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Detailed Translations for fail from English to French

fail:

to fail verb (fails, failed, failing)

  1. to fail (lose one's face; flop; go wrong; meet with disaster; fall flat)
    faillir; échouer; ne pas réussir; se tromper; être un flop; périr; manquer; rater; chuter; tourner mal; se méprendre; commettre une erreur; rater son coup; commettre une faute; rater son effet; réduire en bouilli; s'abîmer; faire une faute; aller à côté
    • faillir verb (faux, faut, faillons, faillez, )
    • échouer verb (échoue, échoues, échouons, échouez, )
    • se tromper verb
    • périr verb (péris, périt, périssons, périssez, )
    • manquer verb (manque, manques, manquons, manquez, )
    • rater verb (rate, rates, ratons, ratez, )
    • chuter verb (chute, chutes, chutons, chutez, )
    • s'abîmer verb
  2. to fail (fall short; disappoint; work out badly; fail in something)
    décevoir; tourner mal; ne pas être à la hauteur
    • décevoir verb (déçois, déçoit, décevons, décevez, )
  3. to fail (repeat a class; stay down; stay back; repeat)
    redoubler une classe; doubler une classe; redoubler; doubler
    • redoubler verb (redouble, redoubles, redoublons, redoublez, )
    • doubler verb (double, doubles, doublons, doublez, )
  4. to fail (crash; meet an accident; meet with disaster; )

Conjugations for fail:

present
  1. fail
  2. fail
  3. fails
  4. fail
  5. fail
  6. fail
simple past
  1. failed
  2. failed
  3. failed
  4. failed
  5. failed
  6. failed
present perfect
  1. have failed
  2. have failed
  3. has failed
  4. have failed
  5. have failed
  6. have failed
past continuous
  1. was failing
  2. were failing
  3. was failing
  4. were failing
  5. were failing
  6. were failing
future
  1. shall fail
  2. will fail
  3. will fail
  4. shall fail
  5. will fail
  6. will fail
continuous present
  1. am failing
  2. are failing
  3. is failing
  4. are failing
  5. are failing
  6. are failing
subjunctive
  1. be failed
  2. be failed
  3. be failed
  4. be failed
  5. be failed
  6. be failed
diverse
  1. fail!
  2. let's fail!
  3. failed
  4. failing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for fail:

VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
aller à côté fail; fall flat; flop; go wrong; lose one's face; meet with disaster
chuter fail; fall flat; flop; go wrong; lose one's face; meet with disaster fall down
commettre une erreur fail; fall flat; flop; go wrong; lose one's face; meet with disaster be mistaken; make a mistake; make an error
commettre une faute fail; fall flat; flop; go wrong; lose one's face; meet with disaster be mistaken; make a mistake; make an error
doubler fail; repeat; repeat a class; stay back; stay down double; dub; duplicate; get round; move past; overtake; pass; ride past; sail past; synchronise; synchronize
doubler une classe fail; repeat; repeat a class; stay back; stay down
décevoir disappoint; fail; fail in something; fall short; work out badly be contrary; belie; betray; break down; break off; cheat; confound; counteract; counterfeit; cross; deceive; diddle; disappoint; disillusion; embarras; falsify; forge; frustrate; hoodwink; imitate; let down; swindle; woodwink
faillir fail; fall flat; flop; go wrong; lose one's face; meet with disaster
faire une faute fail; fall flat; flop; go wrong; lose one's face; meet with disaster be mistaken; make a mistake; make an error
manquer fail; fall flat; flop; go wrong; lose one's face; meet with disaster be absent; be in need; be in want; be lacking; be lost; be missed; be missing; fall through; get lost; go short; lack; lose; miss; neglect; overlook; pinch; pinch and scrape; press; squeeze
mourir victime d'un accident be lost; be wrecked; crash; fail; meet an accident; meet with disaster; perish
ne pas réussir fail; fall flat; flop; go wrong; lose one's face; meet with disaster be a failure; be overthrown; fall; take a nosedive
ne pas être à la hauteur disappoint; fail; fail in something; fall short; work out badly
périr fail; fall flat; flop; go wrong; lose one's face; meet with disaster be killed; be killed in action; be lost; be wrecked; crash; decay; decline; degenerate; depart this earth; depart this life; deteriorate; die; fall; fall into decline; go to pieces; go to the dogs; go to wrack and ruin; meet an accident; pass away; perish; rot; succumb
rater fail; fall flat; flop; go wrong; lose one's face; meet with disaster be a failure; be overthrown; fall; miss; overlook; take a nosedive
rater son coup fail; fall flat; flop; go wrong; lose one's face; meet with disaster
rater son effet fail; fall flat; flop; go wrong; lose one's face; meet with disaster
redoubler fail; repeat; repeat a class; stay back; stay down double; duplicate
redoubler une classe fail; repeat; repeat a class; stay back; stay down
réduire en bouilli fail; fall flat; flop; go wrong; lose one's face; meet with disaster
s'abîmer fail; fall flat; flop; go wrong; lose one's face; meet with disaster
s'écraser be lost; be wrecked; crash; fail; meet an accident; meet with disaster; perish collapse; crash down; drop; fall down; flop down; implode; plop down; plump down; pour in; thunder down
se méprendre fail; fall flat; flop; go wrong; lose one's face; meet with disaster be mistaken; make a mistake; make an error
se tromper fail; fall flat; flop; go wrong; lose one's face; meet with disaster be lost; be mistaken; being wrong; make a mistake; make a slip; make an error; miscalculate; mistake
se tuer dans un accident be lost; be wrecked; crash; fail; meet an accident; meet with disaster; perish
tourner mal disappoint; fail; fail in something; fall flat; fall short; flop; go wrong; lose one's face; meet with disaster; work out badly break; infringe; misbehave; transgress; violate
échouer fail; fall flat; flop; go wrong; lose one's face; meet with disaster be a failure; be overthrown; break down; come down; end up somewhere; fall; give way; go to pieces; land; take a nosedive
être un flop fail; fall flat; flop; go wrong; lose one's face; meet with disaster be a failure; be overthrown; fall; take a nosedive
- betray; bomb; break; break down; conk out; die; flunk; flush it; give out; give way; go; go bad; go wrong; miscarry; neglect; run out
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- come to nothing; desert; fail to come; fail to turn up; go to rack and ruin; leave in the lurch; miss; neglect; omit; plough; put in an awkward situation; reject

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Related Definitions for "fail":

  1. get worse1
  2. stop operating or functioning1
    • The engine failed on the way to town1
  3. prove insufficient1
    • The water supply for the town failed after a long drought1
  4. disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake1
    • His sense of smell failed him this time1
    • His strength finally failed him1
    • His children failed him in the crisis1
  5. become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close1
    • A number of banks failed that year1
  6. fall short in what is expected1
    • She failed in her obligations as a good daughter-in-law1
    • We must not fail his obligation to the victims of the Holocaust1
  7. fail to get a passing grade1
    • She studied hard but failed nevertheless1
    • Did I fail the test?1
  8. judge unacceptable1
    • The teacher failed six students1
  9. be unsuccessful1
    • Where do today's public schools fail?1
    • The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably1
  10. fail to do something; leave something undone1
    • She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib1
    • The secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the account1
  11. be unable1
    • I fail to understand your motives1

Wiktionary Translations for fail:

fail
verb
  1. cause to fail
  2. be negligent
  3. cease to operate
  4. be unsuccessful
fail
verb
  1. Ne plus vouloir de quelque chose ou de quelqu’un.
  2. considérer avec dédain.
  3. (vieilli) (term, en parlant d’un objet) Ne pas tenir le coup.
  4. (argot) siècle|XIX jouer.
  5. Ne pas prendre soin d’une chose dont on devoir s’occuper.
  6. Ne pas réussir

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
fail échouer mislukken — verkeerd aflopen, zonder het gewenste resultaat
fail échouer falen — niet bereiken van doelen
fail rater misslingenintransitiv: nicht gelingen, nicht von Erfolg, Brauchbarkeit, Nutzen sein
fail échouer scheitern — etwas nicht erreichen, das man erreichen will
fail échouer verfehlen — ein Ziel nicht treffen, nicht erreichen
fail faillir; râter versagen — (transitiv) fehlschlagen, Misserfolg haben

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