| Principales traductions |
| failure n | (unsuccessful attempt) | échec nm |
| | His attempt to drive home on a single tank of gas was a failure. |
| | Sa tentative de conduire jusqu'à chez lui avec un seul plein d'essence fut un échec. |
| failure n | (bankruptcy) | faillite nf |
| | The typewriter company's failure left its employees without work. |
| | La faillite de l'entreprise de machines à écrire laissa les employés sans travail. |
| failure to do [sth] n | (neglect, not doing [sth]) | manque de [qch], défaut de [qch] nm |
| | (à un devoir, une règle,...) | manquement à [qch] nm |
| | The failure to communicate was responsible for most of the conflict between employees. |
| | Le manque de communication était la cause des conflits entre employés. |
| Traductions supplémentaires |
| failure n | (unsuccessful person) | raté, ratée nm, nf |
| | He was a failure as a salesman. |
| | Comme vendeur, c'était un raté. |
| failure n | (lack of success) | échec nm |
| | The failure of the new product caused the company to lay off many employees. |
| | L'échec du nouveau produit força l'entreprise à licencier beaucoup d'employés. |
| failure n | (cessation of functioning) | panne nf |
| | The machine's failure stopped production for the entire day. |
| | La panne de machine stoppa la production pendant une journée entière. |
| failure n | (collapse) | faillite nf |
| | The economic downturn caused many bank failures. |
| | La baisse économique causa la faillite de beaucoup de banques. |
Formes composées
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| congestive heart failure | (disease) | insuffisance cardiaque congestive nf |
| crop failure n | (poor agricultural harvest) | mauvaise récolte nf |
| | Widespread drought in India has increased the risk of crop failure this year. |
| | La sécheresse généralisée en Inde a augmenté le risque de mauvaise récolte cette année. |
| doom [sb/sth] to failure v expr | often passive (cause to fail) | vouer à l'échec vtr |
| | Not having the right people for the job doomed the project to failure. |
| | Ne pas disposer des bons éléments a voué ce projet à l'échec. |
doomed to failure,
doomed to fail adj | (destined not to succeed) | voué à l'échec loc adj |
| | The plan was so unrealistic, it was doomed to failure. |
failing to do so,
failure to do so n | (non-compliance) | ne pas parvenir à faire [qch] vi |
| | (d'une loi,...) | non-respect nm |
| failure of consideration n | (law: no reciprocity on contract) (Droit) | défaillance de contrepartie nf |
| failure of justice n | (law: unfair verdict) (Droit) | mal-jugé nm |
| failure of justice n | (court not bringing about justice) (Droit) | déni de justice nm |
| failure of title n | (law: no proof of ownership) (Droit) | absence de titre nf |
failure rate,
rate of failure n | (machine) (machine) | taux de panne, taux de défaillance nm |
failure rate,
rate of failure n | (human endeavor) (personne) | proportion d'échecs nf |
| failure to agree n | (disagreement) | absence d'accord nf |
| | | impossibilité d'accord nm |
| failure to appear n | (charge of not attending court) | défaut de comparution nm |
| failure to comply n | (charge of not obeying a rule) (d'une loi,...) | non-respect nm |
| failure to make delivery n | (incomplete act) | non-livraison nf |
| failure to make discovery n | (law: incomplete act) (Droit) | manquement à la communication préalable nm |
| failure to meet obligations n | (incomplete act) | non-respect aux obligations nm |
| | | manquement aux obligations nm |
| failure to pay n | (payment not made) | non-paiement nm |
| failure to perform a contract n | (law: breach) (Droit) | inexécution du contrat nf |
| failure to state cause of action n | (incomplete complaint) (Droit) | défaut de divulgation du motif nm |
| failure to testify n | (law: not provide testimony) (Droit) | défaut de témoigner nm |
| failure to thrive n | (baby: lack of growth) (Médecine) | retard staturo-pondéral nm |
| | | retard de la croissance nm |
heart failure,
congestive heart failure n | (cardiac condition) (maladie chronique) | insuffisance cardiaque nf |
| | (accident) | crise cardiaque, arrêt cardiaque nm |
| | He died of heart failure at the young age of 32. Because he was heavy, he was at risk for heart failure. |
| | Il est mort d'une crise cardiaque à 32 ans seulement. Comme il était lourd, il risquait la crise cardiaque. |
| kidney failure n | (loss of renal function) | insuffisance rénale nf |
| | People suffering from kidney failure may require dialysis. |
| liver failure n | (inability of the liver to function) | insuffisance hépatique nf |
| material failure n | (structural weakening) | défaillance matérielle nf |
| | Investigators determined that the cause of the crash was material failure in the tail assembly. |
| | | défaillance du matériel nf |
| power failure n | (electricity outage) | coupure de courant nf |
| | We had no air conditioning for four hours due to the power failure. |
| | Nous n'avons pas eu d'air conditionné pendant 4 heures à cause d'une coupure de courant. |
| | | panne de courant nf |
| | Nous n'avons pas eu d'air conditionné pendant 4 heures à cause d'une panne de courant. |
| system failure n | (technical breakdown) | erreur système nf |
| systolic heart failure n | (cardiac condition) | insuffisance cardiaque systolique nf |