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failing

/ˈfeɪ.lɪŋ/

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verb

Scheitern, versagen

To be unsuccessful.

Examples :

"Throughout my life, I have always failed."

Im Laufe meines Lebens bin ich immer gescheitert.

outcome achievement business education

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verb

Scheitern, versagen

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

Examples :

"The truck failed to start."

Der Lastwagen sprang nicht an.

achievement outcome action

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verb

Versäumen, scheitern

Examples :

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

Der Bericht versäumt es, alle mildernden Umstände zu berücksichtigen.

attitude character moral action

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verb

Versagen, ausfallen

Of a machine, etc.: to cease to operate correctly.

Examples :

"After running five minutes, the engine failed."

Nach fünf Minuten Laufzeit versagte der Motor.

technical machine device technology system

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verb

Scheitern, versagen, durchfallen

To be wanting to, to be insufficient for, to disappoint, to desert.

Examples :

"The project is failing to meet the deadline; we are insufficiently prepared. "

Das Projekt scheitert daran, den Termin einzuhalten; wir sind unzureichend vorbereitet.

outcome action character condition situation negative

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verb

Durchfallen, scheitern

To receive one or more non-passing grades in academic pursuits.

Examples :

"I failed English last year."

Ich bin letztes Jahr in Englisch durchgefallen.

education achievement

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verb

Durchfallen lassen

To give a student a non-passing grade in an academic endeavour.

Examples :

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

Der Professor ließ mich durchfallen, weil ich keine der Kursaufgaben erledigt hatte.

education achievement

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verb

Scheitern, versagen

To miss attaining; to lose.

Examples :

"My younger sister is failing her math test; she's missing the answers. "

Meine jüngere Schwester scheitert in ihrem Mathetest; ihr fehlen die Antworten.

outcome action achievement

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verb

Scheitern, versagen

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

Examples :

"The crops failed last year."

Die Ernte ist letztes Jahr gescheitert.

condition quality ability negative outcome

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verb

Scheitern, versagen

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

Examples :

"The student was failing of the necessary skills to pass the exam. "

Dem Schüler fehlten die notwendigen Fähigkeiten, um die Prüfung zu bestehen.

condition state negative

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verb

Versagen, scheitern, nachlassen

To fall away; to become diminished; to decline; to decay; to sink.

Examples :

"The student's grades were failing because of their lack of attendance. "

Die Noten des Schülers versagten aufgrund seiner mangelnden Anwesenheit.

condition process nature action

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verb

Nachlassen, versagen

To deteriorate in respect to vigour, activity, resources, etc.; to become weaker.

Examples :

"A sick man fails."

Ein kranker Mann lässt nach.

condition physiology medicine biology

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verb

Sterben, umkommen

To perish; to die; used of a person.

Examples :

"My grandmother is failing; her health is declining rapidly. "

Meine Großmutter stirbt; ihre Gesundheit verschlechtert sich rapide.

person human being

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verb

Scheitern, versagen

To err in judgment; to be mistaken.

Examples :

"The student was failing to understand the complex math problem. "

Der Schüler versagte darin, die komplexe Mathematikaufgabe zu verstehen.

mind action philosophy

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verb

Scheitern, bankrottgehen

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.

Examples :

"The struggling business was failing to meet its debt payments and was eventually forced to close. "

Das kämpfende Unternehmen konnte seinen Zahlungsverpflichtungen nicht nachkommen und musste schließlich schließen.

business finance economy

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noun

Schwäche, Mangel

Weakness; defect

Examples :

"His worst failing is his temper."

Seine schlimmste Schwäche ist sein Temperament.

character negative quality

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preposition

Wenn die bevorzugte oder vorherige Option nicht möglich ist

If the preferred or prior option is not possible

Examples :

"A large proportion of the females employed in other firms are said to have signified their intention of going on strike, failing a settlement."

Wenn keine Einigung erzielt wird, sollen angeblich viele der in anderen Firmen beschäftigten Frauen ihren Streik ankündigen.

possibility outcome