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fail verb

  /feɪl/
  • (intransitive) To be unsuccessful.
 scheitern, missglücken, Erfolg, nicht gelingen, ohne Erfolg bleiben
  • (transitive) Not to achieve a particular stated goal. (Usage note: The direct object of this word is usually an infinitive.)
 fehlschlagen, scheitern
  • (ambitransitive) To receive one or more non-passing grades in academic pursuits.
 durchfallen
  • (transitive) To be wanting to, to be insufficient for, to disappoint, to desert; to disappoint one's expectations.
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failing noun

  /ˈfeɪ.lɪŋ/
  • weakness; defect
 Defizit, Fehler, Mangel, Schwäche, Unzulänglichkeit

failing preposition

  /ˈfeɪ.lɪŋ/
  • If what follows is not possible; without.
 in Ermangelung, mangels, ohne

failed

missglückt
failed state
gescheiterter Staat
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