FIND FAULT

Meaning of FIND FAULT in English

v. phr. To find something wrong; complain; criticize. She tries to please him, but he always finds fault. They found fault with every box I made.

Compare: JUMP ON, PICK AT 3 .

American idioms English vocabulary. Английский словарь американских идиом. 2012

FIND FAULT — phrasal to criticize unfavorably
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FIND FAULT — phrasal : to discover and proclaim some defect or censurable action or quality : criticize unfavorably he is chronically finding …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FIND FAULT — : to criticize unfavorably
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FIND FAULT — to criticize unfavorably
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
FIND FAULT — make a criticism or objection, sometimes unfairly. → fault
Concise Oxford English vocab
FIND FAULT — {v. phr.} To find something wrong; complain; criticize. * /She tries to please him, but he always finds fault./ * …
Slang English vocab
FIND FAULT — Complain, grumble.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
FIND FAULT — {v. phr.} To find something wrong; complain; criticize. * /She tries to please him, but he always finds fault./ * …
Словарь английских идиом
FIND FAULT — look for faults and mistakes, criticize I don't want to be around a guy who is always finding fault.
English Idioms vocab
FIND FAULT — look for faults and mistakes, criticize I don't want to be around a guy who is always finding fault.
English Idioms vocabulary
FIND FAULT — критиковать Syn : carp, criticize придираться
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FIND FAULT — критиковать Syn:carp, criticize
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
FIND FAULT — придираться, найти изъян, бранить, жаловаться
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
FIND FAULT — придираться, найти изъян, бранить, жаловаться
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
FIND FAULT — критиковать Syn: carp , criticize
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
FIND FAULT — критиковать Syn: carp, criticize
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
FIND FAULT — критиковать Syn : carp, criticize придираться
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
FIND — I. ˈfīnd verb ( found ˈfau̇nd ; found ; finding ; finds ) Etymology: Middle English finden, from Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FAULT — I. ˈfȯlt, archaic ˈfȯt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English faute, faulte, from Old French faute, from (assumed) Vulgar …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FIND — — findable , adj. /fuynd/ , v. , found, finding , n. v.t. 1. to come upon by chance; meet …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FAULT — /fawlt/ , n. 1. a defect or imperfection; flaw; failing: a fault in the brakes; a fault in one's character. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FIND — I. ˈfīnd verb ( found ˈfau̇nd ; find·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English findan; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FAULT — I. ˈfȯlt, in poetry also ˈfȯt noun Etymology: Middle English faute, falte, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin * fallita, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FIND — vt to discover by sounding; as, to find bottom. 2. find ·vt to come upon by seeking; as, to find …
Webster English vocab
FAULT — noun defect; want; lack; default. 2. fault ·noun a lost scent; act of losing the scent. 3. fault ·noun a …
Webster English vocab
FIND — [find] vb found ; find.ing [ME, fr. OE findan; akin to OHG findan to find, L pont-, pons bridge, Gk …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FAULT — [fault] n [ME faute, fr. MF, fr. (assumed) VL fallita, fr. fem. of fallitus, pp. of L fallere to deceive, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FAULT — in geology, fracture in the rocks of the Earth's crust, where compressional or tensional forces cause the rocks on the …
Britannica English vocabulary
FIND — / faɪnd; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( found , found / faʊnd; NAmE /) BY CHANCE 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FAULT — / fɔːlt; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun RESPONSIBILITY 1. [ U ] fault (that ... ) | fault …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIND — I. find 1 S1 W1 /faɪnd/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle found /faʊnd/) [transitive] [ Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FAULT — I. fault 1 S2 W3 /fɔːlt $ fɒːlt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ faultless , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FIND — v. & n. --v.tr. (past and past part. found) 1 a discover by chance or effort (found a key). b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FAULT — n. & v. --n. 1 a defect or imperfection of character or of structure, appearance, etc. 2 a break or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FIND — v. & n. v.tr. (past and past part. found) 1 a discover by chance or effort (found a key). b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FAULT — n. & v. n. 1 a defect or imperfection of character or of structure, appearance, etc. 2 a break or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FIND — v. & n. --v.tr. (past and past part. found) 1. a discover by chance or effort (found a key). b …
