fail
verb
/feɪl/
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- (intransitive) To be unsuccessful.
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échouer,
rater
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- (transitive) Not to achieve a particular stated goal. (Usage note: The direct object of this word is usually an infinitive.)
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faillir,
échouer,
rater
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- (transitive) To give a student a non-passing grade in an academic endeavour.
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recaler,
saquer
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- (ambitransitive) To receive one or more non-passing grades in academic pursuits.
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rater
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- (transitive) To be wanting to, to be insufficient for, to disappoint, to desert; to disappoint one's expectations.
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cesser,
décevoir,
négliger,
omettre,
oublier,
recaler
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- To be wanting; to fall short; to be or become deficient in any measure or degree up to total absence.
- (archaic) To be affected with want; to come short; to lack; to be deficient or unprovided; used with of.
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négliger,
omettre,
oublier
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failing
preposition
/ˈfeɪ.lɪŋ/
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- If what follows is not possible; without.
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faute de
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