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21 A level
['ei,levəl]((abbreviation) Advanced Level; (in Britain) an examination in a particular subject that pupils have to pass if they want to go to university; the level of these examinations: I failed my Chemistry A level; What subjects are you taking at A level?) -
22 arrive at
(to reach: The committee failed to arrive at a decision.) priti do -
23 as a last resort
(when all other methods etc have failed: If we can't get the money in any other way, I suppose we could, as a last resort, sell the car) v skrajni sili -
24 bad luck!
(an expression of sympathy for someone who has failed or been unlucky.) smola! -
25 go bust
(become bankrupt: When the project failed the company went bust.) bankrotirati -
26 have/get/gain the upper hand
(to (begin to) win, beat the enemy etc: The enemy made a fierce attack but failed to get the upper hand.) dobiti premoč -
27 out of control
(not under the authority or power of someone: The brakes failed and the car went out of control; Those children are completely out of control (= wild and disobedient).) neukrotljiv -
28 search party
(a group of people looking for a missing person: When the climbers failed to return, a search party was sent out.) reševalna ekipa -
29 the game is up
(the plan or trick has failed or has been found out.) igre je konec
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См. также в других словарях:
failed — [ feıld ] adjective unsuccessful: He has two failed marriages behind him. a failed attempt a failed comedian … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
failed — adj. unsuccessful. Opposite of {successful}. Syn: failing. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
failed — (fāld) adj. Having undergone failure: new economic policies intended to replace the failed ones of a past administration. * * * … Universalium
failed — [feıld] adj a failed actor/writer etc someone who wanted to be an actor etc but was unsuccessful … Dictionary of contemporary English
failed — index bankrupt, insolvent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
failed — fail fail [feɪl] verb 1. [intransitive] COMMERCE if a business fails, it is not successful and loses so much money that it has to close: • The company failed amid charges that the chairman had stolen $17 million. • More than 10,000 companies… … Financial and business terms
Failed — Fail Fail (f[=a]l) v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Failed} (f[=a]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Failing}.] [F. failir, fr. L. fallere, falsum, to deceive, akin to E. fall. See {Fail}, and cf. {Fallacy}, {False}, {Fault}.] 1. To be wanting; to fall short; to be or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
failed — UK [feɪld] / US adjective unsuccessful He has two failed marriages behind him. a failed attempt a failed comedian … English dictionary
FAILED — adj. 1 unsuccessful; not good enough (a failed actor). 2 weak, deficient; broken down (a failed crop; a failed battery) … Useful english dictionary
failed — adj. Failed is used with these nouns: ↑attempt, ↑bid, ↑coup, ↑diplomacy, ↑effort, ↑experiment, ↑marriage, ↑merger, ↑mission, ↑project, ↑relationship, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
failed — adjective (only before noun) a failed actor/writer etc someone who wanted to be an actor etc but was unsuccessful … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
