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fail
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fail  (fl)
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. To be unsuccessful: an experiment that failed.
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 . . . hold . . . those horrors up to the light of justice. Otherwise we would fail our inescapable obligation to the victims of Nazism: to remember" (Anthony Lewis).
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.
n.
1. Failure to deliver securities to a purchaser within a specified time.
2. Failure to receive the proceeds of a transaction, as in the sale of stock or securities, by a specified date.
Idiom:
without fail
With no chance of failure: Be here at noon without fail.

[Middle English failen, from Old French faillir, from Vulgar Latin *fallre, variant of Latin fallere, to deceive.]

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
Scot a turf; sod
[perhaps from Scottish Gaelic fàl]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.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.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, bollocks, bollocks up, botch, botch up, bumble, bungle, flub, fluff, foul up, fuck 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.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.failfail - 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"

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 votesperder por cinco votos
to fail in one's dutyfaltar 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 failingiba anocheciendo
B. VT
1. [+ exam, subject] → suspender; [+ candidate] → suspender(a)
a failed painterun pintor fracasado
2. (= let down) [+ person] → fallar(a); [memory, strength] → fallar
don't fail me!¡no me falles!, ¡no faltes!
his strength failed himle fallaron las fuerzas
his heart failed himse encontró sin ánimo
his courage failed himle faltó valor
words fail me!¡no encuentro palabras!
3. (= not succeed) to fail to be electedno lograr ser elegido
to fail to win a prizeno obtener un premio
4. (= omit, neglect) to fail to do sthno hacer algo, dejar de hacer algo
don't fail to visit herno deje de visitarla
5. (= be unable) I fail to see why/whatno veo or alcanzo a ver por qué/qué
C. N
1. without failsin falta
2. (Univ) → suspenso m (in en)

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

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 companysein Versuch, die Leitung der Firma zu übernehmen, schlug fehl or blieb erfolglos or missglückte; he failed in his application for the postseine Bewerbung wurde nicht angenommen; to fail in one’s dutyseine Pflicht nicht tun; to fail by 5 votes (motion)mit 5 Stimmen Mehrheit abgelehnt werden; (person)um 5 Stimmen geschlagen werden; if all else failswenn alle Stricke reißen; to fail miserably or dismallykläglich scheitern
(= not pass exam)durchfallen; he failed in Latiner fiel in Latein durch
(= fall short) where he/the essay fails is in not being detailed enoughsein Fehler/der Fehler des Aufsatzes ist, dass er nicht ausführlich genug ist; this report fails in that it comes up with no clear proposalsdieser Bericht lässt es an klaren Vorschlägen fehlen; where you fail is that you lack relevant experienceIhnen fehlt es an der notwendigen Erfahrung
(= grow feeble, health) → sich verschlechtern; (hearing, eyesight)nachlassen; (invalid)schwächer werden; he is failing fastsein 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 failedes gab ein Missernte; (completely) → die Ernte fiel aus
vt
candidatedurchfallen lassen; subjectdurchfallen in (+dat); to fail an exameine Prüfung nicht bestehen, durch eine Prüfung fallen; to fail Latinin Latein durchfallen
(= let down, person, memory) → im Stich lassen; (= not live up to sb’s expectations)enttäuschen; his heart failed himsein Herz setzte aus; words fail memir fehlen die Worte
to fail to do somethingetw nicht tun; (= neglect)(es) versäumen, etw zu tun; she failed to lose weightes gelang ihr nicht abzunehmen; he failed to win support for his proposaler konnte keine Unterstützung für seinen Vorschlag finden; she never fails to amaze mesie versetzt mich immer wieder in Erstaunen; I fail to see whyes 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 failganz bestimmt, auf jeden Fall; (= inevitably)garantiert, grundsätzlich
(= failed candidate, exam) there were ten failszehn sind durchgefallen or durchgerasselt (inf); she got a fail in historyin 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 failsenza 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 failsenza fallo, senz'altro

fail
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 ...
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
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 者;
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
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

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


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