faute
Meaning
- error, mistake
- fault, blame
- wrong, misdemeanor
- foul, fault (infraction of the rules)
Frequency
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/fot/
Etymology
Inherited from Old French faute, from Vulgar Latin *fallita, feminine of *fallitus, in place of Latin falsus, perfect passive participle of fallō. Compare Catalan, Spanish, and Portuguese falta. Doublet of faillite. Compare English fault and Spanish falta (“lack, shortage”).
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Sentences
Faute de chien 🐕 , les recherches se prolongent .
🐕
In the absence of a dog, the search continues.
Faute de moyens pour l'entretien de l'église, celle-ci est laissée à l'abandon depuis lors .
For lack of means for the maintenance of the church, it has been abandoned since then.
