Fallas



Inflexiones de 'falla' (nf): fpl: fallas
Del verbo fallar: (⇒ conjugar)
fallas es:
2ª persona singular (tú) presente indicativo
fallás es:
2ª persona singular (vos) presente indicativo
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las Fallas loc nom fpl ES (festival español)Las Fallas n prop
 Las Fallas es un gran espectáculo pirotécnico que se celebra todos los años en Valencia.
 Las Fallas is a large pyrotechnics spectacle that is celebrated every year in Valencia.
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fallar vi (errar, equivocarse) (not succeed in [sth])fail, miss vtr
  make a mistake, go wrong, be unsuccessful v expr
  (slang, US)goof up, mess up vi phrasal insep
  (slang, UK)cock up vtr phrasal sep
 No trates de adivinar porque siempre fallas.
 Don't try to guess because you always fail.
fallar vi (dejar de funcionar)fail vi
  misfire vi
  break down vi phrasal insep
 El motor falló y la lancha quedó a la deriva.
 The engine failed, and the boat drifted.
fallar vi (perder resistencia)give way vi phrasal
  break, snap vi
 Unas vigas fallaron y el edificio se derrumbó.
 Some beams gave way and the building collapsed.
fallar vi (decepcionar, defraudar)let down vtr phrasal insep
  (not meet urgent needs)fail [sb] vtr
  (not meet expectations)disappoint vtr
 Ana nunca falla: es una persona muy responsable y siempre cumple lo que promete.
 Óscar está afligido porque sus amigos le fallaron.
 Oscar is upset because his friends let him down.
fallar vi (autoridad: dictaminar)rule vi
  decide vi
  (more formal)find vi
  (favorable, money)award vi
 El juez falló a favor del demandante.
 The judge ruled in favor of the plaintiff.
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Additional Translations
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fallar vtr (autoridad: determinar) (give)award vtr
  (declare winner)name vtr
  decide on vtr + prep
 Este es el jurado que fallará el premio tras evaluar a los concursantes.
 This is the jury that will award the prize after evaluating the contestants.
fallar vtr (naipes: echar un triunfo) (cards)ruff vtr
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falla nf (defecto)fault n
  (product)defect, flaw n
  (mechanism, process)failure n
 El paro de la planta de refrescos se debió a una falla en la máquina embotelladora.
 The shutdown of the soda plant was due to a fault in the bottling machine.
falla nf (junta de placas tectónicas) (geology)fault n
 El estado de California se encuentra encima de la falla de San Andrés, es una zona propensa a los terremotos.
 The state of California is right above the San Andreas fault; the area is prone to earthquakes.
falla nf AmL (error)error n
  (technical)glitch n
 No puedo acceder a mis datos porque ha habido una falla en el sistema.
 I cannot access my data because there was an error in the system.
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Additional Translations
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falla nf ES (muñecos de cartón) (papier mâché figure made for festival)falla n
  effigy n
Note: El festival de Las Fallas se celebra cada año en la provincia de Valencia. Al final del festival, todas las fallas menos una se queman en hogueras.
 La falla que recreaba un taller de juguetes, por votación popular, se salvó de ser quemada la noche de San José.
 By popular vote, the falla that the toy workshop made was saved from the fire on night of the San José festival.
falla nf ES (comisión fallera) (traditional celebration)Falla-making committee n
 Me he apuntado a la falla de mi calle.
 I have put myself down for the Falla-making committee of my street.
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Compound Forms:
falla | Fallas | fallar
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falla eléctrica nf + adj (problema de electricidad)electrical failure n
  power outage n
  power cut n
  blackout n
 Debido a una falla eléctrica, el avión no pudo despegar a tiempo.
 The airplane couldn't take off due to an electrical failure.
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