misfire

mis·fire  (ms-fr)

intr.v. mis·fired, mis·fir·ing, mis·fires

1. To fail to ignite when expected. Used of an internal-combustion engine.

2. To fail to discharge. Used of a firearm.

3. To fail to achieve an anticipated result: a scheme that misfired.

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misfire (msfr, ms-fr) n.

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misfire [ˌmɪsˈfaɪə]

vb (intr)

1. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) (of a firearm or its projectile) to fail to fire, explode, or ignite as or when expected

2. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) (of a motor engine or vehicle, etc.) to fail to fire at the appropriate time, often causing a backfire

3. to fail to operate or occur as intended

n

(Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) the act or an instance of misfiring

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1. Failure to fire or explode properly.
2. Failure of a primer or the propelling charge of a round or projectile to function wholly or in part.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	misfire - an explosion that fails to occur     dud equipment failure, breakdown - a cessation of normal operation; "there was a power breakdown"
	2.	misfire - a failure to hit (or meet or find etc) miss failure - an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose; "the surprise party was a complete failure"
Verb	1.	misfire - fail to fire or detonate; "The guns misfired" conk out, go bad, break down, die, fail, give out, give way, break, go - 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"

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misfire

verb fail, go wrong, fall through, miscarry, go pear-shaped (informal), fail to go off, go phut (informal) Some of their policies had misfired.

Translations

misfire [ˌmɪsˈfaɪəʳ] VI [plan, engine] → fallar; [gun] → encasquillarse

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misfire [ˌmɪsˈfaɪə^r] vi

(= fail) [plan, attempt] → rater
Some of their policies had misfired → Certaines de leurs politiques n'avaient pas eu les résultats escomptés.

[engine] → avoir des ratés

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misfire

vi (engine) → fehlzünden, eine Fehlzündung haben; (plan) → fehlschlagen; (joke, trick) → danebengehen

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misfire [ˌmɪsˈfaɪəʳ] vi (gun, plan, joke) → far cilecca; (engine) → perdere colpi

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misfire [ˌmɪsˈfaɪəʳ] vi (gun, plan, joke) → far cilecca; (engine) → perdere colpi

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misfire

v misfire [misˈfaiə]

1 (of a gun, bomb etc) to fail to explode or catch fire. weier يَكْبو السِّلاح، لا يَنْطَلِق، لا يَنْفَجِر засичам selhat klikke versagen παθαίνω αφλογιστία fallar mitte lahti minema در نرفتن گلوله olla laukeamatta faire long feu לְהִיכָּשֵׁל गलत चल जाना zatajiti nem sül el tidak meletus klikka incepparsi 不発になる 불발이 되다 nesprogti, neiššauti (par šāvienu, sprādzienu) neiet vaļā tidak jadi niet afgaan klikke nie wypalić, eksplodować não disparar a nu se declan­şa; a nu exploda давать осечку zlyhať ne sprožiti se otkazati klicka, inte detonera (ปืน) ยิงไม่ออก ateş almamak, patlamamak, tutukluk yapmak (槍等)不發火 давати осічку بندوق وغیرہ کا چوک جانا đạn tịt （枪等）不发火

2 (of a motor engine) to fail to ignite properly. kets يَفْشَل في الإشْتِعال، لا تَدور الآلَه не се запалвам vynechávat sætte ud fehlzünden δεν παίρνω μπρος fallar tõrkuma جرقه نگرفتن katkoa avoir des ratés לא לְהַנִיע इंजन खराब होना zatajiti nem gyújt susah menyala slá á móti í ræsingu/starti (perdere colpi) 着火しない 점화하지 않다 neužsivesti (par aizdedzi) nedarboties tidak hidup slecht lopen feiltenne, fuske nie zapalić não pegar a da rateuri выпадать vynechávať odpovedati otkazati misstända (เครื่องยนต์) ไม่ติด ateşlememek (內燃機等)發動不起來 не спалахувати صحیح سے متحرک نہیں ہونا động cơ không nổ （内燃机等）发动不起来

3 (of a plan etc) to go wrong. misluk يُخْطئ، يَفْشَل، يَبوء بالفَشَل нямам успех nedařit se mislykkes versagen πάω λάθος, ναυαγώ (μτφ.) fallar äparduma ااشتباه عمل کردن epäonnistua rater לְהִיכָּשֵׁל योजना नाकाम होना zatajiti rosszul sül el gagal mistakast, fara úrskeiðis fallire 失敗する 실패하다 neišdegti, nepasisekti neizdoties; izjukt gagal mislukken mislykkes, glippe spełznąć na niczym falhar a eşua срываться nedariť sa spodleteti zatajiti slå slint (แผนการ) ผิดพลาด suya düşmek, gerçekleşmemek (計劃)失敗 виявитися безрезультатним غلط ہو جانا kế hoạch hỏng 不奏效