Usage examples of "défaut mineur" in French with translation to English

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Une bonne théorie se caractérise par le fait de faire une série de prédictions qui, en principe, pourraient être réfutées ou mises en défaut par l'observation. A good theory is characterized by the fact that it makes a number of predictions that could in principle be disproved or falsified by observation.
Quelques vols furent retardés à cause d'un accident mineur. A couple of flights were delayed on account of a minor accident.
Les peintres et sculpteurs sous les Nazis représentaient souvent le nu, mais il leur était interdit de montrer un quelconque défaut physique. Painters and sculptors under the Nazis often depicted the nude, but they were forbidden to show any bodily imperfections.
Vous êtes en état d'arrestation pour mise en danger du bien-être d'un mineur. You're under arrest for endangering the welfare of a minor.
Quand le chauffage fait défaut dans la grange, on obtient des glaçons au lait. When the heater in the barn fails, you get milk-flavoured ice cubes.
C'est un acte chirurgical assez mineur, aussi le médecin vous administrera probablement juste un anesthésique local. It's a pretty minor surgery so the doctor will probably only give you a local anaesthetic.
Les mots me font défaut. Words fail me.
Le mineur a demandé au génie de la lampe une vie heureuse. The miner asked the lamp spirit for a happy life.
Comment se manifeste le défaut ? How is the error observed?
Il jouait un rôle mineur dans la pièce. He played a minor part in the play.
Y a-t-il quoi que ce soit que vous vouliez qui vous fasse défaut ? Is there anything you want that you don't have?
J'ai eu un accident mineur en allant au travail. I had a fender bender on my way to work.
Dans quelles circonstances le défaut est-il apparu ? When did the error occur?
C'est un incident mineur. It's a trifle incident.
La fortune de M. Bennet consistait presque entièrement en une terre de deux mille livres sterling de rente, qui, malheureusement pour ses filles, était substituée, au défaut d’héritier mâle, à un parent éloigné. Mr. Bennet's property consisted almost entirely in an estate of two thousand a year, which, unfortunately for his daughters, was entailed, in default of heirs male, on a distant relation.
Ses peintures ne souffraient d'aucun défaut. His pictures leave nothing to be desired.
Il ne lui manquait qu'un seul défaut pour être parfaite. To be perfect she lacked just one defect.
Je n'arrive pas à le prendre en défaut. I cannot find fault with him.
La curiosité est un vilain défaut. Curiosity killed the cat.
Le principal défaut des gens brillants est qu'ils ne savent pas perdre. Brilliant people have one major drawback - they don't know how to lose.
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