fallible
fallible · more fallible · most fallible
помилковий, несправний
ошибочный, подверженный ошибкам, подверженный отказам, ненадёжный
fehlbar
Capable of making mistakes or being wrongCapable of making mistakes or being wrong.
UK/ˈfal.ɪ.bəl/US/ˈfæl.ə.bəl/
» The president is a fallible man.
Meaning
2 sensesCapable of making mistakes or being wrong.
prove fallible
recognize as fallible
fehlbar
подверженный ошибкамpodveržennyj ošibkam, ненадёжныйnenadjóžnyj, подверженный отказамpodveržennyj otkazam
Capable of failure.
More definitions
- likely to fail or make errors
- wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings
Examples
8 sentencesThe president is a fallible man.
Zamenhof was a wise but fallible person.
All men are fallible.
deJeder macht mal Fehler.
I am absolutely fallible.
Every human being is fallible.
deJeder Mensch ist fehlbar.
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
capable of making mistakes or being wrong:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
capable of making mistakes or being wrong:
Origin
From Middle English fallible, from Medieval Latin fallibilis (“liable to err, also deceitfFrom Middle English fallible, from Medieval Latin fallibilis (“liable to err, also deceitful”), from Latin fallere (“to deceive”).
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Forms
more fallible, most fallible| Comparative | more fallible Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most fallible Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
6 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form