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fail

(fāl)
v. failed, fail·ing, fails
v.intr.
1. To prove deficient or lacking; perform ineffectively or inadequately: failed to fulfill their promises; failed in their attempt to reach the summit.
2.
a. To be unsuccessful: an experiment that failed.
b. To be unsuccessful in being acted upon: an idea that failed to be accepted by the board.
3. To receive an academic grade below the acceptable minimum.
4. To prove insufficient in quantity or duration; give out: The water supply failed during the drought.
5. To decline, as in strength or effectiveness: The light began to fail.
6. To cease functioning properly: The engine failed.
7. To give way or be made otherwise useless as a result of excessive strain: The rusted girders failed and caused the bridge to collapse.
8. To become bankrupt or insolvent: Their business failed during the last recession.
v.tr.
1. To disappoint or prove undependable to: Our sentries failed us.
2. To abandon; forsake: His strength failed him.
3. To omit to perform (an expected duty, for example): We must not fail our obligation to the earthquake victims.
4. To leave undone; neglect: failed to wash the dishes.
5.
a. To receive an academic grade below the acceptable minimum in (a course, for example): failed algebra twice.
b. To give such a grade of failure to (a student): failed me in algebra.
6. To be detected by (a drug test) as having used a banned substance.
n.
1. A failing grade: The student received a fail on the final paper.
2. Informal Something that does not achieve the desired result; a failure: My first attempt to make flourless cookies was a big fail.
Idiom:
without fail
1. With no chance of failure: Be here at noon without fail.
2. Every single time: "Always we get a good rain on Labor Day, without fail—like clockwork" (Rick Bass). "Whenever he returned to his hut, almost without fail some money was missing from the basket" (Paul Theroux).
[Middle English failen, from Old French faillir, from Vulgar Latin *fallīre, variant of Latin fallere, to deceive.]
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fail

(feɪl)
vb
1. to be unsuccessful in an attempt (at something or to do something)
2. (intr) to stop operating or working properly: the steering failed suddenly.
3. (Education) to judge or be judged as being below the officially accepted standard required for success in (a course, examination, etc)
4. (tr) to prove disappointing, undependable, or useless to (someone)
5. (tr) to neglect or be unable (to do something)
6. (intr) to prove partly or completely insufficient in quantity, duration, or extent
7. (intr) to weaken; fade away
8. (Commerce) (intr) to go bankrupt or become insolvent
n
9. (Education) a failure to attain the required standard, as in an examination
10. without fail definitely; with certainty
[C13: from Old French faillir, ultimately from Latin fallere to disappoint; probably related to Greek phēlos deceitful]

fail

(fel)
n
Scot a turf; sod
[perhaps from Scottish Gaelic fàl]
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fail

(feɪl)

v.i.
1. to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed.
2. to receive less than the passing grade or mark in an examination, class, or course of study.
3. to be or become deficient or lacking; fall short.
4. to lose strength or vigor; become weak.
5. to stop functioning or operating.
6. to dwindle, pass, or die away.
7. to become unable to meet or pay debts or business obligations; become insolvent or bankrupt.
8. (of a building member, structure, machine part, etc.) to break, bend, or be otherwise destroyed or made useless because of an excessive load.
v.t.
9. to be unsuccessful in the performance or completion of: He failed to do his duty.
10. to prove of no use or help to: His friends failed him.
11. to receive less than a passing grade or mark in.
12. to declare (a person) unsuccessful in a test or course of study; give less than a passing grade to.
n.
13. a stockbroker's inability to deliver or receive security within the required time after sale or purchase.
14. Obs. failure as to performance, occurrence, etc.
Idioms:
without fail, with certainty; positively.
[1175–1225; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French faillir < Latin fallere to deceive, disappoint]
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fail


