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1 fail
n. onvoldoende (schoolexamen), falen--------v. mislukken, (laten) zakken; nalaten; in de steek laten; oprakenfail1♦voorbeelden:¶ without fail • zonder mankeren/falen, stellig————————fail21 tekortschieten ⇒ ontbreken, het begeven2 afnemen ⇒ op raken, verzwakken4 mislukken ⇒ het niet halen, het laten afweten♦voorbeelden:words failed me • ik kon geen woorden vindenthe crops will fail this year • de oogst zal dit jaar mislukkenhe failed in his duty • hij deed zijn plicht nietII 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉1 nalaten ⇒ niet in staat zijn/er niet in slagen♦voorbeelden: -
2 fail in
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3 fail signally
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4 fail-safe
n. betrouwbaar, volkomen veilig (methode ingezet om een niet-bedoelde nucleaire aanval te voorkomen)fail-safe〈 techniek, technologie〉 -
5 fail someone
iemand laten falen {in examen}; afvallen, teleurstellen -
6 fail to bring down inflation
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7 fail to live up to one's promises
er niet in slagen beloften na te komenEnglish-Dutch dictionary > fail to live up to one's promises
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8 fail to reach an agreement
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9 fail to show up
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10 fail-safe
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11 fail-soft
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12 fail safe
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13 fail soft
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14 I fail to see your point
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15 the crops will fail this year
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16 though one works hard he still may fail
hoewel men hard werkt, kan men nog mislukkenEnglish-Dutch dictionary > though one works hard he still may fail
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17 why must my plans always fail?
why must my plans always fail?waarom zijn mijn plannen altijd tot mislukken gedoemd? -
18 without fail
zonder twijfel, zeker; precieswithout failzonder mankeren/falen, stellig -
19 words fail me
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20 do not fail your parents
stel je ouders niet teleur
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