl duine ar bith againn saor ó lochtone of the major faults of the system ceann de na lochtanna móra atá ar an gcórasShow full entry
3 noun defect, malfunctionfabht masc4 locht masc3 there must be a technical fault caithfidh go bhfuil fabht teicniúil annif there's a fault in the wiring má tá fabht sa sreangúa minor mechanical fault mionfhabht meicniúil 4 noun mistakemeancóg fem2 earráid fem2 dearmad masc1 it's a common fault among young drivers is meancóg é a dhéanann tiománaithe óga go minic 5 noun wrongful actioncion masc3 coir fem2 he should atone for his fault ba cheart dó leorghníomh a dhéanamh ina chion 6 noun SPOR in tennis etcfeall masc1 7 noun SPOR in showjumpinglochtmharc masc1locht masc3 8 noun GEOL in rock formationéasc masc1 fault zone éasc-chrios
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9 verb criticise TRANSITIVEcáin verb lochtaigh verb locht a fháil ar I'm not faulting the police níl mé ag cáineadh na bpóilíní, níl aon locht agam ar na póilíníI wouldn't fault him for leaving ní bheinn á lochtú faoi imeacht, ní bheinn ina dhiaidh air as imeachtI can't fault them on their handling of the incident ní fhéadfainn iad a lochtú mar gheall ar an tslí ar láimhsigh siad an eachtrait couldn't be faulted ní fhéadfaí locht a fháil air 10 verb GEOL break TRANSITIVEthe rock was faulted during the earthquake éascadh an charraig le linn an chreatha talún