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1 failing
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2 failing
A n défaut m.B pres p adj to have failing eyesight avoir la vue qui baisse ; to be in failing health être en mauvaise santé. -
3 failing
failing ['feɪlɪŋ]1 noundéfaut mà défaut de;∎ failing this à défaut;∎ failing which faute ou à défaut de quoi;∎ failing any advice/evidence to the contrary sauf avis contraire, sauf preuve du contraire(strength) défaillant; (business) qui fait faillite; (marriage) qui va à la dérive; (school) en état d'échec; American (student) faible, mauvais;∎ to be in failing health avoir une santé défaillante -
4 failing
1) défaut; travers; faiblesse; manquement; imperfection; défectuosité2) Jur. défaillanceEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > failing
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5 failing
noun (a fault or weakness: He may have his failings, but he has always treated his children well.) défaut -
6 failing grade
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7 failing to identify oneself
[Police] refus de décliner son identitéEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > failing to identify oneself
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8 failing to pay fare
Crim. filouterie de transportEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > failing to pay fare
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9 failing which
faute de quoi; sàns quoi; a défaut de quoiEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > failing which
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10 never-failing
Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > never-failing
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11 fail
[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.) échouer (à)2) (to break down or cease to work: The brakes failed.) tomber en panne3) (to be insufficient or not enough: His courage failed (him).) manquer (à)4) ((in a test, examination etc) to reject (a candidate): The examiner failed half the class.) recaler5) (to disappoint: They did not fail him in their support.) manquer (à)•- failing2. preposition(if (something) fails or is lacking: Failing his help, we shall have to try something else.) à défaut de- failure- without fail -
12 absence
absence [ˈæbsəns]absence f• during/in the absence of sb pendant/en l'absence de qn* * *['æbsəns]in the absence of — ( failing) faute de
••absence makes the heart grow fonder — Prov l'absence attise les grandes passions
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13 display
display [dɪsˈpleɪ]• she displayed the letter she had received from the President elle a brandi la lettre qu'elle avait reçue du présidentb. [+ item for sale, artwork] exposer ; [+ notice, results] afficherc. [+ courage, interest, ignorance] faire preuve ded. [computer, watch] afficher2. nouna. (ostentatious) étalage m ; [of goods for sale, items in exhibition] présentation f ; [of food products, wealth] étalage m ; [of courage, interest, emotion] manifestation f ; [of unity, support, of strength, loyalty] démonstration f3. compounds* * *[dɪ'spleɪ] 1.2) (for decoration, to look at)3) ( demonstration) (of art, craft) démonstration f; (of dance, sport) exhibition fair display — fête f aéronautique
4) (of emotion, failing, quality) démonstration f; ( of strength) déploiement m; ( of wealth) étalage min a display of — dans un geste de [anger, impatience]
5) Automobile, Aviation, Computing écran m6) ( of advert)full page display — page f entière de publicité
7) Zoology parade f2.transitive verb1) gen, Commerce, Computing (show, set out) afficher [information, poster]; exposer [object]2) ( reveal) faire preuve de [intelligence, interest, skill]; révéler [emotion, vice, virtue]3.intransitive verb gen parader; [peacock] faire la roue -
14 fail
fail [feɪl]a. ( = be unsuccessful) échouer ; [business] faire faillite• to fail in an exam/in Latin échouer à un examen/en latin• he failed in his attempt to take control of the company sa tentative de prendre le contrôle de la société a échouéc. ( = run short) manquerd. ( = break down) [engine] tomber en panne ; [brakes] lâchera. [+ examination] échouer àc. ( = let down) [+ business partner] manquer à ses engagements envers ; [+ friend] décevoir• he felt that he'd failed his family il avait le sentiment d'avoir manqué à ses devoirs envers sa famille• words fail me! les mots me manquent !d. ( = omit) to fail to do manquer de faire• he was fined for failing to stop at a red light il a eu une contravention pour avoir brûlé un feu rouge3. noun• every morning without fail, she takes the dog for a walk chaque matin sans exception, elle sort son chien• you must take these tablets every day without fail il faut que vous preniez ces cachets tous les jours sans faute4. compounds* * *[feɪl] 1.noun School, University échec m2.without fail adverbial phrase [arrive, do] sans faute; [happen] à coup sûr3.transitive verb1) School, University échouer à [exam, driving test]; échouer en or être collé (colloq) en [subject]; coller (colloq) [candidate, pupil]2) ( omit)to fail to mention that... — omettre de signaler que...
3) ( be unable)one could hardly fail to notice that... — il était évident que...
