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1 failure
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 -
2 doomed
doomed [du:md][attempt, relationship, project] voué à l'échec -
3 doomed
doomed [du:md]∎ to be doomed (to failure) être voué à l'échec;∎ she is doomed to a life of poverty elle est condamnée à une vie de misère;∎ the doomed ship set sail that day le navire condamné à sombrer prit la mer ce jour-là -
4 doom
[du:m] 1. noun(fate, especially something terrible and final which is about to happen (to one): The whole place had an atmosphere of doom; His doom was inevitable.) ruine, perte2. verb(to condemn; to make certain to come to harm, fail etc: His crippled leg doomed him to long periods of unemployment; The project was doomed to failure; He was doomed from the moment he first took drugs.) condamner -
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A n ( death) mort f ; ( unhappy destiny) ( of person) perte f ; (of country, group) catastrophe f ; to have a sense of impending doom avoir de sombres pressentiments ; to prophecy doom prédire une catastrophe.B vtr condamner [person, project] (to à) ; to be doomed to do être condamné à faire ; to be doomed to failure être voué à l'échec ; to be doomed from the start être voué à l'échec avant même de commencer.to spread ou preach doom and gloom jouer les Cassandre ; it's not all doom and gloom! il reste une lueur d'espoir!
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doomed — adj. 1) doomed to (doomed to failure) 2) doomed to + inf. (he is doomed to eke out a miserable existence) * * * [duːmd] doomed to + inf. (he is doomed to eke out a miserable existence) doomed to (doomed to failure) … Combinatory dictionary
failure — noun 1 lack of success ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, total ▪ abject, humiliating ▪ The attempt ended in abject failure. ▪ inevitable … Collocations dictionary
doomed — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ADVERB ▪ inevitably ▪ ultimately PHRASES ▪ doomed to extinction … Collocations dictionary
doomed — [[t]du͟ːmd[/t]] 1) ADJ: v link ADJ, ADJ to n, ADJ to inf If something is doomed to happen, or if you are doomed to a particular state, something unpleasant is certain to happen, and you can do nothing to prevent it. Their plans seemed doomed to… … English dictionary
doomed — I noun people who are destined to die soon (Freq. 1) the agony of the doomed was in his voice • Syn: ↑lost • Hypernyms: ↑people II adjective 1. marked fo … Useful english dictionary
failure — [[t]fe͟ɪljə(r)[/t]] ♦♦ failures 1) N UNCOUNT Failure is a lack of success in doing or achieving something, especially in relation to a particular activity. This policy is doomed to failure... Three attempts on the British 200 metre record also… … English dictionary
doomed — adjective Certain to suffer death, failure, or a similarly negative outcome. Syn: cursed Ant: blessed … Wiktionary
doomed — [duːmd] adj certain to end in death, destruction, or complete failure … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Behold the Failure — Альбом Mumakil … Википедия
fore·doomed — /foɚˈduːmd/ adj formal : certain to fail Their efforts were foredoomed to failure … Useful english dictionary
ill fated — doomed to failure, destined for misfortune … English contemporary dictionary