faute

Definitions of faute
  1. noun
    a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
    synonyms: erreur
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    tache
    an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
    erreur de calcul, mécompte
    a mistake in calculating
    bévue, gaffe
    a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
    erreur, manquement au devoir, négligence, oubli, écart
    a mistake resulting from inattention
    bévue, bêtise, cafouillage, gaffe
    an embarrassing mistake
    bêtise, inintelligence, sottise, stupidité
    a stupid mistake
    mauvaise passe
    (sports) dropping the ball
    bévue, faux pas, gaffe, gaucherie
    a socially awkward or tactless act
    faux pas, gaffe, lapsus
    an unintentional but embarrassing blunder
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    inachèvement, non-accomplissement
    an act that does not achieve its intended goal
  2. noun
    part of a statement that is not correct
    synonyms: errements, fourvoiement
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    faute d'impression, faute typographique
    a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
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    rapport inexact
    a statement that contains a mistake
  3. noun
    (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed
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    échec
    an act that fails
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