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fail1 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. (Social Science / 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. (Business / Commerce) (intr) to go bankrupt or become insolvent n 1. (Social Science / Education) a failure to attain the required standard, as in an examination without fail definitely; with certainty [from Old French faillir, ultimately from Latin fallere to disappoint; probably related to Greek phēlos deceitful] fail2 n
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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. without fail without exception, regularly, constantly, invariably, religiously, unfailingly, conscientiously, like clockwork, punctually, dependably He attended every meeting without fail. Translations 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 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 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. [light] → baisser n without fail → sans faute 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 (= 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 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 (= 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 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 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 v fail [feil] 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) neuspět, nepodařit se fejle; mislykkes; ikke kunne versagen, versäumen αποτυγχάνω, δεν καταφέρνω fracasar ebaõnnestuma, tegemata jätma رد شدن؛ ناکام شدن epäonnistua échouer (à) 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 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 selhat bryde sammen; svigte versagen 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 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 nedostávat se svigte verlassen εξαντλούμαι, είμαι ανεπαρκής fallar, faltar puudu jääma کافی نبودن loppua kesken manquer (à) 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 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 nechat propadnout dumpe; lade dumpe; ikke bestå durchfallen (lassen) 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 (la) stryke, dumpe oblać egzamin 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 zklamat skuffe im Stich lassen απογοητεύω fallar, decepcionar pettumust valmistama یاری نکردن pettää manquer (à) 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 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 n failing a fault or weakness He may have his failings, but he has always treated his children well. gebrek, swakheid, tekortkoming ضَعْف، عَيْب، نَقْص недостатък chyba, slabost fejl; mangel der Fehler αδυναμία, ελάττωμα defecto, fallo, punto débil puudus, viga نقطه ضعف heikkous défaut חוּלשָׁה 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 falta defect недостаток chyba slabost mana fel, brist, svaghet ความผิดพลาดหรือจุดอ่อน kusur, zaaf, zayıflık 缺點 вада; слабкість کمزوری یا عیب nhược điểm 缺点 prep 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 při nedostatku i mangel af in Ermangelung 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 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... n failure [-jə] 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 nezdar; výpadek nederlag; svigt das Versagen 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 (til eksamen), fiasko; brudd niepowodzenie, awaria fracasso eşec; pană провал; перебой 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 neúspěšný člověk; fiasko fiasko der Versager 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 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 neschopnost, zanedbání manglende evne das Versäumnis 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 verzium unnlatelse, manglende evne odmowa recusa neputinţă неспособность neschopnosť nezmožnost nesposobnost underlåtenhet, försummelse การขาดความสามารถ ihmal 無能力 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 zcela určitě helt sikkert unbedingt οπωσδήποτε sin falta kindlasti حتماً varmasti sans faute בְּלִי נֶדֶר 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 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 fail → يَفْشَل nezdařit (se) slå fejl scheitern αποτυγχάνω fracasar epäonnistua échouer propasti fallire 失敗する 실패하다 mislukken mislykkes zawieść falhar потерпеть неудачу misslyckas ล้มเหลว başarısız olmak thất bại 失败 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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