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English-French Dictionary: fail

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NOUN	a fail \| fails
VERB	to fail \| failed \| failed failing \| fails
SYNO	to betray \| to fail \| to fail ...
to betray \| to fail to fail \| to neglect to fail \| to go wrong \| to miscarry to bomb \| to fail \| to flunk \| to flush it to fail \| to give out \| to run out to break \| to break down \| to conk out \| to die \| to fail \| to give out \| to give way \| to go \| to go bad © Princeton University

to fail: échouer
rater [fam.]
subir un échec
faire pschitt [fig.]
chuter [ne pas réussir]
to fail sb. [candidate]: recaler qn. [candidat]
to fail sth.: louper qc. [fam.] [examen]éduc.
to fail [an exam]: se faire recaleréduc.
to fail [brakes]: lâcher [freins]auto
to fail [e.g. memory]: vaciller [santé, mémoire, raison]
to fail [memory]: défaillir [mémoire]
to fail [plan, operation]: partir en vrille [fig.] [fam.]
to fail [regime, etc.]: crouler [régime, etc.]
to fail sb.: désappointer qn.
laisser tomber qn.
to fail sth. [exam, test]: être collé à qc.
to fail sth. [exam]: échouer à qc. [examem]
bloquer qc. [can.] [échouer à - examen]éduc.
without fail: absolument {adv}
à coup sûr {adv}
inéluctablement {adv}
to fail altogether: échouer complètement
to fail completely: faire fiasco
échouer complètement
to fail entirely: échouer complètement
to fail in sth.: forfaire à qc. [fam.] [devoir]
to fail utterly: échouer complètement
to make sb. fail: couler qn. [fig.] [fam.] [élève, étudiant]éduc.
to cause sth. to fail: faire échouer qc.
to fail a candidate: refuser un candidat [à un examen]éduc.
to fail an exam: rater un examen
louper un examen [fam.]éduc.
se faire étaler à un examenéduc.
se faire coller à un examen [fam.]éduc.
to fail an examination: échouer à un examenéduc.
to fail to correct sb.: entretenir qn. dans l'erreur
to fail to do sth.: omettre de faire qc.
négliger de faire qc.
to fail to do sth. [due to forgetting]: manquer de faire qc.
to fail to fulfil sth. [Br.]: décevoir qc. [espoir]
to fail to fulfill sth. [Am.]: décevoir qc. [espoir]
to fail to honor sth. [Am.]: se dédire de qc. [engagement]
to fail to honour sth. [Br.]: se dédire de qc. [engagement]
to fail to keep sth.: se dédire de qc. [promesse]
to fail by a hair [Am.] [idiom]: échouer d'un souffle [loc.]
to fail by a whisker [Br.] [idiom]: échouer d'un souffle [loc.]
to fail in an attempt: échouer dans une tentative
to fail in one's commitments: faillir à ses engagements
to fail in one's duty: s'écarter de son devoir
prévariquerdr.
to fail in one's obligations: faillir à ses obligations
to fail in one's responsibilities: manquer à ses obligations
to fail on account of sb./sth.: échouer à cause de qn./qc.
to fail to allow for sb./sth.: compter sans qn./qc.
to fail to go off [e.g. firework]: foirer [ne pas exploser]
to fail to put sb. straight: entretenir qn. dans l'erreur
His idea was bound to fail from the very start.: Son idée était destinée à l'échec dès le départ.
How can one fail to admire ...?: Comment ne pas admirer ... ?
not to fail in one's duty: faire son devoir sans défaillance
to fail to honor one's commitment [Am.]: se dédire [manquer - à son engagement]
to fail to honor one's commitments [Am.]: ne pas tenir ses engagements
ne pas honorer ses engagements
ne pas respecter ses engagements
to fail to honour one's commitment [Br.]: se dédire [manquer - à son engagement]
to fail to honour one's commitments [Br.]: ne pas tenir ses engagements
ne pas honorer ses engagements
ne pas respecter ses engagements
to fail to keep one's word: se dédire [manquer - à sa promesse]
to fail to shoulder one's responsibilities: démissionner [refuser les responsabilités]
to fail to stop at a stop sign: brûler un stop [fam.]autodr.trafic
to fail to take sb./sth. into account: compter sans qn./qc.
to fail to take sth. into account: omettre de tenir compte de qc.

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