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1 failing
noun (a fault or weakness: He may have his failings, but he has always treated his children well.) chyba* * *• chyba• nedostatok -
2 failing reply
• ak neobdržíme odpoved -
3 failing this
• ak sa tak nestane -
4 failing which
• v opacnom prípade• inak -
5 failing whom
• miesto neho• na jeho mieste -
6 failing-safe
• zaistený pre prípad zlyha -
7 failing-safety
• zaistenost pre prípad zly -
8 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.) zlyhať2) (to break down or cease to work: The brakes failed.) zlyhať3) (to be insufficient or not enough: His courage failed (him).) nemať4) ((in a test, examination etc) to reject (a candidate): The examiner failed half the class.) nechať prepadnúť5) (to disappoint: They did not fail him in their support.) sklamať•- failing2. preposition(if (something) fails or is lacking: Failing his help, we shall have to try something else.) bez- failure- without fail* * *• zabudnút• vyschnút• vymriet• vycerpat sa• výpadok• vypovedat• zastavit sa• zle dopadnút• zanedbat• zhoršit sa• zmiznút• zoslabnút• zlyhanie• zlyhat• slabnút• skrachovat• strácat sily• stencit sa• ulavit• urobit úpadok• upadnút• prepadajúci• prepadnút• dostavit sa• chýbat• chátrat• porucha• malý úspech• mat nedostatok• neuspiet• nesplnit ocakávanie• nedokázat to• nemat• nemat úspech• neúspešný kandidát• nestacit• nedostavovat sa• nedostávat sa• nepodarit sa• nepríst• nedosiahnut• ochabnút -
9 border
['bo:də] 1. noun1) (the edge of a particular thing: the border of a picture/handkerchief.) okraj2) (the boundary of a country: They'll ask for your passport at the border.) hranica3) (a flower bed round the edge of a lawn etc: a flower border.) záhon2. verb((with on) to come near to or lie on the border of: Germany borders on France.) hraničiť s3. noun(the border between one thing and another: He was on the borderline between passing and failing.) hranica* * *• hranicit• hranica• pohranicie• ohranicit• obrúbit• okraj -
10 despise
1) (to look upon with scorn and contempt: I know he despises me for failing my exam.) pohŕdať2) (to refuse to have, use etc; to scorn: She despises such luxuries as fur boots.) opovrhnúť•- despicably* * *• opovrhovat• pohrdat -
11 disobedience
[-'bi:djəns]noun (failing or refusing to obey: You must be punished for your disobedience!) neposlušnosť* * *• neposlušnost -
12 failure
[-jə]1) (the state or act of failing: She was upset by her failure in the exam; failure of the electricity supply.) neúspech; zlyhanie2) (an unsuccessful person or thing: He felt he was a failure.) stroskotanec3) (inability, refusal etc to do something: his failure to reply.) neschopnosť* * *• zabudnutie• vysychanie• zanedbanie• zlyhanie• úpadok• prepadnutie• prepadnutý kandidát• prehra• chýbajúce• chyba• chýbajúci• porucha• krach• nezdar• nepodarok• nedostatocná známka• neúspešný clovek• neúspech• nedostatok -
13 frailty
plural - frailties; noun (physical weakness or (a) moral failing: She loved him in spite of his frailties.) slabosť* * *• útlost• slabost• krehkost -
14 scrape through
(to only just avoid failing: He scraped through his exams.) ledva preliezť* * *• pretlct sa životom -
15 disobedient
[-'bi:djənt]adjective (failing or refusing to obey: a disobedient child.) neposlušný -
16 within an inch of
(almost; very near(ly): He came within an inch of failing the exam.) o vlások
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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
