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fail [failed, failing, fails] (be unsuccessful) verb [UK: feɪl] [US: ˈfeɪl] | échouer◼◼◼verbeYou've failed. = Tu as échoué. rater◼◼◻verbeI failed the exam. = J'ai raté l'examen. |
fail [failed, failing, fails] (not achieve a stated goal) verb [UK: feɪl] [US: ˈfeɪl] | échouer◼◼◼verbeYou've failed. = Tu as échoué. faillir◼◼◻verbeSome analysts consider Somalia as the failed state par excellence. = Certains analystes considèrent la Somalie comme l'État failli par excellence. rater◼◼◻verbeI failed the exam. = J'ai raté l'examen. |
fail [failed, failing, fails] (be negligent) verb [UK: feɪl] [US: ˈfeɪl] | négliger◼◼◻verbe |
fail [failed, failing, fails] (cause to fail) verb [UK: feɪl] [US: ˈfeɪl] | recaler◼◼◻verbe |
fail [failed, failing, fails] (cease to operate) verb [UK: feɪl] [US: ˈfeɪl] | tomber en panne◼◼◻verbe |
fail-safe (device or mechanism) noun [UK: ˈfeɪl seɪf] [US: ˈfeɪl seɪf] | mode dégradé◼◼◼nom |
failed state (type of state) noun | état en déliquescence◼◼◼nom {m} état failli◼◼◼nom {m} |
failing that adverb | faute de quoi◼◼◼adverbe dans le cas contraire◼◼◼adverbe autrement◼◼◻adverbe |
faille (fabric) noun [UK: feɪl] [US: faɪl] | faille◼◼◼nom {f} |
failure [failures] (state or condition opposite of success) noun [UK: ˈfeɪ.ljə(r)] [US: ˈfeɪ.ljər] | échec◼◼◼nom {m}It's doomed to failure. = C'est voué à l'échec. |
failure [failures] (termination of the ability of an item to perform its required function) noun [UK: ˈfeɪ.ljə(r)] [US: ˈfeɪ.ljər] | panne◼◼◻nom {f}The truck had a clutch failure. = Le camion a eu une panne d'embrayage. |
failure [failures] (object or person incapable of success) noun [UK: ˈfeɪ.ljə(r)] [US: ˈfeɪ.ljər] | raté◼◼◻nom {m}From a literary point of view, his work is a failure. = D'un point de vue littéraire, son œuvre est ratée. flop [commercial failure]◼◻◻nom {m} navet [unsuccessful movie]◼◻◻nom {m} daubenom {f} |
failure to thrive (pediatrics) noun | retard de croissance◼◼◼nom {m} |
dam failure noun [UK: dæm ˈfeɪ.ljə(r)] [US: ˈdæm ˈfeɪ.ljər] | rupture de barrage◼◼◼nom {f} |
epic fail (total failure) noun | échec épique◼◼◼nom {m} |
heart failure (chronic inability of the heart) noun [UK: ˈhɑːt.ˌfeɪ.ljə] [US: ˈhɑːt.ˌfeɪ.ljə] | insuffisance cardiaque◼◼◼nom {f} |
market failure (a situation in which the allocation of goods and services by a free market is not efficient) noun | défaillance du marché◼◼◼nom {f} défaillance de marché◼◼◻nom {f} |
power failure (power failure, see also: power cut; outage; blackout) noun [UK: ˈpaʊə(r) ˈfeɪ.ljə(r)] [US: ˈpaʊər ˈfeɪ.ljər] | panne de courant◼◼◼nom coupure de courant◼◼◻nom |
without fail (certainly) preposition [UK: wɪð.ˈaʊt feɪl] [US: wɪð.ˈaʊt ˈfeɪl] | sans faute◼◼◼preposition |