| anglais > français | |
| defect | |
| 1. n. Défaut, insuffisance, manque, privation, vice. | |
| 2. n. Défaut, dégât, préjudice, vice. | |
| 3. v. Passer à l'ennemi, faire défection. | |
| anglais > anglais | |
| defect | |
| 1. n. A fault or malfunction. |  |
| a defect in the ear or eye; a defect in timber or iron; a defect of memory or judgment |  |
| 2. n. The quantity or amount by which anything falls short. |  |
| 3. n. (math) A part by which a figure or quantity is wanting or deficient. |  |
| 4. v. (intransitive) To abandon or turn against; to cease or change one's loyalty, especially from a military organisation or political party. |  |
| 5. v. (military) To desert one's army, to flee from combat. |  |
| 6. v. (military) To join the enemy army. |  |
| 7. v. (law) To flee one's country and seek asylum. |  |