Past participle: failed
Gerund: failing

Imperative
fail
fail
Present
I fail
you fail
he/she/it fails
we fail
you fail
they fail
Preterite
I failed
you failed
he/she/it failed
we failed
you failed
they failed
Present Continuous
I am failing
you are failing
he/she/it is failing
we are failing
you are failing
they are failing
Present Perfect
I have failed
you have failed
he/she/it has failed
we have failed
you have failed
they have failed
Past Continuous
I was failing
you were failing
he/she/it was failing
we were failing
you were failing
they were failing
Past Perfect
I had failed
you had failed
he/she/it had failed
we had failed
you had failed
they had failed
Future
I will fail
you will fail
he/she/it will fail
we will fail
you will fail
they will fail
Future Perfect
I will have failed
you will have failed
he/she/it will have failed
we will have failed
you will have failed
they will have failed
Future Continuous
I will be failing
you will be failing
he/she/it will be failing
we will be failing
you will be failing
they will be failing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been failing
you have been failing
he/she/it has been failing
we have been failing
you have been failing
they have been failing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been failing
you will have been failing
he/she/it will have been failing
we will have been failing
you will have been failing
they will have been failing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been failing
you had been failing
he/she/it had been failing
we had been failing
you had been failing
they had been failing
Conditional
I would fail
you would fail
he/she/it would fail
we would fail
you would fail
they would fail
Past Conditional
I would have failed
you would have failed
he/she/it would have failed
we would have failed
you would have failed
they would have failed
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb 1. fail - fail to do something; leave something undone; "She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib"; "The secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the account"
lose track - fail to keep informed or aware; "She has so many books, she just lost track and cannot find this volume"
strike out - put out or be put out by a strikeout; "Oral struck out three batters to close the inning"
default, default on - fail to pay up
choke - fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation; "The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience"
muff - fail to catch, as of a ball
miss - fail to attend an event or activity; "I missed the concert"; "He missed school for a week"
2. [画像:fail - be unsuccessful]fail - be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably"
take it on the chin - undergo failure or defeat
miss - fail to reach or get to; "She missed her train"
overreach - fail by aiming too high or trying too hard
bobble, bodge, bollix, bollix up, botch, botch up, bumble, bungle, flub, fluff, foul up, louse up, mess up, mishandle, muck up, ball up, spoil, muff, screw up, fumble, blow - make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"
strike out - be unsuccessful in an endeavor; "The candidate struck out with his health care plan"
fall - suffer defeat, failure, or ruin; "We must stand or fall"; "fall by the wayside"
shipwreck - suffer failure, as in some enterprise
fall flat, fall through, founder, flop - fail utterly; collapse; "The project foundered"
bring home the bacon, deliver the goods, succeed, win, come through - attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won"
3. [画像:fail - disappoint, prove undependable to]fail - disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake; "His sense of smell failed him this time"; "His strength finally failed him"; "His children failed him in the crisis"
disappoint, let down - fail to meet the hopes or expectations of; "Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage"
4. fail - stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident"
change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
break - render inoperable or ineffective; "You broke the alarm clock when you took it apart!"
croak, decease, die, drop dead, buy the farm, cash in one's chips, give-up the ghost, kick the bucket, pass away, perish, snuff it, pop off, expire, conk, exit, choke, go, pass - pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"
go down, crash - stop operating; "My computer crashed last night"; "The system goes down at least once a week"
blow out, burn out, blow - melt, break, or become otherwise unusable; "The lightbulbs blew out"; "The fuse blew"
misfire - fail to fire or detonate; "The guns misfired"
malfunction, misfunction - fail to function or function improperly; "the coffee maker malfunctioned"
5. fail - be unable; "I fail to understand your motives"
bring off, carry off, manage, negociate, pull off - be successful; achieve a goal; "She succeeded in persuading us all"; "I managed to carry the box upstairs"; "She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it"; "The pianist negociated the difficult runs"
6. fail - judge unacceptable; "The teacher failed six students"
pass judgment, evaluate, judge - form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people"
flunk, flush it, bomb, fail - fail to get a passing grade; "She studied hard but failed nevertheless"; "Did I fail the test?"
pass - accept or judge as acceptable; "The teacher passed the student although he was weak"
7. [画像:fail - fail to get a passing grade]fail - fail to get a passing grade; "She studied hard but failed nevertheless"; "Did I fail the test?"
fail - fall short in what is expected; "She failed in her obligations as a good daughter-in-law"; "We must not fail his obligation to the victims of the Holocaust"
fail - judge unacceptable; "The teacher failed six students"
make it, pass - go successfully through a test or a selection process; "She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now"
8. fail - fall short in what is expected; "She failed in her obligations as a good daughter-in-law"; "We must not fail his obligation to the victims of the Holocaust"
flunk, flush it, bomb, fail - fail to get a passing grade; "She studied hard but failed nevertheless"; "Did I fail the test?"
9. fail - become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close; "The toy company went bankrupt after the competition hired cheap Mexican labor"; "A number of banks failed that year"
10. fail - prove insufficient; "The water supply for the town failed after a long drought"
11. fail - get worse; "Her health is declining"
decline, worsen - grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"
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fail

