дефе́кт — meaning in English

English meaning

• blemish noun A small mark or flaw that spoils an otherwise clean or attractive surface.
• bug noun A small insect, or loosely, any small crawling or flying creature.
• defect noun A flaw, fault, or imperfection in something.
• deficiency noun A lack or shortage of something necessary, especially for health.
• fault noun Responsibility for a mistake or wrongdoing.
• flaw noun A defect or imperfection, often one that is hidden or not obvious at first.
• shortcoming noun A fault or weakness in someone or something that stops them being as good as they should be.

Senses

дефе́кт is used for these senses in English:

• blemish A small flaw which spoils the appearance of something, a stain, a spot.
• bug (chiefly, _, computing, engineering, _, jargon) A problem that needs fixing.
• defect A fault or malfunction.
• deficiency (uncountable) Inadequacy or incompleteness.
• fault A defect, imperfection, or weakness; more severe than a flaw.
• flaw A defect, fault, or imperfection, especially one that is hidden.
• shortcoming A deficiency or falling short; failure to attain a goal or ideal.

blemish — full definition

1. noun A small mark or flaw that spoils an otherwise clean or attractive surface.
2. verb To spoil the appearance or reputation of something.

bug — full definition

1. noun A small insect, or loosely, any small crawling or flying creature.
2. noun An error or flaw in a computer program or piece of software.
3. noun A minor, usually short-lived illness, or the germ that causes it.
4. noun A hidden device used to secretly record or transmit conversations.
5. verb To annoy or irritate someone.

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