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['feɪljə(r)]n( lack of success) niepowodzenie nt; ( person) ofiara f (życiowa), nieudacznik m; ( of engine) uszkodzenie nt; ( of heart) niedomoga f, niewydolność f; ( of crops) nieurodzaj m* * *[-jə]1) (the state or act of failing: She was upset by her failure in the exam; failure of the electricity supply.) niepowodzenie, awaria2) (an unsuccessful person or thing: He felt he was a failure.) nieudacznik3) (inability, refusal etc to do something: his failure to reply.) odmowa