verb
1. be unsuccessful, founder, fall flat, come to nothing, fall, miss, go down, break down, flop (informal), be defeated, fall short, fall through, fall short of, fizzle out (informal), come unstuck, run aground, miscarry, be in vain, misfire, fall by the wayside, go astray, come to grief, come a cropper (informal), bite the dust, go up in smoke, go belly-up (slang), come to naught, lay an egg (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), go by the board, not make the grade (informal), go down like a lead balloon (informal), turn out badly, fall flat on your face, meet with disaster, be found lacking or wanting He was afraid the revolution they had started would fail.
be unsuccessful grow, pass, succeed, triumph, strengthen, thrive, flourish, bloom, prosper, have legs (informal)
2. disappoint, abandon, desert, neglect, omit, let down, forsake, turn your back on, be disloyal to, break your word, forget We waited twenty-one years, don't fail us now.
3. stop working, stop, die, give up, break down, cease, stall, cut out, malfunction, conk out (informal), go on the blink (informal), go phut The lights mysteriously failed.
4. wither, perish, sag, droop, waste away, shrivel up In fact many food crops failed because of the drought
5. go bankrupt, crash, collapse, fold (informal), close down, go under, go bust (informal), go out of business, be wound up, go broke (informal), go to the wall, go into receivership, go into liquidation, become insolvent, smash So far this year, 104 banks have failed.
6. decline, fade, weaken, deteriorate, dwindle, sicken, degenerate, fall apart at the seams, be on your last legs (informal) He was 58 and his health was failing rapidly.
7. give out, disappear, fade, dim, dwindle, wane, gutter, languish, peter out, die away, grow dim, sink Here in the hills, the light failed more quickly
8. not pass, be unsuccessful, flunk (informal), screw up (informal), wash out, underperform, not make the grade, not come up to scratch, underachieve, not come up to the mark (informal) I lived in fear of failing my end-of-term exams.
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fail

verb
1. To prove deficient or insufficient:
2. To be unsuccessful:
Informal: fall down, flop.
Slang: bomb.
Idioms: fail of success, fall short.
3. To receive less than a passing grade:
Informal: flunk.
4. To not do (something necessary):
5. To lose strength or power:
Informal: fizzle (out).
6. To cease functioning properly:
Slang: conk out.
7. To make or become unusable or inoperative:
Slang: bust.
8. To undergo sudden financial failure:
Informal: fold.
Idioms: go belly up, go bust, go on the rocks, go to the wall.
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Translations
أخفقيُخَيِّب ، يَخْذُليَضعُف، يَهِنيَفْشَليَفْشَلُ
selhatneuspětpřestatpropadnoutselhávat
dumpefejlemislykkesslå fejlsvigte
edutunurjumaseiskuma
epäonnistua
ne uspjeti
megbuktatnem sikerül
bilabregîastfellamistakast; falla
失敗する矢敗する
실패하다
desum
ko nors nepadarymasko nors nepadarytineabejotinainepavykus gautinesant
bremzes nenostrādājaciest neveiksmiizgāztizkristneizdoties
nechať prepadnúť
ne uspetispodleteti
misslyckas
ล้มเหลว
başarısız olmak bırakmak bozulmak düş kırıklığına uğratmakyetmemek
thất bại

