fail Significado & definición

Significado de fail en español

• 0 to not pass a test or an exam -- suspender

  • I’ve just failed my driving test.

• 1 to not be successful -- fracasar

  • Dad’s business failed after just three years.

• 2 to not do what is expected -- no hacer algo

  • He failed to turn up for football practice yesterday.

• 3 to stop working normally, or to become weaker -- fallar

  • The brakes failed and the car crashed into a tree.

• 4 to not achieve a goal -- fracasar

  • The rocket launch failed. El lanzamiento del cohete fracasó.

  • The climbers failed to reach the top of the mountain. Los escaladores fracasaron en alcanzar la cima de la montaña.

• 5 to not do sth you are supposed to -- no hacer algo

  • She failed to come to the hearing. Ella no pudo venir a la audiencia.

• 6 to not achieve a passing grade -- suspender

  • I failed that exam/class. Suspendí ese examen/esa clase.

  • “How was the test?” “I failed.” “¿Cómo fue el test?” “Suspendí”

• 7 (of teacher) to give a student a grade that is below passing -- suspender

  • The professor failed half the class. El profesor suspendió a la mitad de la clase.

• 8 to stop working or progressing well -- fallar

  • The brakes failed. Los frenos fallaron.

  • Her health was failing. Su salud estaba fallando.

• 9 (of business) to be unable to continue operating -- quebrar

  • new laws to stop banks from failing nuevas leyes para evitar que los bancos quiebren

• 10 a grade that is below passing -- suspenso [ masculine ]

  • He got a 53, which is a fail. Obtuvo un 53, que es un suspenso.

• 11 always -- sin falta‎‏ ‏‎

  • He was there every morning without fail. Él estaba allí cada mañana sin falta.