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Detailed Translations for fail from English to German

fail:

to fail verb (fails, failed, failing)

  1. to fail (lose one's face; flop; go wrong; meet with disaster; fall flat)
    mißlingen; fehlschlagen; abgehen; scheitern; schiefgehen; irren; mißraten; auffliegen; danebengehen
    • mißlingen verb (mißlinge, mißlingst, mißlingt, mißlang, mißlangt, mißlungen)
    • fehlschlagen verb (schlage fehl, schlägst fehl, schlägt fehl, schlug fehl, schlugt fehl, fehlgeschlagen)
    • abgehen verb (gehe ab, gehst ab, geht ab, ging ab, ginget ab, abgegangen)
    • scheitern verb (scheitere, scheiterst, scheitert, scheiterte, scheitertet, gescheitert)
    • schiefgehen verb (geh schief, gehst schief, geht schief, ging schief, gingt schief, schiefgegangen)
    • irren verb (irre, irrst, irrt, irrte, irrtet, geirrt)
    • mißraten verb (mißrate, mißrätst, mißrät, mißriet, mißrietet, mißraten)
    • auffliegen verb (fliege auf, fliegst auf, fliegt auf, flog auf, floget auf, aufgeflogen)
  2. to fail (fall short; disappoint; work out badly; fail in something)
    nicht beantworten an das was man erwartet; enttäuschen
  3. to fail (repeat a class; stay down; stay back; repeat)
  4. to fail (crash; meet an accident; meet with disaster; )
    verunglücken; sterben; schiefgehen; umkommen; vergehen; untergehen
    • verunglücken verb (verunglücke, verunglückst, verunglückt, verunglückte, verunglücktet, verunglückt)
    • sterben verb (sterbe, stirbst, stirbt, starb, starbt, gestorben)
    • schiefgehen verb (geh schief, gehst schief, geht schief, ging schief, gingt schief, schiefgegangen)
    • umkommen verb (komme um, kommst um, kommt um, kam um, kamt um, umgekommen)
    • vergehen verb (vergehe, vergehst, vergeht, vergang, vergangt, vergangen)
    • untergehen verb (untergehe, untergehst, untergeht, untergang, untergangt, untergegangen)

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
abgehen fail; fall flat; flop; go wrong; lose one's face; meet with disaster come off; get off; give way
auffliegen fail; fall flat; flop; go wrong; lose one's face; meet with disaster fall open; fly up
danebengehen fail; fall flat; flop; go wrong; lose one's face; meet with disaster
enttäuschen disappoint; fail; fail in something; fall short; work out badly be contrary; belie; betray; confound; counteract; cross; disappoint; disillusion; disillusionate; embarras; frustrate; let down
fehlschlagen fail; fall flat; flop; go wrong; lose one's face; meet with disaster glance off; ricochet off
irren fail; fall flat; flop; go wrong; lose one's face; meet with disaster roam; roam around; rove; wander about
mißlingen fail; fall flat; flop; go wrong; lose one's face; meet with disaster
mißraten fail; fall flat; flop; go wrong; lose one's face; meet with disaster
nicht beantworten an das was man erwartet disappoint; fail; fail in something; fall short; work out badly
scheitern fail; fall flat; flop; go wrong; lose one's face; meet with disaster be ruined; come to grief; suffer damage
schiefgehen be lost; be wrecked; crash; fail; fall flat; flop; go wrong; lose one's face; meet an accident; meet with disaster; perish end wrong; get lost; go astray; going wrong
sitzen bleiben fail; repeat; repeat a class; stay back; stay down
sterben be lost; be wrecked; crash; fail; meet an accident; meet with disaster; perish be hungry; be killed; be killed in action; be on one's deathbed; become extinct; decease; depart this earth; depart this life; die; die of fear; die out; expire; extinguish; fall; hunger; pass away; peg out; perish; pinch out; snuff; starve; succumb
umkommen be lost; be wrecked; crash; fail; meet an accident; meet with disaster; perish be hungry; be killed; be killed in action; be killed in war; be on one's deathbed; break down; decease; depart this earth; depart this life; die; fall; go to the dogs; go under; have a breakdown; hunger; pass away; perish; set; sink; starve; submerge; succumb; suffer
untergehen be lost; be wrecked; crash; fail; meet an accident; meet with disaster; perish be killed; be ruined; bear; break down; come to grief; endure; fall; get lost; go astray; go down; go to pieces; go to the dogs; go to wrack and ruin; go under; have a breakdown; perish; set; sink; stand; submerge; succumb; suffer; sustain
vergehen be lost; be wrecked; crash; fail; meet an accident; meet with disaster; perish be ruined; come to grief; crumble; decay; decline; disintegrate; elapse; expire; fall apart; fall into decay; fall to bits; fall to pieces; go by; go to ruin; pass
verunglücken be lost; be wrecked; crash; fail; meet an accident; meet with disaster; perish
- 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. cease to operate
  2. be unsuccessful
fail
verb
  1. etwas nicht erreichen, das man erreichen will
  2. intransitiv: nicht gelingen, nicht von Erfolg, Brauchbarkeit, Nutzen sein
  3. Recht, Wirtschaft: in Konkurs gehen; zahlungsunfähig werden
  4. -
  5. ein Ziel nicht treffen, nicht erreichen
  6. (transitiv) fehlschlagen, Misserfolg haben

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
fail fehlslagen; missglücken mislukken — verkeerd aflopen, zonder het gewenste resultaat
fail scheitern falen — niet bereiken van doelen
fail außer Acht lassen; verachten; mißachten dédaignerconsidérer avec dédain.
fail außer Acht lassen; vernachlässigen négliger — Ne pas prendre soin d’une chose dont on devoir s’occuper.

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