fail

[feɪl]
A. VI
1. (= not succeed) [candidate in examination] → suspender ; [plan] → fracasar, no dar resultado ; [show, play] → fracasar ; [business] → quebrar ; [remedy] → fallar, no surtir efecto ; [hopes] → frustrarse, malograrse
to fail by five votes → perder por cinco votos
to fail in one's duty → faltar a su deber, no cumplir con su obligación
2. [light] → irse, apagarse ; [crops] → perderse ; [health, sight, voice] → debilitarse ; [strength] → acabarse ; [engine, brakes, mechanism] → fallar, averiarse ; [water supply] → acabarse ; [power supply] → cortarse, fallar
the light was failing → iba anocheciendo
B. VT
1. [+ exam, subject] → suspender ; [+ candidate] → suspender (a)
a failed painter → un pintor fracasado
2. (= let down) [+ person] → fallar (a); [memory, strength] → fallar
don't fail me! → ¡no me falles!, ¡no faltes!
his strength failed him → le fallaron las fuerzas
his heart failed him → se encontró sin ánimo
his courage failed him → le faltó valor
words fail me! → ¡no encuentro palabras!
3. (= not succeed) to fail to be elected → no lograr ser elegido
to fail to win a prize → no obtener un premio
4. (= omit, neglect) to fail to do sth → no hacer algo, dejar de hacer algo
don't fail to visit her → no deje de visitarla
5. (= be unable) I fail to see why/what → no veo or alcanzo a ver por qué/qué
C. N
1. without fail → sin falta
2. (Univ) → suspenso m (in en)
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fail

[ˈfeɪl]
vt
(= be unsuccessful in) [+ exam, test] → échouer à, rater
I failed the history exam → J'ai échoué à l'examen d'histoire., J'ai raté l'examen d'histoire.
to fail one's driving test → échouer à son permis de conduire, rater son permis de conduire
(in exam, test) [+ candidate] → recaler
(= let down) [+ person] [courage, memory] → faire défaut à; [imagination] → faire défaut à; [system] → décevoir ; [person] → décevoir
Our leaders have failed us → Nos dirigeants nous ont déçus.
vi
(= not pass) (in exam, test) → échouer
In our class, no one failed → Dans notre classe, personne n'a échoué.
(= be unsuccessful) [activity, attempt, plan, remedy] → échouer ; [business, organization] → échouer ; [system] → échouer ; [marriage, relationship] → échouer
(= neglect, omit) to fail to do sth → ne pas faire qch, négliger de faire qch
She failed to return her library books → Elle n'a pas rendu ses livres à la bibliothèque.
(= be unable) to fail to do sth [person] → ne pas parvenir à faire qch; [thing]
The bomb failed to explode → La bombe n'a pas explosé.
[supplies] → manquer ; [eyesight] → baisser ; [health] → s'affaiblir
[light] → baisser
[brakes] → lâcher
My brakes failed → Mes freins ont lâché.
n
without fail → sans faute
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fail

vi
(= be unsuccessful) → keinen Erfolg haben ; (in mission, life etc) → versagen, scheitern ; (campaign, efforts, negotiations, plan, experiment, marriage) → fehlschlagen, scheitern ; (undertaking, attempt) → fehlschlagen, misslingen, missglücken ; (applicant, application) → nicht angenommen werden ; (election candidate, Theat: play) → durchfallen ; (business) → eingehen ; (charm, attempts at persuasion etc) → vergeblich or umsonst sein; he failed in his attempt to take control of the company → sein Versuch, die Leitung der Firma zu übernehmen, schlug fehl or blieb erfolglos or missglückte ; he failed in his application for the post → seine Bewerbung wurde nicht angenommen ; to fail in one’s duty → seine Pflicht nicht tun ; to fail by 5 votes (motion) → mit 5 Stimmen Mehrheit abgelehnt werden ; (person) → um 5 Stimmen geschlagen werden ; if all else fails → wenn alle Stricke reißen ; to fail miserably or dismally → kläglich scheitern
(= not pass exam) → durchfallen ; he failed in Latin → er fiel in Latein durch
(= fall short) where he/the essay fails is in not being detailed enough → sein Fehler/der Fehler des Aufsatzes ist, dass er nicht ausführlich genug ist; this report fails in that it comes up with no clear proposals → dieser Bericht lässt es an klaren Vorschlägen fehlen ; where you fail is that you lack relevant experience → Ihnen fehlt es an der notwendigen Erfahrung
(= grow feeble, health) → sich verschlechtern ; (hearing, eyesight) → nachlassen ; (invalid) → schwächer werden ; he is failing fast → sein Zustand verschlechtert sich zusehends
(= stop working, be cut off etc, generator, battery, radio, electricity, pump, engine) → ausfallen ; (brakes) → versagen ; (supply, wind) → ausbleiben ; (heart etc) → versagen, aussetzen ; the crops failed → es gab ein Missernte ; (completely) → die Ernte fiel aus
vt
candidate → durchfallen lassen ; subject → durchfallen in (+dat); to fail an exam → eine Prüfung nicht bestehen, durch eine Prüfung fallen ; to fail Latin → in Latein durchfallen
(= let down, person, memory) → im Stich lassen ; (= not live up to sb’s expectations) → enttäuschen ; his heart failed him → sein Herz setzte aus ; words fail me → mir fehlen die Worte
to fail to do something → etw nicht tun ; (= neglect) → (es) versäumen, etw zu tun ; she failed to lose weight → es gelang ihr nicht abzunehmen ; he failed to win support for his proposal → er konnte keine Unterstützung für seinen Vorschlag finden ; she never fails to amaze me → sie versetzt mich immer wieder in Erstaunen ; I fail to see why → es ist mir völlig unklar, warum; (indignantly) → ich sehe gar nicht ein, warum; I failed to understand how/what ... → ich konnte nicht verstehen, wie/was ...
n
without fail → ganz bestimmt, auf jeden Fall ; (= inevitably) → garantiert, grundsätzlich
(= failed candidate, exam) there were ten fails → zehn sind durchgefallen or durchgerasselt (inf); she got a fail in history → in Geschichte ist sie hängen geblieben (inf) → or durchgefallen
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fail

