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faute.

error, mistake

5 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/fot/

  1. error, mistake

    feminine
    une faute d'orthographe
    C'est la faute à pas de chance.

  2. fault, blame

    feminine
    c'est de ma faute
    c'est toujours la faute aux autres

  3. wrong, misdemeanor

    feminine

  4. foul, fault (infraction of the rules)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

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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