fault
1 responsibility for sthlocht masc3 cmumilleán masc1 cmu whose fault is it? cé air a bhfuil an locht?, cé air a bhfuil an milleán? it's not my fault ní ormsa atá an locht, ní ormsa atá an milleán it's your own fault you fell ort féin an locht gur thit tú, ort féin an milleán gur thit tú, tú féin is ciontaí gur thit tú he was at fault for the delay airsean a bhí an locht as an moill, airsean a bhí an milleán as an moill, eisean ba chiontaí leis an moill in this case, the fault lies with the parents ar na tuismitheoirí atá an locht sa chás seo, ar na tuismitheoirí atá an milleán sa chás seo 9 criticise transitiveaistreachcáin verb cmulochtaigh verb cmulocht a fháil ar cmu I'm not faulting the police níl mé ag cáineadh na bpóilíní, níl aon locht agam ar na póilíní I wouldn't fault him for leaving ní bheinn á lochtú faoi imeacht, ní bheinn ina dhiaidh air as imeacht I can't fault them on their handling of the incident ní fhéadfainn iad a lochtú mar gheall ar an tslí ar láimhsigh siad an eachtra it couldn't be faulted ní fhéadfaí locht a fháil air → faulted→ faulting all sb's fault it's all Paul's fault is ar Phól atá an locht uilig, is ar Phól atá an milleán ar fad the row was all your fault ortsa an locht uilig as an achrann, tusa ba chiontaí leis an achrann to find fault locht a fháilbheith ag cáineadhbheith ag clamhsán cmu she's always finding fault bíonn sí de shíor ag fáil locht ar chúrsaí, bíonn sí de shíor ag clamhsán to find fault with sb/sth locht a fháil ar dhuine/rud, duine/rud a cháineadh, duine/rud a lochtú for all sb's faults (also nó for all sth's faults) for all his faults in ainneoin a chuid lochtanna uilig, dá mhéad locht atá air sb's own silly fault informalneamhfhoirmeálta it's your own silly fault is ort féin atá an locht, tú féin is ciontaí through no fault of sb (also nó through no fault of sb's; through no fault of sb's own) we were late through no fault of our own ní raibh a dhath dá locht orainn féin go rabhamar mall, níorbh aon mhilleán orainn féin é go rabhamar déanach to a fault he's generous to a fault tá sé rófhial ar fad Loading phrases and examples...
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