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1 fail
I [feɪl]1) (in an examination) bocciatura f.; (mark) insufficienza f.2) without fail [arrive, do] certamente, sicuramente; [ happen] a colpo sicuro, immancabilmenteII 1. [feɪl]1) essere bocciato a, non passare [exam, driving test]; essere bocciato in [ subject]; bocciare, respingere [candidate, pupil]2) (omit)to fail to mention that... — dimenticare di dire che
3) (be unable)4) (let down) abbandonare [ friend]; venir meno agli impegni presi nei confronti di [person, nation]; [ courage] venir meno a, abbandonare [ person]; [ memory] tradire [ person]2.1) (be unsuccessful) [ exam candidate] essere bocciato, respinto; [attempt, plan] fallire2) (weaken) [ eyesight] abbassarsi, indebolirsi; [ health] peggiorare; [ person] deperire; [ light] abbassarsi, smorzarsi3) (not function) [ brakes] guastarsi; [ engine] fermarsi, guastarsi; [ power] mancare, essere interrotto; [ water supply] mancare4) agr. [ crop] essere scarso5) (go bankrupt) fallire6) med. [ heart] arrestarsi* * *[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.) fallire, non riuscire2) (to break down or cease to work: The brakes failed.) guastarsi3) (to be insufficient or not enough: His courage failed (him).) venire meno4) ((in a test, examination etc) to reject (a candidate): The examiner failed half the class.) bocciare5) (to disappoint: They did not fail him in their support.) mancare•- failing2. preposition(if (something) fails or is lacking: Failing his help, we shall have to try something else.) in mancanza di- failure- without fail* * *fail /feɪl/n.● (tecn.) fail-safe, (agg.) di sicurezza; a prova d'errore (o di guasto); fail-safe; (sost.) misura di sicurezza, misura o piano di riserva: fail-safe device, dispositivo ausiliario di sicurezza; dispositivo fail-safe.♦ (to) fail /feɪl/A v. i.1 fallire; andare a vuoto; fare fiasco: to fail in an attempt, fallire in un tentativo; to fail abysmally, fallire clamorosamente; Our plan failed, il nostro piano è fallito (o è stato un fiasco); The wheat crop failed, il raccolto del grano è andato perduto2 non riuscire: to fail to reach an agreement, non riuscire ad accordarsi; Our team failed to score, la nostra squadra non è riuscita a segnare; He failed to be admitted, non è stato ammesso; I fail to understand why you quit your job, non capisco (o non riesco a capire) perché tu ti sia licenziato; No one can fail to notice that…, non si può non notare che…3 (+ inf.) trascurare; omettere; mancare; non…: He failed to warn us, trascurò di avvertirci; non ci ha avvertiti; Don't fail to inform us, non mancare di informarci; John failed to turn up, John non si fece vedere; The letter failed to arrive, la letterà non arrivò; You failed to stop at the lights, non ti sei fermato al semaforo; It never fails to irritate me, non manca mai di (o riesce sempre a) irritarmi4 essere respinto (o bocciato): Many candidates failed, molti candidati sono stati respinti; DIALOGO → - Discussing university- If I fail the exams I might get kicked out of college, se non passo gli esami potrei essere espulso dall'università5 – to fail in, mancare a; venir meno a: to fail in one's duty, mancare (o venir meno) al proprio dovere7 diminuire; scemare; esaurirsi; venir meno; indebolirsi; affievolirsi: Light was failing, la luce stava scemando; Our supplies are failing, le nostre scorte si stanno esaurendo; to be failing fast, esaurirsi in fretta; (rif. a salute) essere sempre più debole, peggiorare velocemente8 (mecc.) smettere di funzionare; rompersi; guastarsi; andare in panne; fermarsi: The engine has failed, s'è guastato il motore9 (fin., leg.) fallireB v. t.2 non superare ( un esame); essere respinto (o bocciato) in: to fail one's driving test, non superare l'esame di guida; I failed maths, sono stato bocciato (o mi hanno bocciato) in matematica3 abbandonare (q.); mancare a; venir meno a; voltare le spalle a; tradire (le aspettative di): His courage failed him, gli è mancato il coraggio; Words fail me, non ho parole; mi mancano le parole; non so cosa dire; I won't fail you, non verrò meno alla tua fiducia; non ti deluderò; non ti abbandonerò● if all else fails, in mancanza d'altro; alla peggio.NOTA D'USO: - to fail to do o to fail doing?-* * *I [feɪl]1) (in an examination) bocciatura f.; (mark) insufficienza f.2) without fail [arrive, do] certamente, sicuramente; [ happen] a colpo sicuro, immancabilmenteII 1. [feɪl]1) essere bocciato a, non passare [exam, driving test]; essere bocciato in [ subject]; bocciare, respingere [candidate, pupil]2) (omit)to fail to mention that... — dimenticare di dire che
3) (be unable)4) (let down) abbandonare [ friend]; venir meno agli impegni presi nei confronti di [person, nation]; [ courage] venir meno a, abbandonare [ person]; [ memory] tradire [ person]2.1) (be unsuccessful) [ exam candidate] essere bocciato, respinto; [attempt, plan] fallire2) (weaken) [ eyesight] abbassarsi, indebolirsi; [ health] peggiorare; [ person] deperire; [ light] abbassarsi, smorzarsi3) (not function) [ brakes] guastarsi; [ engine] fermarsi, guastarsi; [ power] mancare, essere interrotto; [ water supply] mancare4) agr. [ crop] essere scarso5) (go bankrupt) fallire6) med. [ heart] arrestarsi -
2 neglect
I [nɪ'glekt]1) (lack of care) (of person) negligenza f., trascuratezza f.; (of building, garden) abbandono m., incuria f.; (of health) (il) trascurare; (of appearance) trascuratezza f., trasandatezza f.2) (lack of interest) indifferenza f., disinteresse m. (of per, nei confronti di)II 1. [nɪ'glekt]1) (fail to care for) trascurare [health, appearance, house, garden]2) (ignore) trascurare [person, problem, work]; disinteressarsi di [industry, economy]; non tenere conto di [needs, wishes, offer, opportunity]3) (fail)2.* * *[ni'ɡlekt] 1. verb1) (to treat carelessly or not give enough attention to: He neglected his work.) trascurare2) (to fail (to do something): He neglected to answer the letter.) dimenticare2. noun(lack of care and attention: The garden is suffering from neglect.) abbandono, trascuratezza* * *neglect /nɪˈglɛkt/n. [u]1 ( anche leg.) negligenza; trascuratezza; noncuranza: neglect of one's duty, il trascurare il proprio dovere; inadempienza; omissione di atti d'ufficio(to) neglect /nɪˈglɛkt/v. t.1 trascurare; negligere ( raro): to neglect one's duties, trascurare i propri doveri; venire meno ai propri obblighi; to neglect one's friends, trascurare i propri amici2 dimenticare; tralasciare: Don't neglect to reply to your father, non dimenticare di rispondere a tuo padre!* * *I [nɪ'glekt]1) (lack of care) (of person) negligenza f., trascuratezza f.; (of building, garden) abbandono m., incuria f.; (of health) (il) trascurare; (of appearance) trascuratezza f., trasandatezza f.2) (lack of interest) indifferenza f., disinteresse m. (of per, nei confronti di)II 1. [nɪ'glekt]1) (fail to care for) trascurare [health, appearance, house, garden]2) (ignore) trascurare [person, problem, work]; disinteressarsi di [industry, economy]; non tenere conto di [needs, wishes, offer, opportunity]3) (fail)2.
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