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1 fail
I [feɪl]1) (in an examination) bocciatura f.; (mark) insufficienza f.2) without fail [arrive, do] certamente, sicuramente; [ happen] a colpo sicuro, immancabilmenteII 1. [feɪl]1) essere bocciato a, non passare [exam, driving test]; essere bocciato in [ subject]; bocciare, respingere [candidate, pupil]2) (omit)to fail to mention that... — dimenticare di dire che
3) (be unable)4) (let down) abbandonare [ friend]; venir meno agli impegni presi nei confronti di [person, nation]; [ courage] venir meno a, abbandonare [ person]; [ memory] tradire [ person]2.1) (be unsuccessful) [ exam candidate] essere bocciato, respinto; [attempt, plan] fallire2) (weaken) [ eyesight] abbassarsi, indebolirsi; [ health] peggiorare; [ person] deperire; [ light] abbassarsi, smorzarsi3) (not function) [ brakes] guastarsi; [ engine] fermarsi, guastarsi; [ power] mancare, essere interrotto; [ water supply] mancare4) agr. [ crop] essere scarso5) (go bankrupt) fallire6) med. [ heart] arrestarsi* * *[feil] 1. verb1) (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.) fallire, non riuscire2) (to break down or cease to work: The brakes failed.) guastarsi3) (to be insufficient or not enough: His courage failed (him).) venire meno4) ((in a test, examination etc) to reject (a candidate): The examiner failed half the class.) bocciare5) (to disappoint: They did not fail him in their support.) mancare•- failing2. preposition(if (something) fails or is lacking: Failing his help, we shall have to try something else.) in mancanza di- failure- without fail* * *fail /feɪl/n.● (tecn.) fail-safe, (agg.) di sicurezza; a prova d'errore (o di guasto); fail-safe; (sost.) misura di sicurezza, misura o piano di riserva: fail-safe device, dispositivo ausiliario di sicurezza; dispositivo fail-safe.♦ (to) fail /feɪl/A v. i.1 fallire; andare a vuoto; fare fiasco: to fail in an attempt, fallire in un tentativo; to fail abysmally, fallire clamorosamente; Our plan failed, il nostro piano è fallito (o è stato un fiasco); The wheat crop failed, il raccolto del grano è andato perduto2 non riuscire: to fail to reach an agreement, non riuscire ad accordarsi; Our team failed to score, la nostra squadra non è riuscita a segnare; He failed to be admitted, non è stato ammesso; I fail to understand why you quit your job, non capisco (o non riesco a capire) perché tu ti sia licenziato; No one can fail to notice that…, non si può non notare che…3 (+ inf.) trascurare; omettere; mancare; non…: He failed to warn us, trascurò di avvertirci; non ci ha avvertiti; Don't fail to inform us, non mancare di informarci; John failed to turn up, John non si fece vedere; The letter failed to arrive, la letterà non arrivò; You failed to stop at the lights, non ti sei fermato al semaforo; It never fails to irritate me, non manca mai di (o riesce sempre a) irritarmi4 essere respinto (o bocciato): Many candidates failed, molti candidati sono stati respinti; DIALOGO → - Discussing university- If I fail the exams I might get kicked out of college, se non passo gli esami potrei essere espulso dall'università5 – to fail in, mancare a; venir meno a: to fail in one's duty, mancare (o venir meno) al proprio dovere7 diminuire; scemare; esaurirsi; venir meno; indebolirsi; affievolirsi: Light was failing, la luce stava scemando; Our supplies are failing, le nostre scorte si stanno esaurendo; to be failing fast, esaurirsi in fretta; (rif. a salute) essere sempre più debole, peggiorare velocemente8 (mecc.) smettere di funzionare; rompersi; guastarsi; andare in panne; fermarsi: The engine has failed, s'è guastato il motore9 (fin., leg.) fallireB v. t.2 non superare ( un esame); essere respinto (o bocciato) in: to fail one's driving test, non superare l'esame di guida; I failed maths, sono stato bocciato (o mi hanno bocciato) in matematica3 abbandonare (q.); mancare a; venir meno a; voltare le spalle a; tradire (le aspettative di): His courage failed him, gli è mancato il coraggio; Words fail me, non ho parole; mi mancano le parole; non so cosa dire; I won't fail you, non verrò meno alla tua fiducia; non ti deluderò; non ti abbandonerò● if all else fails, in mancanza d'altro; alla peggio.NOTA D'USO: - to fail to do o to fail doing?-* * *I [feɪl]1) (in an examination) bocciatura f.; (mark) insufficienza f.2) without fail [arrive, do] certamente, sicuramente; [ happen] a colpo sicuro, immancabilmenteII 1. [feɪl]1) essere bocciato a, non passare [exam, driving test]; essere bocciato in [ subject]; bocciare, respingere [candidate, pupil]2) (omit)to fail to mention that... — dimenticare di dire che
3) (be unable)4) (let down) abbandonare [ friend]; venir meno agli impegni presi nei confronti di [person, nation]; [ courage] venir meno a, abbandonare [ person]; [ memory] tradire [ person]2.1) (be unsuccessful) [ exam candidate] essere bocciato, respinto; [attempt, plan] fallire2) (weaken) [ eyesight] abbassarsi, indebolirsi; [ health] peggiorare; [ person] deperire; [ light] abbassarsi, smorzarsi3) (not function) [ brakes] guastarsi; [ engine] fermarsi, guastarsi; [ power] mancare, essere interrotto; [ water supply] mancare4) agr. [ crop] essere scarso5) (go bankrupt) fallire6) med. [ heart] arrestarsi -
2 appear
[ə'pɪə]гл.1)а) показываться; появлятьсяto appear far away — показываться, появляться вдали
She appeared to him in a dream. — Она приснилась ему.
Suddenly a face appeared at the window. — Неожиданно в окне появилось чьё-то лицо.
He appeared a few minutes before the end of the party. — Он появился за несколько минут до окончания вечеринки.
б) появляться в наличии, в продажеThis was when sushi began to appear on restaurant menus in London. — Это было время, когда суши ещё только-только появились в Лондоне.
в) образовываться, появляться, начинать своё существованиеHomo sapiens appeared about 400 000 years ago. — Человек разумный появился около 400 000 лет назад.
Yet another band has appeared on the music scene. — В музыкальное тусовке возникла очередная группа.
Speech appears in the child's first or second year. — Дети начинают говорить лишь на втором году жизни.
2)to appear in a certain character — выступать на сцене в какой-л. роли, играть такого-то персонажа
She appeared on television with the President. — Её показали по телевидению вместе с президентом.
3)а) предстать перед судом; являться в суд; выступать в судеHe failed to appear in court. — Он не явился в суд.
She appeared against John in court. — Она выступила в суде против Джона.
The two thieves will appear at the court tomorrow morning. — Два вора предстанут перед судом завтра утром.
б) ( appear for) выступать в суде в качестве адвокатаMr Jones will appear for you in court tomorrow. — Мистер Джоунз будет выступать завтра в суде в качестве вашего защитника.
- appear for the prosecution- appear for the defendant4) выходить, издаваться; появляться ( в печати)The article will appear in the next issue. — Статья будет опубликована в следующем номере.
- appear daily- appear fortnightly
- appear posthumously
- appear in print5) производить впечатление; казатьсяIt appears (to me) that they will not come. — Мне кажется, что они не придут.
It appears he is right. — Кажется, он был прав.
6) выглядеть, иметь вид ( как глагол-связка в именном составном сказуемом)•Gram:[ref dict="LingvoGrammar (En-Ru)"]"appear", "seem", "prove", "happen", "turn out" with complex subject[/ref]
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