How is the word faute translated from French to English

English translation
Fault
noun

Responsabilité d'une erreur ou d'un problème.

Responsibility for a mistake or problem.

Examples with “faute”

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  • C'est ma faute si nous étions en retard. — It was my fault we were late.

  • La voiture a un défaut de conception. — The car has a design fault.

  • La faille de San Andreas traverse la Californie. — The San Andreas fault runs through California.

  • À qui la faute si la commande s'est perdue ? — Whose fault is it that the order got lost?

  • Un petit défaut du câblage a déclenché l'alarme. — A small fault in the wiring set off the alarm.

  • Des géologues ont cartographié une faille cachée sous la vallée. — Geologists mapped a hidden fault under the valley.

  • L'entreprise a reconnu sa faute et a remboursé tout le monde. — The company admitted fault and refunded everyone.

  • Les ingénieurs ont-ils trouvé des défauts dans le logiciel ? — Did the engineers find any faults in the software?

  • Les bâtiments proches d'une faille ont besoin de fondations plus solides. — Buildings near a fault need stronger foundations.

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