The French word for fault is
faille

Plural
The plural of faille is failles.French Definition
fault | |
1. n. Faute, erreur. | |
Whose fault is this? | |
A qui la faute ? | |
2. n. (Technologie) Défaut. | |
There is a fault in this electric circuit. | |
Il y a un défaut dans ce circuit électrique. | |
3. n. (Géologie) Faille, ride. | |
There is a geological fault that can lead to earthquakes. | |
Il y a une faille géologique pouvant conduire à des tremblements de terre. | |
4. v. Blâmer, reprocher une faute. | |
5. v. Commettre une faute. |
Translations for fault and their definitions
défaut | ||
1. n-m. shortcoming | ||
2. n-m. defect | ||
3. n-m. default (computing) |
faute | ![]() | ||
1. n-f. error, mistake | |||
une faute d'orthographe - a spelling mistake | |||
C'est la faute à pas de chance. - It’s bad luck’s fault. | |||
2. n-f. fault, blame | |||
c'est de ma faute - it's my fault | |||
c'est toujours la faute aux autres - it's always other people's fault | |||
il rejette la faute sur son patron - he laid/put the blame on his boss | |||
3. n-f. (legal) wrong, misdemeanor | |||
4. n-f. (sports) foul, fault (infraction of the rules) |
faille | ![]() | ||
1. n-f. (seismology) fault | |||
2. n-f. flaw | |||
3. n-f. rift (chasm or fissure) | |||
4. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of faillir | |||
5. n-f. faille (fabric woven from silk) | |||
6. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of falloir | |||
je ne crois pas qu'il faille faire cela - I don't think this needs to be done |
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