failing

fail·ing

 (fā′lĭng)

n.

1. The act of a person or thing that fails; a failure.

2. A minor fault.

adj.

Undergoing failure: failing health; failing kidneys; a failing business.

prep.

In the absence of; without: Failing new evidence, the case will surely be lost.

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failing

(ˈfeɪlɪŋ)

n

a weak point; flaw

prep

(used to express a condition) in default of: failing a solution this afternoon, the problem will have to wait until Monday.

ˈfailingly adv

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fail•ing

(ˈfeɪ lɪŋ)

n.

1. an act or instance of failing; failure.

2. a defect or fault; shortcoming; weakness.

prep.

3. in the absence or default of: Failing payment, we shall sue.

[1250–1300]

syn: See fault.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	failing - a flaw or weak point; "he was quick to point out his wife's failings" weakness imperfection, imperfectness - the state or an instance of being imperfect insufficiency, inadequacy - a lack of competence; "pointed out the insufficiencies in my report"; "juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents" fatigue - used of materials (especially metals) in a weakened state caused by long stress; "metal fatigue" flaw - defect or weakness in a person's character; "he had his flaws, but he was great nonetheless"
	2.	failing - failure to reach a minimum required performance; "his failing the course led to his disqualification"; "he got two flunks on his report" flunk failure - an act that fails; "his failure to pass the test" qualifying, passing, pass - success in satisfying a test or requirement; "his future depended on his passing that test"; "he got a pass in introductory chemistry"
Adj.	1.	failing - below acceptable in performance; "received failing grades" unsatisfactory - not giving satisfaction; "shops should take back unsatisfactory goods"; "her performance proved to be unsatisfactory"; "life is becoming increasingly unsatifactory"; "our discussion was very unsatisfactory"

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failing

noun

1. shortcoming, failure, fault, error, weakness, defect, deficiency, lapse, flaw, miscarriage, drawback, misfortune, blemish, imperfection, frailty, foible, blind spot He had invented an imaginary son, in order to make up for his real son's failings.
shortcoming advantage, strength, asset, forte, speciality, strong suit, métier

preposition

1. in the absence of, lacking, in default of Find someone who will let you talk things through, or failing that, write down your thoughts.

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failing

noun

An imperfection of character:

fault, foible, frailty, infirmity, shortcoming, weakness, weak point.

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Translations

ضَعْف، عَيْب، نَقْصفي حال عَدَم وُجود

chybapři nedostatkuslabost

fejli mangel afmangel

Fehlerin Ermangelung

a falta dedefectofalta

à défaut dedéfaut

annmarki, galli, veikleikief bregst

difetto

i mangel av

kusurolmaması hâlindeolmazsazaafzayıflık

如果没有...缺点

failing

[ˈfeɪlɪŋ]

A. PREP → a falta de
failing that, → de no ser posible, ...

B. N (= flaw) → falta f, defecto m
the plan has numerous failings → el plan tiene muchos defectos
it's his only failing → es su único punto débil

C. ADJ he was in failing health → su salud era cada vez más débil
I had to stop work because of failing eyesight → tuve que dejar de trabajar porque me fallaba la vista
we reached the top in failing light → anochecía cuando llegamos a la cumbre
a failing marriage → un matrimonio que anda mal

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failing

[ˈfeɪlɪŋ]

n → défaut m

prep → faute de
failing that → sinon

adj

[business, company, economy] → défaillant(e)

[health, eyesight] → défaillant(e)fail-safe failsafe [ˈfeɪlseɪf] adj [device, mechanism] → à sûreté intégrée; [method, formula] → infaillible

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

failing

n → Schwäche f, → Fehler m

prep failing an answer → mangels (einer) Antwort (geh); ask John if he knows, failing him try Harry → fragen Sie John (danach), und wenn er es nicht weiß, versuchen Sie es bei Harry; failing this/that → (oder) sonst, und wenn das nicht möglich ist; failing which → ansonsten, widrigenfalls (form)

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failing

[ˈfeɪlɪŋ]

1. prep → in mancanza di
failing that → se questo non è possibile

2. n → difetto

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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, svinnezabraknąć 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 zakkenstryke, 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 απογοητεύωfallar, 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 latensvikte, skuffezawieść 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, ελάττωμαdefecto, fallo, punto débil puudus, viga نقطه ضعف heikkous défautחולשה कमजोरी, असफलता mana, slabost gyengeség, hiba kelemahan annmarki, galli, veikleiki difetto 弱点 결점, 약점 trūkumas, silpnybė trūkums; vājība kelemahan tekortkomingfeil, skavank, svakhetsłabość 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, βλάβηfracaso, 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; bruddniepowodzenie, 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 αποτυχημένοςfracasado 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, mislukkingfiaskonieudacznik 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, άρνησηincapacidad 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 verzuimunnlatelse, manglende evneodmowa 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 οπωσδήποτεsin falta kindlasti حتماً varmasti sans fauteבלי נדר बिना असफलता के sigurno, definitivno feltétlenül pasti örugglega certamente 必ず 어김없이, 꼭 tikrai, neabejotinai noteikti pasti zonder mankerenhelt sikkert, uten tvilna 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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failing

n. debilidad; deterioro; flaqueza; falla, falta.

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