English-French translations for default

• automatique
  La Commission européenne doit réfléchir aux conséquences de son choix d'inclure automatiquement et par défaut tous les services. The European Commission must consider the consequences of its decision to include all services automatically and by default.
• contumace
  Il a fallu un jugement par contumace de la Cour de justice des Communautés européennes pour que les choses commencent peu à peu à bouger. It required a judgment by default from the European Court of Justice for things slowly to start inching forward, step by step.
• défaut
  À quoi correspondent le contrat d'échange sur défaut de crédit et l'assurance sur le défaut de crédit? What is the trade in credit default swaps and credit default insurance all about?
  Nous entendons porter la question des contrats d'échange sur défaut devant le G20 de juin. We intend to put the issue of credit default swaps to the G20 in June.
  Moins d'un tiers de la dette nationale grecque est garantie par des contrats d'échange ou "swaps" sur défaut souverain. Less than a third of the Greek national debt is secured by Credit Default Swaps.

Definition of default

• The condition of failing to meet an obligation
• the original software programming settings as set by the factory
• A selection made in the absence of an alternative
• A value used when none has been given; a tentative value or standard that is presumed
• The failure of a defendant to appear and answer a summons and complaint
• Lack; absence
• Fault; offence; wrong act
• To fail to meet an obligation
• To lose a competition by failing to compete
• To assume a value when none was given; to presume a tentative value or standard
• To fail to appear and answer a summons and complaint

Examples

• He failed to make payments on time and is now in default.
• You may cure this default by paying the full amount within a week.
• The teams three losses include one default.
• The man became the leader of the group as a default.
• If you dont specify a number of items, the default is 1.
• This evil has happened through the governors default.
• If you do not make your payments, you will default on your loan.
• If you refuse to wear a proper uniform, you will not be allowed to compete and will default this match.
• If you dont specify a number of items, it defaults to 1.

Related words

• defaulter
• defaulting
• default value
• default constructor
• default of appearance
• default of payment
• default argument
• default parameter
• default gateway