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fail+(verb)

  • 1 fail

    [feil] 1. verb
    1) (to be unsuccessful (in); not to manage (to do something): They failed in their attempt; I failed my exam; I failed to post the letter.) αποτυγχάνω,δεν μπορώ,δεν καταφέρνω
    2) (to break down or cease to work: The brakes failed.) χαλώ
    3) (to be insufficient or not enough: His courage failed (him).) εξαντλούμαι,εγκαταλείπω
    4) ((in a test, examination etc) to reject (a candidate): The examiner failed half the class.) απορρίπτω
    5) (to disappoint: They did not fail him in their support.) απογοητεύω
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    2. preposition
    (if (something) fails or is lacking: Failing his help, we shall have to try something else.) χωρίς,αν λείψει
    - without fail

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  • 2 misfire

    1) ((of a gun, bomb etc) to fail to explode or catch fire.) (για πυροβόλα όπλα)παθαίνω αφλογιστία
    2) ((of a motor engine) to fail to ignite properly.) δεν παίρνω μπρος
    3) ((of a plan etc) to go wrong.) πέφτω στο κενό

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  • 3 dissatisfy

    (to fail to satisfy or to displease: The teacher was dissatisfied with the pupil's work.) απογοητεύω

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  • 4 flunk

    (a slang word for to fail in an examination: I flunked (maths).) αποτυγχάνω σε εξέταση, `κόβομαι`

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  • 5 fumble

    1) (to use one's hands awkwardly and with difficulty: He fumbled with the key; She fumbled about in her bag for her key.) ψαχουλεύω
    2) (to drop a ball (clumsily), or fail to hold or catch it.) κρατώ αδέξια,δεν συγκρατώ στο χέρι μου

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  • 6 miss

    [mis] 1. verb
    1) (to fail to hit, catch etc: The arrow missed the target.) αστοχώ,δεν πετυχαίνω
    2) (to fail to arrive in time for: He missed the 8 o'clock train.) χάνω,δεν προλαβαίνω
    3) (to fail to take advantage of: You've missed your opportunity.) χάνω
    4) (to feel sad because of the absence of: You'll miss your friends when you go to live abroad.) νοσταλγώ,αναζητώ,μου λείπει
    5) (to notice the absence of: I didn't miss my purse till several hours after I'd dropped it.) αναζητώ, αντιλαμβάνομαι απώλεια
    6) (to fail to hear or see: He missed what you said because he wasn't listening.) χάνω,δεν καταφέρνω ν'ακούσω ή να δω
    7) (to fail to go to: I'll have to miss my lesson next week, as I'm going to the dentist.) χάνω ραντεβού
    8) (to fail to meet: We missed you in the crowd.) χάνω
    9) (to avoid: The thief only just missed being caught by the police.) γλιτώνω,αποφεύγω
    10) ((of an engine) to misfire.) δεν παίρνω μπρος
    2. noun
    (a failure to hit, catch etc: two hits and two misses.) αποτυχία
    - go missing
    - miss out
    - miss the boat

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  • 7 bomb

    [bom] 1. noun
    (a hollow case containing explosives etc: The enemy dropped a bomb on the factory and blew it up.) βόμβα
    2. verb
    1) (to drop bombs on: London was bombed several times.) βομβαρδίζω
    2) (to fail miserably: The play bombed on the first night.) αποτυγχάνω παταγωδώς
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    - bombshell

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  • 8 care

    [keə] 1. noun
    1) (close attention: Do it with care.) προσοχή
    2) (keeping; protection: Your belongings will be safe in my care.) φροντίδα, φύλαξη
    3) ((a cause for) worry: free from care; all the cares of the world.) έγνοια
    4) (treatment: medical care; skin care.) θεραπεία
    2. verb
    1) (to be anxious or concerned: Don't you care if you fail?; I couldn't care less (= It's of no importance to me); She really cares about her career.) νοιάζομαι
    2) (to be willing (to): Would you care to have dinner with me?) ενδιαφέρομαι
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    - carefully
    - carefulness
    - careless
    - carelessly
    - carelessness
    - carefree
    - caregiver
    - caretaker
    - careworn
    - care for
    - care of
    - take care
    - take care of

