No. 4,315 in French

failles

"Failles" means "flaws" or "weaknesses" in English.

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Il a trouvé des failles dans le système de sécurité.
He found weaknesses in the security system.
Here, 'failles' refers to vulnerabilities or weaknesses
Les failles géologiques dans cette région sont impressionnantes.
The geological faults in this region are impressive.
In this sentence, 'failles' pertains to geological fissures or faults
Elle a examiné les failles de son raisonnement pour mieux progresser.
She examined the flaws in her reasoning to better improve.
The term 'failles' here indicates logical or reasoning flaws.

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