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fail [feɪl]échouer à ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b) recaler ⇒ 1 (b) décevoir ⇒ 1 (c) négliger ⇒ 1 (d) échouer ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (b) être recalé ⇒ 2 (b) tomber en panne ⇒ 2 (c) baisser ⇒ 2 (d) manquer ⇒ 2 (e) échec ⇒ 3(a) (not succeed in) échouer à, ne pas réussir à;∎ he failed his driving test il n'a pas eu son permis;∎ to fail a drugs test être positif au contrôle anti-dopage;∎ to fail to do sth ne pas arriver à faire qch∎ he failed the exam/history il a échoué à l'examen/en histoire;∎ she failed ten students elle a refusé ou recalé dix étudiants(c) (let down) décevoir, laisser tomber;∎ I won't fail you je ne vous laisserai pas tomber, vous pouvez compter sur moi;∎ his heart failed him le cœur lui a manqué;∎ my memory fails me la mémoire me fait défaut, ma mémoire me trahit;∎ her courage failed her le courage lui a fait défaut ou lui a manqué;∎ words fail me je ne sais pas quoi dire∎ to fail to do sth négliger de faire qch;∎ he failed to mention he was married il a omis de signaler qu'il était marié;∎ the discussions have failed to bring any progress les discussions n'ont pas réussi à produire le moindre progrès;∎ they never fail to call ils ne manquent jamais d'appeler;∎ he failed to keep his word il a manqué à sa parole;∎ she failed to answer his letter elle n'a pas répondu à sa lettre;∎ I fail to see how I can help je ne vois pas comment je peux aider;∎ I fail to understand why she came je n'arrive pas à comprendre pourquoi elle est venue;∎ such success never fails to arouse jealousy une telle réussite ne va jamais sans provoquer des jalousies;∎ Law to fail to appear faire défaut(a) (not succeed → attempt, plan) échouer, ne pas réussir; (→ negotiations) échouer, ne pas aboutir; (→ play) faire fiasco; (→ person) échouer;∎ he failed in his efforts to convince us il n'a pas réussi ou il n'est pas arrivé à nous convaincre;∎ her attempt was bound to fail sa tentative était vouée à l'échec;∎ to fail by three votes/five minutes échouer à trois voix près/cinq minutes près;∎ it never fails ça ne rate jamais;∎ if all else fails en désespoir de cause∎ I failed in maths j'ai été collé ou recalé en maths∎ his heart failed son cœur s'est arrêté;∎ the power failed il y a eu une panne d'électricité;∎ his parachute failed son parachute ne s'est pas ouvert(d) (grow weak → eyesight, health, memory) baisser, faiblir; (→ person, voice) s'affaiblir; (→ light, strength) baisser(e) (be insufficient) manquer, faire défaut;∎ their crops failed because of the drought ils ont perdu les récoltes à cause de la sécheresse;∎ she failed in her duty elle a manqué ou failli à son devoir(f) (go bankrupt) faire faillite3 nounSchool & University échec m;∎ he only had one fail and that was in maths il n'a échoué ou été recalé qu'en maths;∎ out of a class of 25, I had 23 passes and 2 fails sur une classe de 25, 23 ont été reçus et 2 ont été recalés(for certain) sans faute, à coup sûr; (always) inévitablement, immanquablement
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