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  • 9 collapse

    [kə'læps]
    1) (to fall down and break into pieces: The bridge collapsed under the weight of the traffic.) καταρρέω
    2) ((of a person) to fall down especially unconscious, because of illness, shock etc: She collapsed with a heart attack.) καταρρέω
    3) (to break down, fail: The talks between the two countries have collapsed.) ναυαγώ
    4) (to fold up or to (cause to) come to pieces (intentionally): Do these chairs collapse?) διπλώνω, κλείνω
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  • 10 crash

    [kræʃ] 1. noun
    1) (a noise as of heavy things breaking or falling on something hard: I heard a crash, and looked round to see that he'd dropped all the plates.) πάταγος
    2) (a collision: There was a crash involving three cars.) σύγκρουση, συντριβή
    3) (a failure of a business etc: the Wall Street crash.) οικονομική κρίση, `κραχ`
    4) (a sudden failure of a computer: A computer crash is very costly.)
    2. verb
    1) (to (cause to) fall with a loud noise: The glass crashed to the floor.) πέφτω, χτυπώ με θόρυβο
    2) (to drive or be driven violently (against, into): He crashed (his car); His car crashed into a wall.) πέφτω, συγκρούομαι
    3) ((of aircraft) to land or be landed in such a way as to be damaged or destroyed: His plane crashed in the mountains.) συντρίβομαι
    4) ((of a business) to fail.) χρεωκοπώ
    5) (to force one's way noisily (through, into): He crashed through the undergrowth.) ορμώ
    6) ((of a computer) to stop working suddenly: If the computer crashes, we may lose all our files.)
    3. adjective
    (rapid and concentrated: a crash course in computer technology.) εντατικός
    - crash-land

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  • 11 disappoint

    [disə'point]
    (to fail to fulfil the hopes or expectations of: London disappointed her after all she had heard about it.) απογοητεύω
    - disappointing
    - disappointment

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  • 12 disobey

    [disə'bei]
    (to fail or refuse to do what is commanded: He disobeyed my orders not to go into the road; He disobeyed his mother.) παρακούω,απειθώ
    - disobedient
    - disobediently

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  • 13 doom

    [du:m] 1. noun
    (fate, especially something terrible and final which is about to happen (to one): The whole place had an atmosphere of doom; His doom was inevitable.) επικείμενη καταστροφή
    2. verb
    (to condemn; to make certain to come to harm, fail etc: His crippled leg doomed him to long periods of unemployment; The project was doomed to failure; He was doomed from the moment he first took drugs.) καταδικάζω

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  • 14 flop

    [flop] 1. past tense, past participle - flopped; verb
    1) (to fall or sit down suddenly and heavily: She flopped into an armchair.) σωριάζομαι
    2) (to hang or swing about loosely: Her hair flopped over her face.) πέφτω
    3) ((of a theatrical production) to fail; to be unsuccessful: the play flopped.) έχω αποτυχία
    2. noun
    1) ((a) flopping movement.) απότομο πέσιμο/γδούπος
    2) (a failure: The show was a complete flop.) αποτυχία,φιάσκο
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    - floppy disk

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  • 15 forget

    [fə'ɡet]
    past tense - forgot; verb
    1) (to fail to remember: He has forgotten my name.) ξεχνώ
    2) (to leave behind accidentally: She has forgotten her handbag.) ξεχνώ,λησμονώ,αφήνω
    3) (to lose control of (oneself), act in an undignified manner: She forgot herself and criticized her boss during the company party.) (αυτοπαθές)ξεχνιέμαι,παραφέρομαι
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    - forgetfully

