fail

1. (intransitive)To be unsuccessful.

   Throughout my life, I have always failed.

   scheitern, keinen Erfolg haben, ohne Erfolg bleiben

   терпе́ть неуда́чуterpétʹ neudáču, потерпе́ть неуда́чуpoterpétʹ neudáču, прова́ливатьсяproválivatʹsja

   зазна́ти невда́чіzaznáty nevdáči

   be unsuccessful

2. (transitive)Not to achieve a particular stated goal. (Usage note: The direct object of this word is usually an infinitive.)

   The truck failed to start.

   fehlschlagen

   терпе́ть неуда́чуterpétʹ neudáču, потерпе́ть неуда́чуpoterpétʹ neudáču, не справля́тьсяne spravljátʹsja

3. (transitive)To neglect.

   The report fails to take into account all the mitigating factors.

   пренебрега́тьprenebregátʹ, пренебре́чьprenebréčʹ

4. (intransitive)Of a machine, etc.: to cease to operate correctly.

   After running five minutes, the engine failed.

   versagen

   выходи́ть из стро́яvyxodítʹ iz strója, вы́йти из стро́яvýjti iz strója, не рабо́татьne rabótatʹ

5. (transitive)To be wanting to, to be insufficient for, to disappoint, to desert; to disappoint one's expectations.

   I've failed my parents many times growing up.

   prove insufficient

6. (ambitransitive)To receive one or more non-passing grades in academic pursuits.

   I failed English last year.

   durchfallen

   провалитьprovalitʹ

7. (transitive)To give a student a non-passing grade in an academic endeavour.

   The professor failed me because I did not complete any of the course assignments.

   fail to get a passing grade

8. To be wanting; to fall short; to be or become deficient in any measure or degree up to total absence.

   The crops failed last year.

   fall short in what is expected

9. (intransitive)To become unable to meet one's engagements; especially, to be unable to pay one's debts or discharge one's business obligation; to become bankrupt or insolvent.

   become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close

10. (obsolete, transitive)To miss attaining; to lose.

11. (archaic)To be affected with want; to come short; to lack; to be deficient or unprovided; used with of.

12. (archaic)To fall away; to become diminished; to decline; to decay; to sink.

1. Don't fail to call me back.

   Обов'язково передзвони мені.

   ruНе забудь мне перезвонить.

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2. Tom failed to come on time.

   Тому не вдалося прийти вчасно.

   ruТому не удалось прийти вовремя.

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3. Without your help, I would've failed.

   Без твоєї допомоги, я би зазнав невдачі.

   ruБез твоей помощи у меня бы ничего не получилось.

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4. Why did Tom fail in business?

   Чому Том зазнав невдачі у бізнесі?

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5. Without your help, I would have failed.

   Без твоєї допомоги, я би зазнав невдачі.

   ruБез вашей помощи я бы потерпел неудачу.

   deOhne deine Hilfe hätte ich versagt.

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regular · Lesson

• fail outTo be forced to leave a school or university because of unsatisfactory grades.
• fail overTo automatically switch processing from a failed component in a critical system to its live spare or backup component.