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Detailed Translations for failing from English to Spanish

failing:

failing [the ~] noun

  1. the failing (breaking down; reaching a deadlock; coming to a standstill)
    el atasco; el fracaso; la obstrucción; el estrellamiento
  2. the failing (absence)
    la ausencia
  3. the failing (scream; howler; oversight; )
    el patinazo; el fallo; la falta; la equivocación; el error; la metedura de pata; la pifia

Translation Matrix for failing:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
atasco breaking down; coming to a standstill; failing; reaching a deadlock buildup of traffic; congelation; congestion; constipation; hold-up; jam; obstruction; stagnation; stoppage; tailback; traffic block; traffic jam
ausencia absence; failing absence; absent-mindedness; absenteeism; deficiency; failure; forgetfulness; lack; non-attendance; want; woolgathering
equivocación blunder; error; failing; fault; flaw; gas; hoot; howler; mistake; oversight; scream; slip blunder; defect; error; failure; fault; flaw; incorrectness; miscalculation; miss; mistake; oversight; slip; slip of the tongue
error blunder; error; failing; fault; flaw; gas; hoot; howler; mistake; oversight; scream; slip blunder; breakdown in communications; bug; defect; error; failure; fault; flaw; incorrectness; miscalculation; miss; mistake; oversight; slip
estrellamiento breaking down; coming to a standstill; failing; reaching a deadlock
fallo blunder; error; failing; fault; flaw; gas; hoot; howler; mistake; oversight; scream; slip blunder; defeat; defect; enunciation; error; failure; fall-through; fault; fiasco; flaw; flop; imperfection; incorrectness; judgement; let down; miscalculation; miss; mistake; oversight; pronunciation; sentence; shortage; shortcoming; slip; verdict; verdict of guilty
falta blunder; error; failing; fault; flaw; gas; hoot; howler; mistake; oversight; scream; slip blunder; crime; criminal offence; defect; deficiency; deficit; delict; error; failure; fault; flaw; gap; incorrectness; infraction; iniquity; injustice; insufficiency; lack; misbehavior; misbehaviour; misdemeanor; misdemeanour; mistake; offence; offense; oversight; shortage; shortcoming; shortfall; slip; transgression; violation; wrong
fracaso breaking down; coming to a standstill; failing; reaching a deadlock blooper; blunder; caving in; collapse; collapsing; crack; defeat; defect; dejection; depression; enormity; error; failure; fall-through; fault; fiasco; flaw; flop; incorrectness; kink; let down; loser; malaise; misfit; miss; recession; slump
metedura de pata blunder; error; failing; fault; flaw; gas; hoot; howler; mistake; oversight; scream; slip blooper; blunder; enormity; error; failure; fault; flaw; incorrectness; miss; mistake; oversight; slip
obstrucción breaking down; coming to a standstill; failing; reaching a deadlock bar; barricade; barrier; block; blockage; congelation; congestion; constipation; hindrance; hold-up; impediment; jam; obstacle; obstruction; stagnation; stonewalling; stoppage; stumbling block; thwarting; trouble; weighting
patinazo blunder; error; failing; fault; flaw; gas; hoot; howler; mistake; oversight; scream; slip blooper; blunder; enormity; error; failure; fault; flaw; incorrectness; miss; mistake; oversight; slip
pifia blunder; error; failing; fault; flaw; gas; hoot; howler; mistake; oversight; scream; slip blunder; error; fault; flaw; incorrectness; mistake; oversight; slip
- flunk; weakness
Not SpecifiedRelated TranslationsOther Translations
error fault

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Related Definitions for "failing":

  1. below acceptable in performance1
    • received failing grades1
  2. failure to reach a minimum required performance1
    • his failing the course led to his disqualification1
  3. a flaw or weak point1
    • he was quick to point out his wife's failings1

failing form of fail:

