"faille" meaning in French

See faille in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /faj/ Audio: FR-faille.ogg Forms: failles [plural]
Etymology: From faillir. Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} faille f (plural failles)
  1. (seismology) fault Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Seismology
    Sense id: en-faille-fr-noun-8cVi6uMv Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 12 3 4 5 37 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 14 6 4 4 34 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 3 3 3 39 41 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences, seismology
  2. flaw Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-faille-fr-noun-AxoEJ7I3
  3. rift (chasm or fissure) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-faille-fr-noun-hhtfwQeD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ligne de faille, plan de faille, sans faille
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /faj/ Audio: FR-faille.ogg Forms: failles [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French faille. Ultimate origin obscure. Perhaps an Old Frankish borrowing. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|faille|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French faille, {{inh+|fr|fro|faille}} Inherited from Old French faille Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} faille f (plural failles)
  1. faille (fabric woven from silk) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-faille-fr-noun-Wahpz2kv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /faj/ Audio: FR-faille.ogg
Etymology: From faillir. Head templates: {{head|fr|verb form}} faille
  1. third-person singular present subjunctive of faillir Tags: form-of, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person Form of: faillir
    Sense id: en-faille-fr-verb-AIDPicri Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 12 3 4 5 37 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 14 6 4 4 34 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 3 3 3 39 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /faj/ Audio: FR-faille.ogg
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|fr|verb form}} faille
  1. third-person singular present subjunctive of falloir Tags: form-of, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person Form of: falloir
    Sense id: en-faille-fr-verb-w-XUAGMQ Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 12 3 4 5 37 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 14 6 4 4 34 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 3 3 3 39 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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