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1 failing
noun (a fault or weakness: He may have his failings, but he has always treated his children well.) annmarki, galli, veikleiki -
2 border
['bo:də] 1. noun1) (the edge of a particular thing: the border of a picture/handkerchief.) brún, jaðar2) (the boundary of a country: They'll ask for your passport at the border.) landamæri3) (a flower bed round the edge of a lawn etc: a flower border.) blómabeð/-rein2. verb((with on) to come near to or lie on the border of: Germany borders on France.) liggja að3. noun(the border between one thing and another: He was on the borderline between passing and failing.) á mörkunum -
3 disobedience
[-'bi:djəns]noun (failing or refusing to obey: You must be punished for your disobedience!) óhlÿðni -
4 failure
[-jə]1) (the state or act of failing: She was upset by her failure in the exam; failure of the electricity supply.) það að e-ð bregst2) (an unsuccessful person or thing: He felt he was a failure.) mislukkaður maður3) (inability, refusal etc to do something: his failure to reply.) vanræksla; það að láta e-ð ógert -
5 frailty
plural - frailties; noun (physical weakness or (a) moral failing: She loved him in spite of his frailties.) veikleiki; breyskleiki
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