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failure

English

  1. 🔊 an unexpected omission
    “he resented my failure to return his call”
  2. 🔊 an act that fails
    “his failure to pass the test”
  3. 🔊 an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose
    “the surprise party was a complete failure”
  4. 🔊 a person with a record of failing
  5. 🔊 loss of ability to function normally
    “kidney failure”
  6. 🔊 lack of success
    “he felt that his entire life had been a failure”
  7. 🔊 inability to discharge all your debts as they come due
    “the company had to declare bankruptcy”

Spanish

  1. 🔊 falla failure
  2. 🔊 fallo failure
  3. 🔊 reprobación failure
  4. 🔊 fracaso failure, flop
  5. 🔊 pinchazo failure, fiasco

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