A failure can be an error or a defect.
A fault is a defect , a lack or a non-compliance : “The pants I bought have a fault” , “The goal came after a mistake by the goalkeeper” , “The fault was in the lack of signing the document” . In this case, the word comes from the Latin falla , although it has other meanings when the etymological origin considered varies.
In several countries, an engine failure is known as a failure: “The Ferrari driver had to abandon the race after suffering a failure in his engine.”
Faults in geology
Another use of the word fault from the Latin falla takes place in geology to refer to the break that occurs in a terrain from a geological movement. It is a discontinuity in the surface rocks, caused by tectonic forces that manage to overcome the resistance of the rocks .
We have to establish that there are several types of failures of this kind. Thus, we find the oblique fault , which is one that is identified by the fact that the displacement is oblique to its direction, and the strike-slip fault , which in its case we can establish that it is the one that takes place when The aforementioned movement is carried out parallel to the heading.
Dip-slip faults , reverse faults, sinistral faults, normal faults, stepped faults, active faults, inactive faults and dextral faults are other types of faults that exist and have as a common link the fact that they all have three faults. essential elements that define them: the plane, the blocks and the displacement.
In geology, a fault is a break that is generated in a terrain due to geological movement.
The concept derived from the Catalan language
On the other hand, when the concept derives from the Catalan falla (and this from the Latin facŭla , which means "torch" ), it refers to a set of cartoonish figures that are placed on a platform and burned publicly during a festival. Falla is also the period in which these celebrations take place.
The Fallas of Valencia , for example, are celebrated from March 15 to 19 in several cities in the Valencian Community ( Spain ) and in other regions where Valencian immigrants live. The celebrations are held in honor of Saint Joseph .
The Valencia Fallas celebration is classified as a Festival of International Tourist Interest, the origin of which dates back centuries, although it was not until the 18th century that documentation relating to it was discovered.
The composer Manuel de Falla
In addition to all of the above, we cannot ignore the existence of a very important figure in history whose last name is the term we are now analyzing. This is Manuel de Falla , a composer from Cádiz who is considered one of the most important musicians of the 20th century in Spain .
Among his most famous and world-famous compositions are “El amor brujo” , “El retablo de Maese Pedro” , “The three-cornered hat” , “Nights in the gardens of Spain” and “Seven popular Spanish songs” .
Finally, it should be noted that fail, when it comes from the French faille , allows us to name a type of head covering that women used as decoration and shelter .