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1 fail
n. misslyckande, underkänt betyg--------v. misslyckas; svika; försvagas, försämras; göra besviken; gå i konkurs; avta; ta slut* * *[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.) misslyckas, få underkänt, missa2) (to break down or cease to work: The brakes failed.) strejka, inte fungera, klicka3) (to be insufficient or not enough: His courage failed (him).) tryta, svika4) ((in a test, examination etc) to reject (a candidate): The examiner failed half the class.) kugga5) (to disappoint: They did not fail him in their support.) svika, lämna i sticket•- failing2. preposition(if (something) fails or is lacking: Failing his help, we shall have to try something else.) i brist på- failure- without fail -
2 fail in
misslyckas med -
3 fail someone
kugga någon (på prov); svika någon, lämna någon i sticket -
4 fail to bring down inflation
inte lyckas minska inflationen -
5 fail to live up to one's promises
inte lyckas leva upp till sina löftenEnglish-Swedish dictionary > fail to live up to one's promises
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6 fail to reach an agreement
lyckades inte komma fram till en överenskommelse -
7 fail to show up
utebli, låta bli att komma, inte komma -
8 fail-safe
n. automatisk säkerhetsanordning (för att undvika ett oavsiktligt atomanfall) -
9 without fail
(definitely or certainly: I shall do it tomorrow without fail.) absolut, säkert, ofelbart -
10 do not fail your parents
gör inte dina föräldrar besvikna -
11 don't fail to
glöm inte -
12 miss
n. fröken* * *[mis] 1. verb1) (to fail to hit, catch etc: The arrow missed the target.) missa, bomma2) (to fail to arrive in time for: He missed the 8 o'clock train.) missa3) (to fail to take advantage of: You've missed your opportunity.) missa4) (to feel sad because of the absence of: You'll miss your friends when you go to live abroad.) sakna5) (to notice the absence of: I didn't miss my purse till several hours after I'd dropped it.) sakna6) (to fail to hear or see: He missed what you said because he wasn't listening.) missa7) (to fail to go to: I'll have to miss my lesson next week, as I'm going to the dentist.) försumma, missa8) (to fail to meet: We missed you in the crowd.) missa, inte se (upptäcka)9) (to avoid: The thief only just missed being caught by the police.) undgå10) ((of an engine) to misfire.) misstända2. noun(a failure to hit, catch etc: two hits and two misses.) miss, bom- missing- go missing
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13 misfire
n. dålig kula; klickning (i skytte)--------v. klicka (i skytte)* * *1) ((of a gun, bomb etc) to fail to explode or catch fire.) klicka, inte detonera2) ((of a motor engine) to fail to ignite properly.) misstända3) ((of a plan etc) to go wrong.) slå slint -
14 after
adj. efter--------adv. efteråt; sedan--------conj. efter det att--------prep. efter; bakom; enligt någon, enligt något; angående* * *1. preposition1) (later in time or place than: After the car came a bus.) efter2) (following (often indicating repetition): one thing after another; night after night.) efter3) (behind: Shut the door after you!) efter, bakom4) (in search or pursuit of: He ran after the bus.) efter5) (considering: After all I've done you'd think he'd thank me; It's sad to fail after all that work.) efter6) ((American: in telling the time) past: It's a quarter after ten.) över2. adverb(later in time or place: They arrived soon after.) därefter, efter[]3. conjunction(later than the time when: After she died we moved house twice.) sedan, efter [] att- afterthought
- afterwards
- after all
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15 as sure as
(used in various phrases that mean `without fail' or `without doubt': As sure as fate / anything / eggs are eggs, he'll be late again.) så säkert som -
16 be sure to
(don't fail to: Be sure to switch off the television.) se till att -
17 be up to / below standard
(to (fail to) achieve the required standard: Her work is well up to standard.) vara fullgod/inte hålla måttet -
18 bite the dust
bita i gräset, [få] stryka på foten* * *(to fail; to be unsuccessful: That's another scheme that's bitten the dust.) bita i gräset, stupa -
19 bomb
n. bomb--------v. bomba, spränga i luften med en bomb* * *[bom] 1. noun(a hollow case containing explosives etc: The enemy dropped a bomb on the factory and blew it up.) bomb2. verb1) (to drop bombs on: London was bombed several times.) bomba2) (to fail miserably: The play bombed on the first night.) göra fiasko, paja•- bomber- bombshell -
20 break down
bryta ihop, få ett sammanbrott; gå sönder* * *1) (to use force on (a door etc) to cause it to open.) slå in2) (to stop working properly: My car has broken down.) gå sönder3) (to fail: The talks have broken down.) bryta samman4) (to be overcome with emotion: She broke down and wept.) bryta ihop
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