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defekt homograph 2

adjectiveadjektiv

faulty, defective, broken

EtymologyOpphav

av latin deficere ‘mangle’; jamfør perfektperfect · perfectly from Latin deficere ‘to be lacking’; compare perfektperfect · perfectly

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

som ikke fungerer slik det skal;
i stykker;
mangelfullinadequate · deficient · incomplete
which does not work as it should;
broken;
deficientmangelfull
  • dørlåsen var defekt the door lock was faulty
  • en defekt fryseboks a defective freezer