4) ( let down) laisser tomber [friend]; manquer à ses engagements envers [dependant, supporter]; [courage] manquer à [person]; [memory] faire défaut à [person]4.1) ( be unsuccessful) [exam candidate] échouer, être collé (colloq); [attempt, plan] échouerto fail in one's duty — manquer or faillir à son devoir
2) ( weaken) [eyesight, hearing, light] baisser; [health, person] décliner3) ( not function) [brakes] lâcher; [engine] tomber en panne; [power, water supply] être coupé4) Agriculture [crop] être mauvais5) ( go bankrupt) faire faillite6) Medicine [heart] lâcher5.failed past participle adjective [actor, writer] raté (colloq) -
15 redeem
redeem [rɪˈdi:m]b. ( = pay) [+ debt] amortir ; [+ mortgage] purgerc. ( = cash in) [+ insurance policy] encaisser ; [+ coupon] échanger ( for contre ) ; (US) [+ banknote] convertir en espècesd. (Religion) [+ sinner] rachetere. ( = compensate for) [+ failing, fault] racheter• to redeem o.s. se racheter* * *[rɪ'diːm] 1.transitive verb1) ( exchange) échanger [voucher] ( for contre); ( for cash) convertir [quelque chose] en espèces [bond, security]2) ( pay off) racheter [pawned goods]her one redeeming feature ou quality is... — ce qui la rachète, c'est...
3) ( salvage) rattraper [occasion]; sauver [situation]; racheter [fault]4) ( satisfy) s'acquitter de [obligation]; tenir [pledge]5) Religion racheter2. -
16 sorry
sorry [ˈsɒrɪ]a. ( = regretful) désolé• I am sorry to have to tell you that... je regrette d'avoir à vous dire que...• are you going? -- I'm sorry I can't tu vas y aller ? -- désolé mais je ne peux pas• you'll be sorry for this! vous le regretterez !b. ( = pitying) to feel sorry for sb plaindre qn• I'm sorry for you but... je suis désolé pour vous mais...• to feel sorry for o.s. se plaindre (de son sort)c. ( = woeful) triste* * *['sɒrɪ] 1.1) ( apologetic) désolé; ( for emphasis) navréI'm terribly sorry — je suis vraiment désolé, je suis navré
I'm sorry to be a nuisance but... — excusez-moi de vous embêter, mais...
to be sorry about — s'excuser de [behaviour, mistake, change]
2) ( sympathetic)to be sorry to hear of something/to hear that — être désolé d'apprendre quelque chose/d'apprendre que
3) ( regretful)and, I'm sorry to say — et malheureusement
4) ( pitying)to be ou feel sorry for somebody — plaindre quelqu'un also iron
5) ( pathetic) [state, sight, business] triste; [person] minable2.1) ( apologizing) désolé!2) (failing to hear, understand)3) ( interrupting)sorry, time is running out — je suis désolé, mais nous n'avons plus beaucoup de temps
so we have two, sorry, three options — nous avons donc deux, pardon, trois options
4) ( adding a comment)sorry, may I just say that — excusez-moi, je voudrais simplement ajouter que
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17 default
1 noun∎ in default of payment à defaut de paiementdefault interest intérêts m pl moratoires ou pour défaut de paiementdefault drive lecteur m par défaut;default font police f par défaut;default setting configuration f par défaut∎ to default on a payment ne pas honorer un paiement∎ to default to sth sélectionner qch par défautJenkins told Newsbytes that ZipLink had a total of 99 employees before warning earlier this month that its cash reserves would allow it to operate only until Nov. 17 unless more funds were found. The company said today that, in addition to failing in its bid to raise new cash, it also faced a default on payments by its second-largest customer, the free-ISP marketing company Spinway Inc.
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18 border
['bo:də] 1. noun1) (the edge of a particular thing: the border of a picture/handkerchief.) bord(ure)2) (the boundary of a country: They'll ask for your passport at the border.) frontière3) (a flower bed round the edge of a lawn etc: a flower border.) plate-bande2. verb((with on) to come near to or lie on the border of: Germany borders on France.) toucher à, être limitrophe de3. noun(the border between one thing and another: He was on the borderline between passing and failing.) limite -
19 despise
1) (to look upon with scorn and contempt: I know he despises me for failing my exam.) mépriser2) (to refuse to have, use etc; to scorn: She despises such luxuries as fur boots.) dédaigner•- despicably -
20 disobedience
[-'bi:djəns]noun (failing or refusing to obey: You must be punished for your disobedience!) désobéissance
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failing — defect, fault, 1580s, verbal noun from FAIL (Cf. fail) … Etymology dictionary
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failing — ► NOUN ▪ a weakness in a person s character. ► PREPOSITION ▪ if not … English terms dictionary
failing — fail|ing1 [ feılıŋ ] noun count a fault or a weak point that makes someone or something less effective: He had his failings, but he was basically a good man. the failings of the criminal justice system failing fail|ing 2 [ feılıŋ ] adjective no… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
failing — I UK [ˈfeɪlɪŋ] / US noun [countable] Word forms failing : singular failing plural failings a fault or a weak point that makes someone or something less effective He had his failings, but he was basically a good man. the failings of the criminal… … English dictionary
failing — failingly, adv. failingness, n. /fay ling/, n. 1. an act or instance of failing; failure: His failing is due to general incompetence. 2. a defect or fault; shortcoming; weakness: His lack of knowledge is a grave failing. prep. 3. in the absence… … Universalium
failing — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great, major, serious (esp. BrE), worst ▪ Vanity is her worst failing. ▪ common, human ▪ … Collocations dictionary