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1 eyesight
eyesight ['aɪsaɪt]vue f;∎ to have good eyesight avoir une bonne vue ou de bons yeux;∎ his eyesight is failing sa vue baisse;∎ to lose one's eyesight perdre la vue -
2 failing
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3 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. -
4 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) -
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B without fail adv phr [arrive, do] sans faute ; [happen] à coup sûr, immanquablement ; I'll be there at six o'clock without fail je serai là à six heures sans faute.C vtr1 Sch, Univ échouer à, rater ○ [exam, driving test] ; échouer or être collé ○ en [subject] ; coller ○, refuser [candidate, pupil] ; to fail sb coller ○ qn (in en) ;2 ( omit) to fail to do manquer de faire ; to fail to keep one's word manquer à ses promesses ; it never fails to annoy her ça ne manque jamais de l'agacer ; it never fails to work ça marche à tous les coups ; to fail to mention that… omettre de signaler que… ; to fail to appear (in court) Jur ne pas comparaître (devant le juge) ; if you fail to complete/return the form si vous ne remplissez/retournez pas ce formulaire ;3 ( be unable) to fail to do ne pas réussir à faire ; I failed to recognize her je ne l'ai pas reconnue ; one could hardly fail to notice that il était évident que ; I fail to see/understand why je ne vois pas/je n'arrive pas à comprendre pourquoi ; the machine failed to meet our standards la machine ne correspondait pas à nos critères ; to fail to respond to treatment ne pas réagir à un traitement ;4 ( let down) laisser tomber [friend] ; manquer à ses engagements envers [dependant, supporter] ; [courage] manquer à [person] ; [memory] faire défaut à [person] ; I've never failed you yet! tu as toujours pu compter sur moi! ; the government has failed the nation le gouvernement n'a pas tenu ses engagements envers la nation ; words fail me! les mots me manquent!D vi1 ( be unsuccessful) [exam candidate] échouer, être collé ○ ; [attempt, technique, plan, negotiations] échouer ; he failed in the exams/in history il a échoué or il a été collé ○ aux examens/en histoire ; to fail in one's attempt to do échouer dans sa tentative de faire ; to fail miserably échouer lamentablement ; to fail in one's duty manquer or faillir à son devoir ; if all else fails en dernier recours ;2 ( weaken) [eyesight, hearing] baisser ; [health, person] décliner ; [voice] s'affaiblir ; [light] baisser, décliner ; to be failing fast [person, health] décliner à vue d'œil ;3 ( not function) [brakes] lâcher ; [engine] tomber en panne ; [power, electricity, water supply] être coupé ; [food supply] manquer ;4 Agric [crop] être mauvais ;5 ( go bankrupt) faire faillite ;
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