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flunked

/flʌŋkt/ /flʊŋkt/

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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, nicht bestehen lassen

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

Examples :

"The teacher flunked Michael because he didn't turn in any homework all semester. "

Der Lehrer ließ Michael durchfallen, weil er das ganze Semester über keine Hausaufgaben abgegeben hatte.

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verb

sich drücken, schwänzen

To shirk (a task or duty).

Examples :

"Because he flunked his responsibilities at the store by not showing up for his shift, he was fired. "

Weil er sich vor seinen Pflichten im Geschäft drückte, indem er nicht zu seiner Schicht erschien, wurde er gefeuert.

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verb

Versagen, scheitern

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 had studied hard for the exam, but at the last minute, he flunked it because he was too nervous. "

Er hatte hart für die Prüfung gelernt, aber in letzter Minute scheiterte er, weil er zu nervös war.

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