flunk

flunk

 (flŭngk) Informal

v. flunked, flunk·ing, flunks

v.intr.

To fail, especially in a course or an examination.

v.tr.

1.

a. To fail (an examination or course).

b. To give a failing grade to (a student).

2. To fail (a drug test, as for a performance enhancing substance).

n.

1. A failure.

2. A failing grade.

Phrasal Verb:

flunk out

To expel or be expelled from a school or course because of work that does not meet required standards.

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flunk′er n.

flunk

(flʌŋk)

vb

1. (Education) to fail or cause to fail to reach the required standard in (an examination, course, etc)

2. (foll by: out) to be dismissed from a school or college through failure in examinations

n

(Education) a low grade below the pass standard

[C19: perhaps from flinch¹ + funk¹]

flunk

(flʌŋk)

v.i.

1. to fail in a course or examination.

v.t.

2. to get a failing mark in.

3. to give a failing grade to.

4. flunk out, to dismiss or be dismissed from a school because of failing grades: to flunk out of college.

n.

5. a failure, as in a course or examination.

[1815–25, perhaps akin to flinch, funk¹]

flunk

Past participle: flunked
Gerund: flunking

Imperative

flunk

flunk

flunk

To be unsuccessful in an examination or course of study, or to assess a student as being unsuccessful.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	flunk - failure to reach a minimum required performance; "his failing the course led to his disqualification"; "he got two flunks on his report" failing failure - an act that fails; "his failure to pass the test"
Verb	1.	flunk - fail to get a passing grade; "She studied hard but failed nevertheless"; "Did I fail the test?" flush it, bomb, fail 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"

flunk

(Informal)

verb fail, screw up (informal), flop in (informal), plough (Brit. slang), be unsuccessful in, not make the grade at (informal), not come up to scratch in (informal), not come up to the mark in (informal) He flunked his final exams.

flunk

verb

Informal. To receive less than a passing grade:

fail.

Translations

يَسْقُط في إمْتِحان

rupnout

dumpe

durchfallen

rater

falla

essere respintorespingere

susikirsti per egzaminą

izkrist eksāmenā

çakmakkalmak

考试不及格

flunk

[flʌŋk] (esp US)

A. VT [+ student, course, exam] → suspender, catear (Sp) , reprobar (LAm)
I flunked Maths → suspendí las matemáticas

B. VI → suspender, catear (Sp)
I flunked → suspendí, cateé (Sp) , me reprobaron (LAm)

flunk out VI + ADV (US) → salirse del colegio sin recibir un título

flunk

[ˈflʌŋk] vt (mainly US) (= fail) [+ exam, course] → être recalé(e) à; [+ course] → être recalé(e) en
He flunked a history exam → Il a été recalé à un examen d'histoire.

flunk

(inf)

vi → durchfallen (inf), → durchrasseln (inf), → durch die Prüfung fliegen (inf)

vt test → verhauen (inf); candidate → durchfallen or durchrasseln lassen (inf); to flunk German/an exam → in Deutsch/bei einer Prüfung durchfallen (inf)

flunk

[flʌŋk] vt (esp Am) (fam) (course, exam) → essere bocciato/a or respinto/a in or a

flunk

(flaŋk) verb

a slang word for to fail in an examination. I flunked (maths). druip; gedruip يَسْقُط في إمْتِحان скъсват ме bombar rupnout durchfallen dumpe αποτυγχάνω σε εξέταση, κόβομαιcatear, suspender läbi põruma رد شدن؛ رد کردن reputtaa rater לְהִיכָּשֵׁל असफल होना srušiti (pasti) na ispitu megbukik, elzúg gagal falla essere bocciato in 落第する (시험 등을) 실패하다 susikirsti per egzaminą izkrist eksāmenā gagal zakken voor stryke, dumpeoblać ناكامه كېدل، ماته خوړل ناكامه كول: ماته وركول chumbar a pica завалить prepadnúť pasti (pri izpitu) pasti spricka, köra, bli kuggad สอบตก kalmak, çakmak 考試不及格 провал امتحان میں ناکام ہونا trượt (một kỳ thi, một lớp đại học...) 考试不及格