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flunk

/flʌŋk/

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verb

Durchfallen, nicht bestehen

Of a student, to fail a class; to not pass.

Examples :

"He flunked math, again."

Er ist schon wieder in Mathe durchgefallen.

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verb

Durchfallen lassen

Of a teacher, to deny a student a passing grade.

Examples :

"The teacher flunked Maria on her history test because she didn't study enough. "

Der Lehrer ließ Maria in ihrer Geschichtsarbeit durchfallen, weil sie nicht genug gelernt hatte.

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verb

Sich drücken, schwänzen

To shirk (a task or duty).

Examples :

"The employee was fired because he kept flunking his responsibility to answer customer emails. "

Der Angestellte wurde entlassen, weil er sich ständig davor drückte, Kunden-E-Mails zu beantworten.

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verb

Versagen, durchfallen

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.)

Examples :

"He flunked the presentation because he was afraid of public speaking. "

Er ist bei der Präsentation durchgefallen, weil er Angst vor dem Reden in der Öffentlichkeit hatte.

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