What does defecto in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word defecto in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use defecto in Spanish.

The word defecto in Spanish means defect, defect, flaw, imperfection, defect, weakness, disorder, factory settings, manufacturing defect, physical defect, in the absence of, otherwise, by default, automatically. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word defecto

defect

nombre masculino (físico, moral) (physical, moral)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El único defecto de Cyrano de Bergerac era el tamaño de su nariz.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The size of his nose was Cyrano de Bergerac's only defect.

defect, flaw, imperfection

nombre masculino (cosa: falla, deficiencia) (things)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La ropa de marca con defecto se vende a precios muy bajos.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The diamond had a small flaw.

defect, weakness, disorder

nombre masculino (tara en un animal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El defecto que tiene el caballo en la pata trasera le impide correr.
The horse's rear leg disorder keeps it from running.

factory settings

locución adverbial (informática: valores)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Si quieres, puedes restablecer los valores de fábrica del software.
If you want, you can revert to the software factory settings.

manufacturing defect

(fallo de origen)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La tienda vende ropa barata con defectos de fábrica
The store sells cheap clothing with manufacturing defects.

physical defect

(tara física)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

in the absence of

locución preposicional (a falta de)

(preposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours.")
En defecto de tiempo no iremos a la visita escolar.

otherwise

locución adverbial (si faltara)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Para este experimento necesitaremos agua destilada o, en su defecto, agua de la llave.
For this experiment we will need distilled water or, otherwise, tap water.

by default

locución adjetiva (por debajo del límite)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Al dividir 43 entre 8 el cociente es 5 por defecto.
When dividing 43 by 8 the quotient is 5 by default.

automatically

locución adverbial (opción: en automático)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
El programa antivirus se activa por defecto.
The antivirus programme is automatically activated.

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