flunk

1. (US, ambitransitive)Of a student, to fail a class; to not pass.

   He flunked math, again.

2. (US, transitive)Of a teacher, to deny a student a passing grade.

   Unsatisfied with Fred's progress, the teacher flunked him.

   durchfallen lassen

   вали́тьvalítʹ, провали́тьprovalítʹ, завали́тьzavalítʹ

   fail to get a passing grade

3. (US, broadly)To fail any challenge

   durchfallen

   провали́тьсяprovalítʹsja, завали́тьzavalítʹ

4. (US, dated, informal)To shirk (a task or duty).

5. (US)To back out through fear. (Commonly in the phrase 'flunk it', the 'it' referring to a specific task avoided; sometimes without specific reference, describing a person's attitude to life in general.)

1. I flunked two of my tests.

   ruЯ завалил два зачёта. — Selena777

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2. Did you really flunk a grade?

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3. He flunked his driving test three times.

   ruОн трижды провалил экзамен по вождению. — odexed

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4. I hope I don't flunk tomorrow's test.

   deIch hoffe, ich vermassele den Test morgen nicht. — Waldelfe

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5. Tom hopes he doesn't flunk out of school.

   ruТом надеется, что его не исключат из школы. — megafanat

   deTom hofft, dass er nicht von der Schule fliegt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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