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:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
fracasar drift ashore; washing ashore; washing up
ir mal going wrong
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
cometer un error fail; fall flat; flop; go wrong; lose one's face; meet with disaster be mistaken; make a digression; make a mistake; make an error
decepcionar disappoint; fail; fail in something; fall short; work out badly be contrary; belie; counteract; cross; disappoint; disillusion; frustrate; let down
embarrancar fail; fall flat; flop; go wrong; lose one's face; meet with disaster
encallar fail; fall flat; flop; go wrong; lose one's face; meet with disaster becoming stuck; get stuck; jam; run aground; stagnate; stay put; stick
engañarse fail; fall flat; flop; go wrong; lose one's face; meet with disaster be mistaken; make a mistake
equivocarse fail; fall flat; flop; go wrong; lose one's face; meet with disaster be mistaken; make a digression; make a mistake; make an error
errar fail; fall flat; flop; go wrong; lose one's face; meet with disaster be mistaken; hike; make a mistake; make an error; miss one's hold; roam; travel; travel about; wander; wander about
errarse fail; fall flat; flop; go wrong; lose one's face; meet with disaster be mistaken; make a mistake
estar en un error fail; fall flat; flop; go wrong; lose one's face; meet with disaster be mistaken; make a mistake; make an error
fallar disappoint; fail; fail in something; fall flat; fall short; flop; go wrong; lose one's face; meet with disaster; work out badly be a failure; be mistaken; be overthrown; be ruined; come to grief; fall; glance off; make a mistake; make an error; ricochet off; take a nosedive
faltar fail; fall flat; flop; go wrong; lose one's face; meet with disaster be absent; be lacking; be missing; be mistaken; lack; make a mistake
fracasar fail; fall flat; flop; go wrong; lose one's face; meet with disaster be a failure; be mistaken; be overthrown; be ruined; break down; break off; come to grief; fall; give way; go to pieces; make a mistake; take a nosedive
ir mal fail; fall flat; flop; go wrong; lose one's face; meet with disaster be unbecoming; going wrong; not become; not suit
irse al agua fail; fall flat; flop; go wrong; lose one's face; meet with disaster
irse al carajo fail; fall flat; flop; go wrong; lose one's face; meet with disaster
irse al traste fail; fall flat; flop; go wrong; lose one's face; meet with disaster be a failure; be overthrown; fall; take a nosedive
meter la pata fail; fall flat; flop; go wrong; lose one's face; meet with disaster be mistaken; make a mistake; make an error
perderse fail; fall flat; flop; go wrong; lose one's face; meet with disaster become lost; fall through; get lost; go astray; led astray; lose; miss; overlook
perecer be lost; be wrecked; crash; fail; meet an accident; meet with disaster; perish be killed; be killed in action; be on one's deathbed; decease; depart this earth; depart this life; die; fall; pass away; perish; succumb
repetir el curso fail; repeat; repeat a class; stay back; stay down
salir fallido fail; fall flat; flop; go wrong; lose one's face; meet with disaster be a failure; be overthrown; break down; break off; fall; take a nosedive
salir mal fail; fall flat; flop; go wrong; lose one's face; meet with disaster be a failure; be overthrown; break down; break off; fall; take a nosedive
suspender fail; repeat; repeat a class; stay back; stay down abandon; adjourn; ban; cancel; cease; decline; denounce; desist; disapprove; disclaim; dismiss; drop; fall; give up; hold up; inhibit; object to; outvote; postpone; refuse; reject; repudiate; ricochet; sink; spurn; stop; suspend; tumble; turn down; vote down
- 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. not achieve a goal
  3. be unsuccessful

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
fail fallar falen — niet bereiken van doelen
fail fracasar; escollar misslingenintransitiv: nicht gelingen, nicht von Erfolg, Brauchbarkeit, Nutzen sein
fail fracasar scheitern — etwas nicht erreichen, das man erreichen will
fail fracasar verfehlen — ein Ziel nicht treffen, nicht erreichen
fail fracasar; fallar versagen — (transitiv) fehlschlagen, Misserfolg haben
fail abandonar abandonner — Ne plus vouloir de quelque chose ou de quelqu’un.
fail desdeñar; descuidar; desatender; despreciar; aborrecer dédaignerconsidérer avec dédain.
fail descuidar; desatender négliger — Ne pas prendre soin d’une chose dont on devoir s’occuper.