faute
See also: fauté
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
faute f (plural fautes)
- error, mistake
- une faute d'orthographe - a spelling mistake
- fault, blame
- c'est de ma faute - it's my fault / I'm to blame
- c'est toujours la faute aux autres - it's always other people's fault / other people are always to blame
- il rejette la faute sur son patron - he laid/put the blame on his boss
- (law) wrong, misdemeanor
- (sports) foul, fault (infraction of the rules)
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “faute” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Latin[edit]
Participle[edit]
faute
Old French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Vulgar Latin *fallita, feminine of *fallitus, in place of Latin falsus, perfect passive participle of fallō.
Noun[edit]
faute f (oblique plural fautes, nominative singular faute, nominative plural fautes)
Descendants[edit]
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