[feɪl]
1. vi
a. (gen) → fallire ; (in exam, candidate) → essere respinto/a or bocciato/a; (show, play) → essere un fiasco
to fail in one's duty → mancare al proprio dovere
b. (power, light, supplies) → mancare ; (crops) → andare perduto/a; (sight, light) → indebolirsi ; (strength, health) → venire a mancare ; (engine) → fermarsi ; (brakes) → non funzionare
2. vt
a. (exam, subject) → non superare, essere bocciato/a in; (candidate) → respingere, bocciare, rimandare
b. (subj, person, memory, nerve) → abbandonare, mancare a
don't fail me! → non deludermi!
his courage failed him → gli è mancato il coraggio
words fail me! → mi mancano le parole!
c. to fail to do sth (neglect) → non fare qc, mancare di fare qc; (be unable) → non riuscire a fare qc
I fail to see why/what → non vedo perché/che cosa
3. n without fail → senza fallo, senz'altro
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fail

(feil) verb
1. to be unsuccessful (in); not to manage (to do something). They failed in their attempt; I failed my exam; I failed to post the letter. faal, druip, versuim يَفْشَل провалям (се) falhar/fracassar neuspět, nepodařit se versagen, versäumen fejle; mislykkes; ikke kunne αποτυγχάνω, δεν καταφέρνω fracasar ebaõnnestuma, tegemata jätma رد شدن؛ ناکام شدن epäonnistua échouer לְהִכָּשֵל , לְהִיכָּשֵל चूकना, असफल होना ne uspjeti, pasti (na ispitu) nem sikerül gagal mistakast; falla fallire, non riuscire 失敗する 실패하다 ko nors nepadaryti, nepavykti ciest neveiksmi; izkrist (eksāmenā); neizdoties [] izdarīt gagal er niet in slagen mislykkes, slå feil, ikke klare nie spełnić, doznać niepowodzenia w ناكامېدل، له كاره لوېدل، خوساكېدل، ورستېدل، مړاوى كېدل ډوبېدل، ډېوالى كېدل، ډوپه كېدل não conseguir/falhar, fracassar a nu reuşi терпеть неудачу zlyhať spodleteti ne uspeti misslyckas, få underkänt, missa ล้มเหลว başarısız olmak 失敗 зазнати невдачі; не зробити ناکامیاب ہونا thất bại 失败
2. to break down or cease to work. The brakes failed. onklaar raak يَكُف عَن أداء وظيفتهِ развалям се falhar selhat versagen bryde sammen; svigte χαλώ, παύω να λειτουργώ fallar üles ütlema از کار افتادن hajota tomber en panne לְהִתקַלקֵל असफल pokvariti se, ne raditi elromlik rusak bila guastarsi 故障する 고장나다 sugesti bremzes nenostrādāja rosak het begeven svikte, ikke virke/fungere zepsuć się له كاره لوېدل falhar a se strica выйти из строя zlyhať pokvariti se pokvariti se strejka, inte fungera, klicka ไม่ทํางาน bozulmak 停止作用 зламати(ся) خراب ہو جانا، بگڑ جانا hỏng 停止作用
3. to be insufficient or not enough. His courage failed (him). in die steek laat يَضعُف، يَهِن не достигам faltar nedostávat se verlassen svigte εξαντλούμαι, είμαι ανεπαρκής fallar, faltar puudu jääma کافی نبودن loppua kesken manquer לְהַכזִיב समाप्त हो जाना, खत्म हो जाना ponestati, iznevjeriti hiányzik tidak cukup bregðast venire meno 〜の役に立たない 부족하다 pritrūkti, neužtekti trūkt; nepietikt tidak cukup ontoereikend zijn svikte, svinne zabraknąć نيمګړى، غير كافى faltar a părăsi не хватать nemať pustiti na cedilu izdati tryta, svika ไม่เพียงพอ yetmemek 不足 не вистачати, бракувати ناکافی ہونا không đủ 不足
