flaw

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

Translation

n. ofullkomlighet; fel; spricka; kort storm.
Word Forms
Past Tenseflawed
Past Participleflawed
Third Person Singularflaws
Present Participleflawing
Pluralflaws

Phrases & Collocations

flaw detection

feldetektering

flaw detector

feldetektor

ultrasonic flaw detector

ultraljudsfeldetektor

flaw echo

fel-eko

nondestructive flaw detection

icke-destruktiv felfinner

security flaw

säkerhetsfel

Example Sentences

flaws in paint and plaster.

fel i färg och puts.

flaws in the above interpretation.

fel i ovanstående tolkning.

They share the character flaw of arrogance.

De delar karaktärsfelet av fåfänga.

there were three fatal flaws in the strategy.

Det fanns tre dödliga brister i strategin.

organic(al) flaws of a writing

organiska fel i en text.

a flaw in an otherwise perfect character

ett fel i en annars perfekt karaktär.

the pavement warping and flawing in the heat

asfalten bucklade och spruck i värmen.

The material is flawed throughout.

Materialet är defekt genomgående.

The study was methodologically flawed.

Studien var metodologiskt bristfällig.

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

det fanns grundläggande fel i argumentet för att reformera den lokala regeringen.

the computer game was flawed by poor programming.

dator spelet var bristfälligt på grund av dålig programmering.

We pinpointed the flaws in his argument.

Vi pekade ut felen i hans argument.

comments that simply point up flawed reasoning.

kommentarer som helt enkelt pekar på bristfälligt resonemang.

Flaws in emeralds greatly reduce their value.

Defekter i smaragder minskar deras värde avsevärt.

Experiments revealed a very basic flaw in the theory.

Experiment visade ett mycket grundläggande fel i teorin.

Real-world Examples

He had his flaws. Who does not?

Han hade sina brister. Vem har inte det?

Source: Boardwalk Empire Season 4

But the study had some big flaws.

Men studien hade några stora brister.

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

But most biologics also have a flaw.

Men de flesta biologiska läkemedel har också en brist.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

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

Den bristen, -den lilla bristen, -var trots allt viktig för honom.

Source: American Original Language Arts Volume 5

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

Jag säger bara att det är en karaktärsbrist.

Source: Modern Family - Season 02

But the compact had a fatal flaw.

Men den kompakta designen hade en dödlig brist.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

Well, that particular study was riddled with flaws.

Tja, den där studien var full av brister.

Source: NPR News November 2019 Collection

There was a flaw in the argument.

Det fanns en brist i argumentet.

Source: Tim's British Accent Class

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

WannaCry-attacken utnyttjade en brist i äldre Windows-operativsystem.

Source: NPR News December 2017 Compilation

Maybe you don't want to face your flaws.

Kanske vill du inte konfrontera dina brister.

Source: Science in Life

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