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1 failing
(met) defect; greşeală -
2 failing
noun (a fault or weakness: He may have his failings, but he has always treated his children well.) defect -
3 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.) a nu reuşi2) (to break down or cease to work: The brakes failed.) a se strica3) (to be insufficient or not enough: His courage failed (him).) a părăsi4) ((in a test, examination etc) to reject (a candidate): The examiner failed half the class.) a nu promova5) (to disappoint: They did not fail him in their support.) a lăsa•- failing2. preposition(if (something) fails or is lacking: Failing his help, we shall have to try something else.) în lipsa- failure- without fail -
4 border
['bo:də] 1. noun1) (the edge of a particular thing: the border of a picture/handkerchief.) margine2) (the boundary of a country: They'll ask for your passport at the border.) graniţă3) (a flower bed round the edge of a lawn etc: a flower border.) răzor2. verb((with on) to come near to or lie on the border of: Germany borders on France.) a se învecina cu, a fi lângă3. noun(the border between one thing and another: He was on the borderline between passing and failing.) graniţă -
5 despise
1) (to look upon with scorn and contempt: I know he despises me for failing my exam.) desconsidera2) (to refuse to have, use etc; to scorn: She despises such luxuries as fur boots.) a dispreţui•- despicably -
6 disobedience
[-'bi:djəns]noun (failing or refusing to obey: You must be punished for your disobedience!) nesupunere -
7 disobedient
[-'bi:djənt]adjective (failing or refusing to obey: a disobedient child.) nesupus -
8 failure
[-jə]1) (the state or act of failing: She was upset by her failure in the exam; failure of the electricity supply.) eşec; pană2) (an unsuccessful person or thing: He felt he was a failure.) ratat3) (inability, refusal etc to do something: his failure to reply.) neputinţă -
9 frailty
plural - frailties; noun (physical weakness or (a) moral failing: She loved him in spite of his frailties.) slăbiciune -
10 scrape through
(to only just avoid failing: He scraped through his exams.) a reuşi cu greu -
11 within an inch of
(almost; very near(ly): He came within an inch of failing the exam.) la un pas de
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Failing — Fail ing, n. 1. A failing short; a becoming deficient; failure; deficiency; imperfection; weakness; lapse; fault; infirmity; as, a mental failing. [1913 Webster] And ever in her mind she cast about For that unnoticed failing in herself. Tennyson … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
failing — [adj] not well, weak declining, defeated, deficient, faint, feeble, inadequate, insufficient, scant, scanty, scarce, short, shy, unavailing, unprosperous, unsuccessful, unsufficient, unthriving, vain, wanting; concepts 485,489 Ant. healthy, ok,… … New thesaurus
failing — [fāl′iŋ] n. 1. a failure 2. a slight fault or defect; weakness prep. without; lacking [failing a good voter turnout, our candidate will lose] SYN. FAULT … English World dictionary
failing — I noun asthenia, atony, blemish, cachexia, collapse, debilitation, decadence, decay, decline, decrepitude, defeat, deficiency, delinquency, disadvantage, failure, fallibility, fault, fiasco, flaw, foible, frailty, imperfection, inadequacy,… … Law dictionary
failing — defect, fault, 1580s, verbal noun from FAIL (Cf. fail) … Etymology dictionary
failing — n frailty, foible, *fault, vice Analogous words: *blemish, flaw, defect: weakness, infirmity (see corresponding adjectives at WEAK) Antonyms: perfection (in concrete sense) Contrasted words: *excellence, merit, virtue … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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
