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1 disappoint
[disə'point](to fail to fulfil the hopes or expectations of: London disappointed her after all she had heard about it.) sklamať- disappointing
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2 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.) zlyhať2) (to break down or cease to work: The brakes failed.) zlyhať3) (to be insufficient or not enough: His courage failed (him).) nemať4) ((in a test, examination etc) to reject (a candidate): The examiner failed half the class.) nechať prepadnúť5) (to disappoint: They did not fail him in their support.) sklamať•- failing2. preposition(if (something) fails or is lacking: Failing his help, we shall have to try something else.) bez- failure- without fail* * *• zabudnút• vyschnút• vymriet• vycerpat sa• výpadok• vypovedat• zastavit sa• zle dopadnút• zanedbat• zhoršit sa• zmiznút• zoslabnút• zlyhanie• zlyhat• slabnút• skrachovat• strácat sily• stencit sa• ulavit• urobit úpadok• upadnút• prepadajúci• prepadnút• dostavit sa• chýbat• chátrat• porucha• malý úspech• mat nedostatok• neuspiet• nesplnit ocakávanie• nedokázat to• nemat• nemat úspech• neúspešný kandidát• nestacit• nedostavovat sa• nedostávat sa• nepodarit sa• nepríst• nedosiahnut• ochabnút -
3 foil
I [foil] verb(to defeat; to disappoint: She was foiled in her attempt to become President.) zmariťII [foil] noun1) (extremely thin sheets of metal that resemble paper: silver foil.) fólia2) (a dull person or thing against which someone or something else seems brighter: She acted as a foil to her beautiful sister.) pravý opakIII [foil] noun(a blunt sword with a button at the end, used in the sport of fencing.) fleuret* * *• zabalit do fólie• zdôraznit kontrastom• zmazat• zneškodnit• zvítazit• zmarit• stopa• prekazit• fólia• fóliový• doplnok• alobal• alobalový• paralyzovat• podložka• ozdobit fóliou• ozdobit ornamentmi• polepit fóliou• pozadie• porážka• neuspiet• nemat úspech• odvrátit
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disappoint — ► VERB 1) fail to fulfil the hopes or expectations of. 2) prevent (hopes or expectations) from being realized. DERIVATIVES disappointing adjective disappointment noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «deprive of a position»; from Old French… … English terms dictionary
disappoint — verb (T) 1 to make someone feel sad because something they hoped for or expected did not happen: I m sorry to disappoint you, but I can t come after all. | You disappoint me, Eric. I expected better. 2 disappoint sb s hopes/expectations to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
disappoint — I verb break one s promise to, cause discontent, dash one s expectation, deicere, discourage, disenchant, disgruntle, dishearten, disillusion, disillusionize, displease, dissatisfy, fail, frustrari, hinder, let down, make dissatisfied, ruin one s … Law dictionary
disappoint — verb Disappoint is used with these nouns as the object: ↑expectation, ↑fan … Collocations dictionary
disappoint — verb Etymology: Middle English disapointen to dispossess, from Middle French desapointer, from des dis + appointer to arrange more at appoint Date: 15th century transitive verb to fail to meet the expectation or hope of ; frustrate … New Collegiate Dictionary
disappoint — verb To displease by e.g. underperforming His lack of respect disappointed her. Ant: satisfy … Wiktionary
disappoint — verb fail to fulfil the hopes or expectations of. ↘prevent (hopes or expectations) from being realized. Derivatives disappointing adjective disappointingly adverb Origin ME (in the sense deprive of a position ): from OFr. desappointer … English new terms dictionary
disappoint — verb 1) I m sorry to have disappointed you Syn: let down, fail, dissatisfy, dash someone s hopes; upset, dismay, sadden, disenchant, disillusion, shatter someone s illusions, disabuse Ant: please, satisfy 2) … Thesaurus of popular words
disappoint — verb Syn: let down, fail, dissatisfy, upset, dismay, sadden, disenchant, disillusion, shatter someone s illusions Ant: delight … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
disappoint */*/ — UK [ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms disappoint : present tense I/you/we/they disappoint he/she/it disappoints present participle disappointing past tense disappointed past participle disappointed to make someone feel… … English dictionary
disappoint — dis|ap|point [ ,dısə pɔınt ] verb intransitive or transitive ** to make someone feel unhappy because something they hoped for or expected did not happen or because someone or something was not as good as they expected: I hate to disappoint you,… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
