WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| failing adj | (business: unsuccessful) | fallido/a adj |
| | | en quiebra loc adj |
| | The failing business laid off half its workforce in an attempt to cut costs. |
| | El negocio fallido despidió a la mitad de su plantilla en un intento de recortar gastos. |
| failing adj | (body, senses: deteriorating) | debilitado adj |
| | | deteriorado/a adj |
| | | endeble adj mf |
| | John's failing eyesight made it difficult for him to read the newspaper. |
| | La debilitada vista de John le dificultaba leer el periódico. |
| failing n | often plural (fault, shortcoming) | defecto nm |
| | | falta nf |
| | Agatha's greatest failing is that she refuses to listen to advice. |
| | El mayor defecto de Agatha es que se niega a escuchar ningún consejo. |
| failing n | (being unsuccessful) | errores nmpl |
| | | fracaso nm |
| | Failing is an important part of the learning process. |
| | Los errores son una parte importante del proceso de aprendizaje. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| fail⇒ vi | (not succeed) | fracasar⇒ vi |
| | | fallar⇒ vtr |
| | The plan failed because they ran out of money. |
| | El plan fracasó porque se quedaron sin dinero. |
| fail to do [sth] vi + prep | (not succeed in doing [sth]) | no poder, no lograr loc verb |
| | | no adv |
| | They failed to deliver the package in time. |
| | No pudieron entregar el paquete a tiempo. |
| | No entregaron el paquete a tiempo. |
| fail to do [sth] vi + prep | (omit, neglect) | no adv |
| | | omitir⇒ vi |
| | The directions failed to mention that the road was closed. |
| | Las indicaciones no mencionaron que la calle estaba cerrada. |
| fail vi | (not pass an exam) (AmL) | reprobar⇒ vi |
| | (ES) | suspender⇒ vi |
| | The teacher told Marge that she would fail if she didn't study harder. |
| | La profesora de Marge le dijo que iba a reprobar si no estudiaba más. |
| fail [sth]⇒ vtr | (not pass) (AmL) | reprobar⇒ vtr |
| | (ES) | suspender⇒ vtr |
| | (CO) | perder⇒ vtr |
| | Bobby failed the exam. |
| | Sarah was failing math so her parents got her a tutor. |
| | Bobby reprobó el examen. |
| fail [sb]⇒ vtr | (disappoint) | fallarle a v prnl + prep |
| | The employee failed his manager by not finishing the report on time. |
| | El empleado le falló a su gerente al no terminar el reporte a tiempo. |
| fail n | informal (failure, mistake) | fracaso nm |
| | | fiasco nm |
| | | error nm |
| | The soup I made was definitely a fail because it just didn't taste right. |
| | La sopa que cociné fue todo un fracaso porque no tenía buen sabor. |
| Additional Translations |
| fail n | (rejection in a test) | reprobado, suspenso nm |
| | He did very badly in his biology test, and was given a fail. |
| | Le fue muy mal en el examen de biología, se sacó un reprobado. |
| fail⇒ vi | (lose strength) | fallar⇒ vi |
| | Karen's strength was failing after running for ten kilometres. |
| | My grandfather is very old now and starting to fail. |
| | La fuerza de Karen estaba fallando después de haber corrido diez kilómetros. |
| fail vi | (stop functioning) | fallar⇒ vi |
| | The machine failed around four pm. |
| | La máquina falló alrededor de las cuatro de la tarde. |
| fail vi | (go bankrupt) | quebrar⇒ vi |
| | The typewriter company failed when people started using computers. |
| | La empresa de maquinillas quebró cuando las personas comenzaron a utilizar computadoras. |
| fail vi | (run out, be exhausted) | agotarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | acabarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The expedition's supplies were failing and they turned back. |
| | Las provisiones de la expedición se estaban agotando y tuvieron que volver. |
| fail [sth]⇒ vtr | (reject) | rechazar⇒ vtr |
| | The quality inspector failed the parts that were defective. |
| | El inspector de calidad rechazó las piezas que estaban defectuosas. |
| fail [sb]⇒ vtr | (give student poor mark) | no aprobar a loc verb + prep |
| | (AR, PE) | desaprobar a vtr + prep |
| | (ES) | suspender a vtr + prep |
| | (MX) | reprobar a vtr + prep |
| | The examiner failed me because I didn't check my mirror before pulling out. |
| | El examinador no me aprobó porque no miré el retrovisor antes de salir. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
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