OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 9563

defect

/ˈdiːfɛkt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
defecto • desperfecto • falla • tacha
A fault or malfunction.
Among boys little tenderness is shown to personal defects.
a defect in the ear or eye; a defect in timber or iron; a defect of memory or judgment
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 9564

defect

/ˈdiːfɛkt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
desertar • pasarse
To abandon or turn against; to cease or change one's loyalty, especially from a military organisation or political party.
Capitalizing on the restive mood, Mr. Farage, the U.K. Independence Party leader, took out an advertisement in The Daily Telegraph this week inviting unhappy Tories to defect. In i…