4. (in a test, examination etc) to reject (a candidate). The examiner failed half the class. dop, druip يُفْشِل، يُسَقِّط късам reprovar nechat propadnout durchfallen dumpe; lade dumpe; ikke bestå απορρίπτω κπ. (π.χ. σε εξετάσεις) suspender läbi kukutama رد کردن hylätä recaler לְהִכָּשֵל उनुत्तीर्ण srušiti (na ispitu) megbuktat menolak fella bocciare 不合格にする 거부하다 parašyti nepatenkinamą pažymį izgāzt (eksāmenā) menggagalkan laten zakken stryke, dumpe oblać egzamin رد ول، نه منل reprovar a nu promova провалить nechať prepadnúť vreči (na izpitu) oboriti kugga ทําให้ไม่ผ่าน bırakmak 不錄取,不及格 провалюватися ناکام کر دینا đánh trượt 不及格
5. to disappoint. They did not fail him in their support. teleurstel يُخَيِّب ، يَخْذُل разочаровам desapontar zklamat im Stich lassen skuffe απογοητεύω fallar, decepcionar pettumust valmistama یاری نکردن pettää manquer לְהַכזִיב कमी होना razočarati cserbenhagy mengecewakan bregðast mancare 期待にそむく 실망시키다 apvilti pievilt mengecewakan in de steek laten svikte, skuffe zawieść مايو س كول، نا مينده كول desapontar a lăsa подводить sklamať pustiti na cedilu izneveriti svika, lämna i sticket ทําให้ผิดหวัง düş kırıklığına uğratmak 使失望 не виправдати (надій) نا امید کر دینا làm thất vọng 使失望
ˈfailing noun
a fault or weakness. He may have his failings, but he has always treated his children well. gebrek, swakheid, tekortkoming ضَعْف، عَيْب، نَقْص недостатък falta chyba, slabost der Fehler fejl; mangel αδυναμία, ελάττωμα defecto, fallo, punto débil puudus, viga نقطه ضعف heikkous défaut חולשה कमजोरी, असफलता mana, slabost gyengeség, hiba kelemahan annmarki, galli, veikleiki difetto 弱点 결점, 약점 trūkumas, silpnybė trūkums; vājība kelemahan tekortkoming feil, skavank, svakhet słabość بې وسى، ناتوانى، كمزورى نقصان، سهو، عيب، نيمګړتيا falta defect недостаток chyba slabost mana fel, brist, svaghet ความผิดพลาดหรือจุดอ่อน kusur, zaaf, zayıflık 缺點 вада; слабкість کمزوری یا عیب nhược điểm 缺点
preposition
if (something) fails or is lacking. Failing his help, we shall have to try something else. by gebrek van, as dit nie moontlik is nie في حال عَدَم وُجود ако не à falta de při nedostatku in Ermangelung i mangel af χωρίς, αν λείψει a falta de (millegi) puudusel در صورت فقدان puuttua à défaut de בְּהֶעדֵר के अभाव में zbog, radi vmi nélkül tanpa ef (e-ð) bregst in mancanza di 〜がなければ ...이 없는 경우 nesant, nepavykus gauti neizdošanās gadījumā; iztrūkstot; ja ... tanpa bij gebrek aan i mangel av jeśli zabraknie نشتوالی à falta de în lipsa за неимением bez brez bez i brist på ขาด olmazsa, olmaması hâlinde 如果沒有... за відсутністю کسی چیز کی غیر موجودگی میں nếu (cái gì) không xảy ra 如果没有...
ˈfailure (-jə) noun
