WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| fallo nm | (sentencia, veredicto de juez) | verdict n |
| | | decision n |
| | | ruling n |
| | | finding n |
| | El fallo fue condenatorio, lo sentenciaron a cadena perpetua. |
| | The guilty verdict was returned; they sentenced him to life in prison. |
| fallo nm | (error, equivocación) | mistake n |
| | | error n |
| | Tuvo varios fallos en el examen y lo suspendieron. |
| | He made a lot of mistakes on the exam and they failed him. |
| fallo nm | (actuación equivocada) | mistake, oversight n |
| | | error n |
| | Fue un fallo por tu parte darle toda la información antes de saber si podías confiar en él. |
| | It was a mistake on your behalf to give him all the information before knowing if he was trustworthy. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| 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. |
| Additional Translations |
| 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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