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fault·y

(fôl′tē)

adj. fault·i·er, fault·i·est

1. Containing a fault or defect; imperfect or defective.

2. Obsolete Deserving of blame; guilty.

fault′i·ly adv.

fault′i·ness n.

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faulty

(ˈfɔːltɪ)

adj, faultier or faultiest

1. defective or imperfect

2. archaic culpable

ˈfaultily adv

ˈfaultiness n

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fault•y

(ˈfɔl ti)

adj. fault•i•er, fault•i•est.

having faults or defects; imperfect.

[1300–50]

fault′i•ly, adv.

fault′i•ness, n.

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Adj.	1.	faulty - having a defect; "I returned the appliance because it was defective" defective imperfect - not perfect; defective or inadequate; "had only an imperfect understanding of his responsibilities"; "imperfect mortals"; "drainage here is imperfect"
	2.	faulty - characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules; "he submitted a faulty report"; "an incorrect transcription"; the wrong side of the road" incorrect, wrong inaccurate - not exact; "an inaccurate translation"; "the thermometer is inaccurate"

faulty

adjective

1. defective, damaged, not working, malfunctioning, broken, bad, flawed, impaired, imperfect, blemished, out of order, on the blink They will repair the faulty equipment.

2. incorrect, wrong, flawed, inaccurate, bad, weak, invalid, erroneous, unsound, imprecise, fallacious Their interpretation was faulty.

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faulty

adjective

Having a defect or defects:

defective, imperfect.

Translations

خاطِئ، ناقِص، مَعيب، لا يَعْمل كما يَجِبمَعِيب

vadný

defektfejlbehæftet

fehlerhaft mangelhaft

ατελής

defectuoso

viallinen

défectueux fautif

pokvaren

gallaîur

difettoso avarìa

欠陥のある

결점이 있는

felaktig

ซึ่งมีข้อผิดพลาด

arızalı bozuk hatalı

bị lỗi

有缺点的有缺陷的

faulty

[ˈfɔːltɪ] ADJ (faultier (compar) (faultiest (superl)))

1. [machine etc] → defectuoso

2. (= imperfect) [reasoning, argument etc] → imperfecto

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faulty

[ˈfɔːlti] adj

(= malfunctioning) [machine, brakes] → défectueux/euse; [gene] → défectueux/euse
This machine is faulty → Cette machine est défectueuse.

(not in perfect condition) [goods] → qui a un défaut
I returned the shirt because it was faulty → J'ai rapporté la chemise parce qu'elle avait un défaut.

[argument, reasoning, logic] → erroné(e)

[information] → erroné(e)

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faulty

adj (+er) (Tech, Biol) → defekt; (Comm) → fehlerhaft; reasoning, logic → falsch, fehlerhaft

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faulty

[ˈfɔːltɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → difettoso/a

fault

(foːlt) noun

1. a mistake; something for which one is to blame. The accident was your fault.

2. an imperfection; something wrong. There is a fault in this machine; a fault in his character.

3. a crack in the rock surface of the earth. faults in the earth's crust.

verb

to find fault with. I couldn't fault him / his piano-playing.

ˈfaultless adjective

without fault; perfect. a faultless performance.

ˈfaultlessly adverb

ˈfaulty adjective

(usually of something mechanical) not made or working correctly.

at fault

wrong or to blame. She was at fault.

find fault with

to criticize or complain of. She is always finding fault with the way he eats.

to a fault

to too great an extent. She was generous to a fault.

faulty

→ مَعِيب vadný defekt fehlerhaft ατελής defectuoso viallinen défectueux pokvaren difettoso 欠陥のある 결점이 있는 defect defekt wadliwy defeituoso неисправный felaktig ซึ่งมีข้อผิดพลาด hatalı bị lỗi 有缺点的

faulty

a. defectuoso-a, imperfecto-a.

It's faulty → إِنّه مُعَطَّلٌ → Je to vadné → Den virker ikke → Es ist defekt → Se ha estropeado → Se on viallinen → Il y a un défaut → Pokvaren je → È difettoso → 故障しています → 불량이에요 → Het is defect → Det er noe feil med den → Nie działa → Está com defeito → Den är trasig → Arızalı → Nó bị hỏng → 这个坏了

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