flaw

[US]/flɔː/
[UK]/flɔː/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. ufulkommenhed; defekt; revne; kortvarig storm.
Word Forms
Past Tenseflawed
Past Participleflawed
Third Person Singularflaws
Present Participleflawing
Pluralflaws

Phrases & Collocations

flaw detection

fejlfinding

flaw detector

fejlfinder

ultrasonic flaw detector

ultralydundersøgelsesfejlfinder

flaw echo

fejlekk

nondestructive flaw detection

ikke-destruktiv defektpåvisning

security flaw

sikkerhedsfejl

Example Sentences

flaws in paint and plaster.

fejl i maling og stuk.

flaws in the above interpretation.

fejl i ovenstående fortolkning.

They share the character flaw of arrogance.

De deler karakterfejlen arrogance.

there were three fatal flaws in the strategy.

der var tre fatale fejl i strategien.

organic(al) flaws of a writing

organiske(e) fejl i en tekst

a flaw in an otherwise perfect character

en fejl i en ellers perfekt karakter

the pavement warping and flawing in the heat

asfalten bølger og revner i varmen

The material is flawed throughout.

Materialet er fejlbehæftet hele vejen igennem.

The study was methodologically flawed.

Studiet var metodologisk mangelfuldt.

there were fundamental flaws in the case for reforming local government.

der var grundlæggende fejl i argumentet for at reformere lokalregeringen.

the computer game was flawed by poor programming.

Computerspillet var mangelfuldt på grund af dårlig programmering.

We pinpointed the flaws in his argument.

Vi pegede på fejlene i hans argument.

comments that simply point up flawed reasoning.

kommentarer, der blot peger på mangelfuld ræsonnement.

Flaws in emeralds greatly reduce their value.

Fejl i smaragder reducerer i høj grad deres værdi.

Experiments revealed a very basic flaw in the theory.

Eksperimenter afslørede en meget grundlæggende fejl i teorien.

Real-world Examples

He had his flaws. Who does not?

Han havde sine fejl. Hvem gør ikke?

Source: Boardwalk Empire Season 4

But the study had some big flaws.

Men undersøgelsen havde nogle store fejl.

Source: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

But most biologics also have a flaw.

Men de fleste biologiske lægemidler har også en fejl.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

That flaw, -that little flaw, -was all in all to him.

Den fejl, -den lille fejl, -betyde alt for ham.

Source: American Original Language Arts Volume 5

I'm just saying it's a character flaw.

Jeg siger bare, at det er en karakterfejl.

Source: Modern Family - Season 02

But the compact had a fatal flaw.

Men aftalen havde en fatal fejl.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

Well, that particular study was riddled with flaws.

Nå, den specifikke undersøgelse var fyldt med fejl.

Source: NPR News November 2019 Collection

There was a flaw in the argument.

Der var en fejl i argumentet.

Source: Tim's British Accent Class

The WannaCry attack exploited a flaw in old Windows operating systems.

WannaCry-angrebet udnyttede en sårbarhed i gamle Windows-operativsystemer.

Source: NPR News December 2017 Compilation

Maybe you don't want to face your flaws.

Måske har du ikke lyst til at konfrontere dine fejl.

Source: Science in Life

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