1. the state or act of failing. She was upset by her failure in the exam; failure of the electricity supply. mislukking, onderbreking فَشَل неуспех fracasso nezdar; výpadek das Versagen nederlag; svigt αποτυχία, βλάβη fracaso, suspenso, corte ebaõnnestumine, tõrge ناکامی؛ شکست epäonnistuminen, hajoaminen échec; panne כִּשָלוֹן असफलता pomanjkanje, neuspjeh kudarc, bukás; meghibásodás kegagalan það að e-ð bregst fallimento, insuccesso 失敗 실패 nesėkmė, gedimas neveiksme; neizdošanās; trūkums kegagalan mislukking, storing stryk , fiasko; brudd niepowodzenie, awaria ناكامى، نشتوالى، بې وسى خوسا توب، ورستوالى، ډوپه توب، ناكام (سړى يا شى fracasso eşec; pană провал; перебои neúspech; zlyhanie neuspeh; okvara neuspeh misslyckande, strejkande ความล้มเหลว başarısızlık 不及格,不足 відсутність; невдача ناکامیاب ہونے کی صورت tình trạng không thích hợp, không hoạt động như mong đợi 不及格,不足
2. an unsuccessful person or thing. He felt he was a failure. mislukking, misoes, nikswerd إنْسان فاشِل провал fracassado neúspěšný člověk; fiasko der Versager fiasko αποτυχημένος fracasado hädavares; läbikukkunud asi آدم ناموفق epäonnistunut ihminen tai asia raté/-ée כִּשָלוֹן असफल व्यक्ति promašaj, promašen covjek sikertelen ember, ügy; kudarc orang gagal mislukkaður maður fallito 失敗者 실패자 nevykėlis neveiksminieks orang yang gagal mislukkeling, mislukking fiasko nieudacznik ناکامه سړی fracasso/falhado ratat неудачник; неудача stroskotanec neuspešnež promašen čovek misslyckad person ผู้ล้มเหลวหรือสิ่งที่ล้มเหลว başarısız kimse/şey 失敗者,失敗的事 невдаха ناکامیاب شخص یا شے người, sự thất bại 失败者,失败的事
3. inability, refusal etc to do something. his failure to reply. onvermoë, gebrek عَدَم القِيام بِ، رَفْض невъзможност recusa neschopnost, zanedbání das Versäumnis manglende evne παράλειψη, άρνηση incapacidad võimetus ناتوانی؛ قصور tekemättä jättäminen incapacité אִי-יְכוֹלֶת, אי נְחוֹנוּת असमर्थता, इनकार propust, odbijanje (el)mulasztás penolakan vanræksla; það að láta e-ð ógert incapacità 〜しないこと 불이행 ko nors nepadarymas nespēja (kaut ko izdarīt) menolak verzuim unnlatelse, manglende evne odmowa بې كفايتى، نالايقى recusa neputinţă неспособность neschopnosť nezmožnost nesposobnost underlåtenhet, försummelse การขาดความสามารถ ihmal 無能力,沒做到 неспроможність کسی چیز کو انجام دینے میں نا کامیابی sự thiếu khả năng 无能力
without fail
definitely or certainly. I shall do it tomorrow without fail. seker, definitief بِالتأكيد непременно sem falta zcela určitě unbedingt helt sikkert οπωσδήποτε sin falta kindlasti حتماً varmasti sans faute בלי נדר बिना असफलता के sigurno, definitivno feltétlenül pasti örugglega certamente 必ず 어김없이, 꼭 tikrai, neabejotinai noteikti pasti zonder mankeren helt sikkert, uten tvil na pewno حتمی،قطعی sem falta negreşit непременно naisto, celkom určite zagotovo bez daljneg absolut, säkert, ofelbart ไม่มีทางล้มเหลว mutlaka, muhakkak 必定 неодмінно, обов'язково یقینی طور پر chắc chắn 必定
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fail

→ يَفْشَلُ neuspět slå fejl scheitern αποτυγχάνω fracasar , no + infinitivo epäonnistua échouer ne uspjeti fallire 失敗する 실패하다 falen mislykkes zawieść falhar потерпеть неудачу misslyckas ล้มเหลว başarısız olmak thất bại 失败
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

fail

v. [to be deficient] fallar, faltar; dejar de;
without ___ → sin falta.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

fail

vi fracasar, fallar
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