defect

defect: I ['diːfekt]
nome

1) (flaw) difetto m.; (minor) imperfezione f.

mechanical, structural defect — difetto meccanico, strutturale

2) (disability)

a speech defect — un difetto di pronuncia

birth defect o congenital defect — malformazione congenita
II [dɪ'fekt]
verbo intransitivo defezionare, disertare

to defect from — abbandonare [cause, country]

to defect to the West — passare all'occidente

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1. ['di:fekt] noun
(a fault or flaw: It was a basic defect in her character; a defect in the china.) difetto
2. [di'fekt] verb
(to leave a country, political party etc to go and join another; to desert: He defected to the West.) disertare; rifugiarsi

- defection
- defective
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defect /ˈdi:fɛkt/
n.

1 difetto; imperfezione: a hearing defect, un difetto dell'udito; to test a product for defects, testare un prodotto per trovare eventuali difetti; (med.) congenital defect, difetto congenito; (fis. nucl.) mass defect, difetto di massa

2 (leg.) difetto; vizio: defect of title, vizio del titolo di proprietà (di un bene immobile).
(to) defect /dɪˈfɛkt/
v. i.

defezionare; disertare

● (di agente segreto, ecc.) to defect to Canada, rifugiarsi in Canada □ (polit.) to defect to Labour, abbandonare il proprio partito per passare nelle file dei laburisti
FALSI AMICI: to defect non significa difettare.
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I ['diːfekt]
nome

1) (flaw) difetto m.; (minor) imperfezione f.

mechanical, structural defect — difetto meccanico, strutturale

2) (disability)

a speech defect — un difetto di pronuncia

birth defect o congenital defect — malformazione congenita
II [dɪ'fekt]
verbo intransitivo defezionare, disertare

to defect from — abbandonare [cause, country]

to defect to the West — passare all'occidente

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Synonyms:

Deficiency, lack, want, destitution, default / Imperfection, blemish, flaw / Fault, failing, foible, Abandon allegiance, break fealty, desert, revolt, fall away from duty

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defect — de·fect / dē ˌfekt, di fekt/ n: something or a lack of something that results in incompleteness, inadequacy, or imperfection: as a: a flaw in something (as a product) esp. that creates an unreasonable risk of harm in its normal use see also… … Law dictionary
defect — DEFÉCT, Ă, defecţi, te, s.n., adj. 1. s.n. Lipsă, scădere, imperfecţiune materială, fizică sau morală; cusur, meteahnă, neajuns, beteşug, hibă. ♦ Deranjament, stricăciune care împiedică funcţionarea unei maşini, a unui aparat. ♦ Ceea ce nu este… … Dicționar Român
Defect — Defect, defects, or defected may refer to: Geometry and physical sciences Defect (geometry), a characteristic of a polyhedron Topological defect Isoperimetric defect Crystallographic defect, a structural imperfection in a crystal Biology and… … Wikipedia
Defect — De*fect , n. [L. defectus, fr. deficere, defectum, to desert, fail, be wanting; de + facere to make, do. See {Fact}, {Feat}, and cf. {Deficit}.] 1. Want or absence of something necessary for completeness or perfection; deficiency; opposed to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
defect — Ⅰ. defect [1] ► NOUN ▪ a shortcoming, imperfection, or lack. ORIGIN Latin defectus, from deficere desert or fail . Ⅱ. defect [2] ► VERB ▪ abandon one s country or cause in favour of an opposing one … English terms dictionary
defect — [dē′fekt΄; ] also, and for v. always [, dē fekt′, difekt′] n. [ME < L defectus < deficere, to undo, fail < de , from + facere, to DO1] 1. lack of something necessary for completeness; deficiency; shortcoming 2. an imperfection or… … English World dictionary
Defect — De*fect , v. t. To injure; to damage. None can my life defect. [R.] Troubles of Q. Elizabeth (1639). [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Defect — Defect, lat., mangelhaft; als Hauptwort D., Mangel, Gebrechen; defectiren, eine Rechnung untersuchen in Beziehung auf Rechnungsfehler; defectiv, was defect. – Defectbogen, im Buchhandel ein nachverlangter Bogen. – Defecte, in der Buchdruckerei… … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
defect — (n.) early 15c., from M.Fr. defect and directly from L. defectus failure, revolt, falling away, from pp. of deficere to fail, desert (see DEFICIENT (Cf. deficient)). As a verb, from 1570s. Related: Defected; defecting … Etymology dictionary
defect — [n] blemish, imperfection birthmark, blot, blotch, break, bug, catch, check, crack, deficiency, deformity, discoloration, drawback, error, failing, fault, flaw, foible, frailty, gap, glitch, gremlin, hole, infirmity, injury, irregularity, kink,… … New thesaurus
Defect — De*fect , v. i. To fail; to become deficient. [Obs.] Defected honor. Warner. [1913 Webster] 2. to abandon one country or faction, and join another. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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