Oxford English vocab
FAULT — n. & v. --n. 1. a defect or imperfection of character or of structure, appearance, etc. 2 a break or …
Oxford English vocab
FIND — ( finds, finding, found) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FAULT — ( faults, faulting, faulted) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIND — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a poll finds sth ▪ Our poll found that 29 percent rated his performance …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FAULT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a design fault/flaw (= a part of something that does not work well or …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FIND — out [phrasal verb] [T] - to obtain knowledge of (something), or to obtain knowledge of the dishonest or criminal activities …
Cambridge English vocab
FIND — Synonyms and related words : accommodate, accomplish, achieve, acquire, act on, afford, allot, approach, arouse, arrive, arrive at, arrive in, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FIND — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ good , great , real ▪ exciting , interesting , remarkable , spectacular ▪ The letters …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
FIND — INDEX: 1. to find someone or something that is lost 2. to find something you need or want 3. difficult …
Longman Activator English vocab
FIND — See ↑ FIND 1,2,4,5, ↑ FIND OUT 1, ↑ GET 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be a real find • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
FAULT — See ↑ FAULT 1,2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be at fault • ↑ be not sb's fault • ↑ be sb's …
Longman Activator English vocab
FAULT — INDEX: something wrong 1. something wrong with a machine, system, plan etc 2. a fault in someone’s character when somebody …
Longman Activator English vocab
FIND
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FAULT — (Geology) A fracture in rock along which movement can be demonstrated. A fracture in the earth's crust forming a boundary …
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
FIND — v. 1 discover, come across, happen or come on or upon, hit upon or on, chance or stumble on or …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
FIND — verb 1 BAD : I'd like to find why nobody likes me. GOOD : I'd like to find out why …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
FIND — 1. гл.; прош. вр. и прич. прош. вр. - found 1) а) находить, встречать, обнаруживать (в различных смыслах); заставать They …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FAULT — 1. сущ. 1) а) прям. перен. дефект, недостаток An essential fault of the Pythagorean theory. ≈ Существенный недостаток пифагорейской теории. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FIND — find.ogg 1. faınd n 1> находка this book my new secretary is a regular find - эта книга мой новый …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FAULT — fault.ogg 1. fɔ:lt n 1. недостаток, дефект an essential fault in /of/ a theory - существенный недостаток теории a fault …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FAULT — 1) повреждение; отказ; неисправность; неполадка 2) дефект 3) ошибка 4) сдвиг ( горной породы ) 5) короткое замыкание; обрыв; нарушение …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
FAULT — 1) повреждение; отказ; неисправность; неполадка 2) дефект 3) ошибка 4) сдвиг (горной породы) 5) короткое замыкание; обрыв; нарушение (пробой) изоляции 6) пищ. лесн. порок • fault to …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
FAULT — 1) повреждение; отказ 2) неисправность; неполадка 3) ошибка 4) дефект; недостаток; порок; изъян 5) сбой; перебой; нарушение 6) геол. сброс, разлом, сдвиг; нарушение структуры • - chassis …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
FIND — find гл.; прош. вр. и прич. прош. вр. - found1) а) находить, встречать, обнаруживать (в различных смыслах); заставать They might …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
FIND — 1. faınd n 1) находка this book my new secretary is a regular find - эта книга мой новый секретарь …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FAULT — 1. fɔ:lt n 1. недостаток, дефект an essential fault in /of/ a theory - существенный недостаток теории a fault in …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FIND — 1. гл. ; прош. вр. и прич. прош. вр. - found 1) а) находить, встречать, обнаруживать ( в различных смыслах …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

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