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failure ['feɪljə(r)](a) (lack of success) échec m, insuccès m;∎ to end in failure se solder ou se terminer par un échec;∎ doomed to failure voué à l'échec ou l'insuccès;∎ the failure of his new film l'échec de son nouveau film∎ failure in an exam/in maths échec à un examen/en maths;∎ there are too many failures trop de candidats ont été recalés∎ the party was a total failure la soirée a été un fiasco complet;∎ their plan was a complete failure leur projet a été un échec total ou a échoué sur toute la ligne;∎ the play was a dismal failure la pièce a été ou a fait un four noir∎ he's a failure as a father il fait un mauvais père, il n'est pas doué pour la paternité;∎ I feel a complete failure je me sens vraiment nulle, j'ai l'impression d'être complètement nulle;∎ I'm a complete failure at maths je suis totalement nul en maths(e) (breakdown) panne f;∎ a power failure une panne d'électricité∎ a failure of nerve un manque de courage;∎ crop failure perte f des récoltes(g) (neglect, omission) manquement m, défaut m;∎ his failure to keep his word son manquement à sa parole;∎ failure to pay a bill défaut m de paiement d'un effet;∎ his failure to arrive on time le fait qu'il soit arrivé en retard;∎ his failure to appear meant I had to take charge du fait qu'il ne s'est pas montré, j'ai dû me charger de tout;∎ the press criticized the government's failure to act la presse a critiqué l'immobilisme du gouvernement;∎ failure to observe the rules will result in a fine le manquement au règlement est passible d'une amende;∎ Law failure to appear défaut m de comparution(h) (bankruptcy) faillite f -
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failure [ˈfeɪljər]c. heart/kidney failure défaillance f cardiaque/rénaled. engine failure panne fe. ( = omission) his failure to answer le fait qu'il n'a pas répondu• the government's failure to comply with European legal obligations le non-respect des lois européennes par le gouvernement* * *['feɪljə(r)]1) ( lack of success) gen échec m (in à); ( of business) faillite fhis failure to understand the problem — son incapacité f à comprendre le problème
2) ( unsuccessful person) raté/-e (colloq) m/f; ( unsuccessful venture or event) échec mcrop failure — perte f de récolte
4) ( omission)failure to keep a promise — manquement m à une promesse
failure to comply with the rules — non-respect m de la réglementation
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failure n1 ( lack of success) gen échec m (in à) ; Fin faillite f ; his failure to understand the problem son incapacité à comprendre le problème ; to end in failure se solder par un échec ;2 ( unsuccessful person) raté/-e ○ m/f ; ( unsuccessful venture or event) échec m ; he was a failure as a teacher comme professeur il ne valait rien ; to be a failure at sports ne pas être doué en sport ; to feel a failure penser avoir raté sa vie ; the operation was a failure l'opération a été un échec or a échoué ;3 ( breakdown) (of engine, machine, power) panne f ; Med ( of organ) défaillance f ; crop failure perte f de récolte ; power failure panne de courant ; due to a mechanical failure dû à une défaillance mécanique ;4 ( omission) failure to keep a promise manquement m à une promesse ; failure to appear (in court) Jur défaut m de comparution (en justice) ; failure to comply with the rules non-respect m de la réglementation ; failure to pay non-paiement m ; they were surprised at his failure to attend the meeting ils étaient surpris qu'il n'assiste ( subj) pas à la réunion. -
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[-jə]1) (the state or act of failing: She was upset by her failure in the exam; failure of the electricity supply.) échec; panne2) (an unsuccessful person or thing: He felt he was a failure.) raté/-ée3) (inability, refusal etc to do something: his failure to reply.) incapacité -
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(of project, scheme, negotiations) échec m; (of company) faillite fAmerican failure investment investissement m en valeurs de redressement;failure rate taux m de panne -
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Iéboulement m, écroulement m, effondrement m, panne (machine) fII(not by fracture) ruine fIII UKDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > failure
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8 failure by piping
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9 failure by plastic flow
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10 failure by pull
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11 failure by sinking
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12 failure by sub-surface erosion
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13 failure by subsurface erosion
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14 failure by tilting
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15 failure line
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16 failure load
charge de rupture f, charge limite fDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > failure load
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17 failure of a component
ruine d’une pièce fDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > failure of a component
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18 failure of adhesion
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19 failure plane
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20 failure strain
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