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Meaning of at fault | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Guilty, responsible, to blame.
  2. Of hunting dogs: unable to find the scent.

Equivalents

العربية عائب
Deutsch Schuld
Esperanto kulpa
Español culpable en falta
Suomi syyllinen syypää vastuussa
Français en tort
हिन्दी दोषी
Magyar hibás
Polski winny zawiniony
Română de vină

Examples

“Goalkeeper Mary Earps, wearing the armband in Bright's absence, was at fault for Beerensteyn's second goal as she allowed the ball to squeeze⟳ between her hands at the near post⟳, after the Dutch striker had got the better of Carter and Lucy Bronze for her opener.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

at first at first blush at first glance at first sight at full stretch at full throttle

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