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dismal [ˈdɪzməl]b. ( = awful) (inf) lamentable* * *['dɪzməl]1) [place, sight] lugubre2) (colloq) [failure, attempt] lamentable -
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dismal ['dɪzməl](face, person) lugubre, sombre, triste; (day, weather) horrible; (streets, countryside) lugubre; (song) mélancolique, triste; figurative (result, performance) lamentable; (future, prospect) sombre;∎ what are you looking so dismal about? pourquoi as-tu l'air aussi lugubre?;∎ to be a dismal failure (person) être un zéro sur toute la ligne; (film, project) échouer lamentablement;∎ humorous the dismal science l'économie f -
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failure ['feɪljə(r)](a) (lack of success) échec m, insuccès m;∎ to end in failure se solder ou se terminer par un échec;∎ doomed to failure voué à l'échec ou l'insuccès;∎ the failure of his new film l'échec de son nouveau film∎ failure in an exam/in maths échec à un examen/en maths;∎ there are too many failures trop de candidats ont été recalés∎ the party was a total failure la soirée a été un fiasco complet;∎ their plan was a complete failure leur projet a été un échec total ou a échoué sur toute la ligne;∎ the play was a dismal failure la pièce a été ou a fait un four noir∎ he's a failure as a father il fait un mauvais père, il n'est pas doué pour la paternité;∎ I feel a complete failure je me sens vraiment nulle, j'ai l'impression d'être complètement nulle;∎ I'm a complete failure at maths je suis totalement nul en maths(e) (breakdown) panne f;∎ a power failure une panne d'électricité∎ a failure of nerve un manque de courage;∎ crop failure perte f des récoltes(g) (neglect, omission) manquement m, défaut m;∎ his failure to keep his word son manquement à sa parole;∎ failure to pay a bill défaut m de paiement d'un effet;∎ his failure to arrive on time le fait qu'il soit arrivé en retard;∎ his failure to appear meant I had to take charge du fait qu'il ne s'est pas montré, j'ai dû me charger de tout;∎ the press criticized the government's failure to act la presse a critiqué l'immobilisme du gouvernement;∎ failure to observe the rules will result in a fine le manquement au règlement est passible d'une amende;∎ Law failure to appear défaut m de comparution(h) (bankruptcy) faillite f -
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