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  • 16 go

    [ɡəu] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - goes; verb
    1) (to walk, travel, move etc: He is going across the field; Go straight ahead; When did he go out?) πηγαίνω
    2) (to be sent, passed on etc: Complaints have to go through the proper channels.) περνώ
    3) (to be given, sold etc: The prize goes to John Smith; The table went for $100.) δίνομαι, πουλιέμαι
    4) (to lead to: Where does this road go?) οδηγώ
    5) (to visit, to attend: He goes to school every day; I decided not to go to the movie.) πηγαίνω
    6) (to be destroyed etc: This wall will have to go.) `φεύγω`, απομακρύνομαι, εκδιώκομαι
    7) (to proceed, be done: The meeting went very well.) εξελλίσομαι
    8) (to move away: I think it is time you were going.) φεύγω
    9) (to disappear: My purse has gone!) εξαφανίζομαι
    10) (to do (some action or activity): I'm going for a walk; I'm going hiking next week-end.) κάνω
    11) (to fail etc: I think the clutch on this car has gone.) χαλώ
    12) (to be working etc: I don't think that clock is going.) δουλεύω, λειτουργώ
    13) (to become: These apples have gone bad.) γίνομαι
    14) (to be: Many people in the world regularly go hungry.) είμαι
    15) (to be put: Spoons go in that drawer.) μπαίνω
    16) (to pass: Time goes quickly when you are enjoying yourself.) πέρνω
    17) (to be used: All her pocket-money goes on sweets.) ξοδεύομαι
    18) (to be acceptable etc: Anything goes in this office.) είμαι επιτρεπτικός
    19) (to make a particular noise: Dogs go woof, not miaow.) κάνω (ήχο)
    20) (to have a particular tune etc: How does that song go?) έχω κάποια μελωδία
    21) (to become successful etc: She always makes a party go.) πετυχαίνω
    2. noun
    1) (an attempt: I'm not sure how to do it, but I'll have a go.)
    2) (energy: She's full of go.)
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    3. adjective
    1) (successful: That shop is still a going concern.)
    2) (in existence at present: the going rate for typing manuscripts.)
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    4. noun
    (permission: We'll start as soon as we get the go-ahead.) άδεια
    - going-over
    - goings-on
    - no-go
    - all go
    - be going on for
    - be going on
    - be going strong
    - from the word go
    - get going
    - give the go-by
    - go about
    - go after
    - go against
    - go along
    - go along with
    - go around
    - go around with
    - go at
    - go back
    - go back on
    - go by
    - go down
    - go far
    - go for
    - go in
    - go in for
    - go into
    - go off
    - go on
    - go on at
    - go out
    - go over
    - go round
    - go slow
    - go steady
    - go through
    - go through with
    - go too far
    - go towards
    - go up
    - go up in smoke/flames
    - go with
    - go without
    - keep going
    - make a go of something
    - make a go
    - on the go

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  • 17 neglect

    [ni'ɡlekt] 1. verb
    1) (to treat carelessly or not give enough attention to: He neglected his work.) παραμελώ
    2) (to fail (to do something): He neglected to answer the letter.) αμελώ
    2. noun
    (lack of care and attention: The garden is suffering from neglect.) αμέλεια,παραμέληση

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  • 18 sabotage

    1. noun
    (the deliberate destruction in secret of machinery, bridges, equipment etc, by eg enemies in wartime, dissatisfied workers etc.) δολιοφθορά
    2. verb
    (to destroy, damage or cause to fail by sabotage.) σαμποτάρω

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  • 19 waste

    [weist] 1. verb
    (to fail to use (something) fully or in the correct or most useful way: You're wasting my time with all these stupid questions.) σπαταλώ, χαραμίζω
    2. noun
    1) (material which is or has been made useless: industrial waste from the factories; ( also adjective) waste material.) απορρίματα, απόβλητα
    2) ((the) act of wasting: That was a waste of an opportunity.) σπατάλη, άδικο χάσιμο
    3) (a huge stretch of unused or infertile land, or of water, desert, ice etc: the Arctic wastes.) έρημη έκταση
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    - wasteful
    - wastefully
    - wastefulness
    - waste paper
    - wastepaper basket
    - waste pipe
    - waste away

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