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TOEIC 800 vocabulario de puntuación

malfunction star_border

/malˈfʌŋ(k)ʃ(ə)n/ play_circle_filled

If a machine or part of the body malfunctions, it fails to work properly. Malfunction can also be a noun.

  • A software problem is causing the system to malfunction.
  • The copy machine is malfunctioning.
  • A female Tesla owner climbed on top of a car's roof at the Tesla booth to protest her car's brake malfunction at the Shanghai auto show Monday.

Malfunction as a noun

  • Shortly before the crash, the pilot had reported a malfunction of the aircraft's navigation system. 
TOEIC 900 vocabulario de puntuación

act up star_border

/ækt/ /ʌp/ play_circle_filled

If something is acting up, it is not working properly.

  • My sister's laptop has also been acting up recently even though she just bought it a year ago. 
  • If your car has been acting up recently, it is time to pay a mechanic a visit.
  • The copy machine is acting up again.
  • My car always acts up in cold weather. 
  • I'm not going to play basketball tomorrow. My shoulder has been acting up recently.
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TOEIC 900 vocabulario de puntuación

defective star_border

/dɪˈfek.tɪv/ play_circle_filled
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If something is defective, there is something wrong with it and it does not work properly.

  • I bought a pair of headphones at the store yesterday, but they only play sound out of one ear, so they must be defective.
  • I have a defective phone charger that will only charge my phone if I have it rest in a certain position.
  • Our car brakes are defective, so we had them replaced.
  • The plaintiffs allege that Google knowingly sold defective Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones, which had problems with the microphones that prevented users from calling or using voice assistant functionality.
  • Samsung recalled around 3 million Galaxy Note 7 after multiple Galaxy Note 7 caught fire due to defective batteries that were prone to overheating.
  • Xbox promised customers it would repair any defective systems and extend their warranties if their consoles malfunctioned in the future.
TOEIC 900 vocabulario de puntuación

faulty star_border

/ˈfɔlti/ play_circle_filled
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The adjective "faulty" describes something that has defects, is imperfect, or malfunctions. 


  • The car was returned due to a faulty engine.

  • This device is faulty and needs to be replaced.

  • The argument was based on faulty reasoning.

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TOEIC 900 vocabulario de puntuación

out of order star_border

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If a machine or piece of equipment is out of order, it is not working.

  • The elevator's out of order again. We'll have to take the stairs.
  • The sign on the vending machine says “out of order.”
  • Hi, Edward! This is Jody from the Personnel Department. I just wanted to let you know that the projector in meeting room 5B is out of order. 
  • The toilet on the second floor is out of order again. The toilet is clogged and it won't flush.
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  • TOEIC 800 vocabulario de puntuación

  • malfunction

  • TOEIC 900 vocabulario de puntuación

  • act up

  • defective

  • faulty

  • out of order

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