"défaut" meaning in French

See défaut in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /de.fo/ Forms: défauts [plural]
Etymology: From Old French defaute. Etymology templates: {{uder|fr|fro|defaute}} Old French defaute Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} défaut m (plural défauts)
  1. shortcoming Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-défaut-fr-noun-bvlGd16X Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French undefined derivations Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 57 9 34 Disambiguation of French undefined derivations: 46 15 39
  2. defect Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-défaut-fr-noun-AKYAmqxp Categories (other): French undefined derivations Disambiguation of French undefined derivations: 46 15 39
  3. default (computing) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-défaut-fr-noun-65~qStGM Categories (other): French undefined derivations Disambiguation of French undefined derivations: 46 15 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: à défaut de, faire défaut, la curiosité est un vilain défaut, par défaut, prendre en défaut Related terms: faillir

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for défaut meaning in French (2.0kB)

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      "word": "la curiosité est un vilain défaut"
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      "word": "prendre en défaut"
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