fail1
/feɪl/Translation
v [i]
›
⇨ fallar
⇨ fracasar
His plan failed Su plan fracasó
⇨ no conseguir
He failed to get tickets for the rugby match No consiguió entradas para el partido de rugby
■ constr. to fail + to do sth› (un negocio)
⇨ quebrar
v [t, i]
›
⇨ fallar
⇨ faltar
My courage failed me Me faltó coraje
› (un examen)
⇨ suspender
Sonia failed her maths exam Sonia suspendió el examen de matemáticas
⇨ reprobar amér.
v [t]
› (a alguien)
⇨ fallar
⇨ defraudar
Don't fail me No me defraudes
(Definition of fail vvv from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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