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1 abortive
[-tiv]adjective (unsuccessful: an abortive attempt to climb the mountain.) árangurslaus -
2 bite the dust
(to fail; to be unsuccessful: That's another scheme that's bitten the dust.) misheppnast; bíða bana -
3 draw a blank
(to be unsuccessful in a search, inquiry etc.) misheppnast, fá ekkert út úr -
4 effort
['efət]1) (hard work; energy: Learning a foreign language requires effort; The effort of climbing the hill made the old man very tired.) átak, erfiði2) (a trying hard; a struggle: The government's efforts to improve the economy were unsuccessful; Please make every effort to be punctual.) tilraun, viðleitni3) (the result of an attempt: Your drawing was a good effort.) tilraun, viðleitni•- effortlessly -
5 fail
[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.) mistakast; falla2) (to break down or cease to work: The brakes failed.) bila3) (to be insufficient or not enough: His courage failed (him).) bregðast4) ((in a test, examination etc) to reject (a candidate): The examiner failed half the class.) fella5) (to disappoint: They did not fail him in their support.) bregðast•- failing2. preposition(if (something) fails or is lacking: Failing his help, we shall have to try something else.) ef (e-ð) bregst- failure- without fail -
6 failure
[-jə]1) (the state or act of failing: She was upset by her failure in the exam; failure of the electricity supply.) það að e-ð bregst2) (an unsuccessful person or thing: He felt he was a failure.) mislukkaður maður3) (inability, refusal etc to do something: his failure to reply.) vanræksla; það að láta e-ð ógert -
7 flop
[flop] 1. past tense, past participle - flopped; verb1) (to fall or sit down suddenly and heavily: She flopped into an armchair.) hlamma sér2) (to hang or swing about loosely: Her hair flopped over her face.) slengjast3) ((of a theatrical production) to fail; to be unsuccessful: the play flopped.) misheppnast2. noun1) ((a) flopping movement.) skellur2) (a failure: The show was a complete flop.) sem hefur misheppnast•- floppy- floppy disk -
8 regret
[rə'ɡret] 1. past tense, past participle - regretted; verb(to be sorry about: I regret my foolish behaviour; I regret that I missed the concert; I regret missing the concert; I regret to inform you that your application for the job was unsuccessful.) sjá eftir2. noun(a feeling of sorrow, or of having done something wrong: I have no regrets / I feel no regret about what I did; It was with deep regret that I heard the news of his death.) eftirsjá; harmur; söknuður- regretfully
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9 successful
[-'ses-]adjective ((negative unsuccessful) having success: Were you successful in finding a new house?; The successful applicant for this job will be required to start work next month; a successful career.) sem nÿtur velgengni; árangursríkur -
10 vain
[vein]1) (having too much pride in one's appearance, achievements etc; conceited: She's very vain about her good looks.) hégómlegur, sjálfumglaður2) (unsuccessful: He made a vain attempt to reach the drowning woman.) árangurslaus3) (empty; meaningless: vain threats; vain promises.) innantómur•- vainly- vanity
- in vain
См. также в других словарях:
Unsuccessful — Un suc*cess ful, a. Not successful; not producing the desired event; not fortunate; meeting with, or resulting in, failure; unlucky; unhappy. {Un suc*cess ful*ly}, adv. {Un suc*cess ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unsuccessful — index disappointed, futile, inadept, ineffective, ineffectual, otiose, regrettable, unavailing, unprod … Law dictionary
unsuccessful attempt — index failure (lack of success) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
unsuccessful trial — index mistrial Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
unsuccessful — 1610s, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + SUCCESSFUL (Cf. successful) … Etymology dictionary
unsuccessful — [adj] failing abortive, defeated, disastrous, doomed, failed, foiled, fruitless, futile, ill fated, ineffective, ineffectual, losing, thwarted, unlucky, useless, vain; concepts 485,489 … New thesaurus
unsuccessful — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not successful. DERIVATIVES unsuccessfully adverb … English terms dictionary
unsuccessful — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
unsuccessful — un|suc|cess|ful [ ,ʌnsək sesfəl ] adjective * something that is unsuccessful does not achieve what you want, or does not happen in the way you want: The president flew home today after another unsuccessful attempt to reach a peace agreement. All… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
unsuccessful — [[t]ʌ̱nsəkse̱sfʊl[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is unsuccessful does not achieve what it was intended to achieve. His efforts were unsuccessful. ...a second unsuccessful operation on his knee... There were reports last month of unsuccessful… … English dictionary
unsuccessful */ — UK [ˌʌnsəkˈsesf(ə)l] / US [ˌʌnsəkˈsesfəl] adjective something that is unsuccessful does not achieve what you want, or does not happen in the way that you want The president flew home today after another unsuccessful attempt to reach a peace… … English dictionary
