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1 disappoint
cserben hagy, csalódást okoz, kiábrándít* * *[disə'point](to fail to fulfil the hopes or expectations of: London disappointed her after all she had heard about it.) kiábrándít- disappointing
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2 fail
kudarcba fullad, nem üti meg a mértéket, leromlik* * *[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.) nem sikerül2) (to break down or cease to work: The brakes failed.) elromlik3) (to be insufficient or not enough: His courage failed (him).) hiányzik4) ((in a test, examination etc) to reject (a candidate): The examiner failed half the class.) megbuktat5) (to disappoint: They did not fail him in their support.) cserbenhagy•- failing2. preposition(if (something) fails or is lacking: Failing his help, we shall have to try something else.) vmi nélkül- failure- without fail -
3 foil
folpack, vívótőr, vadcsapás, kontraszt, fólia to foil: meghiúsít* * *I [foil] verb(to defeat; to disappoint: She was foiled in her attempt to become President.) meghiúsítII [foil] noun1) (extremely thin sheets of metal that resemble paper: silver foil.) vékony fémlemez, fólia2) (a dull person or thing against which someone or something else seems brighter: She acted as a foil to her beautiful sister.) kontrasztIII [foil] noun(a blunt sword with a button at the end, used in the sport of fencing.) (vívó)tőr
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