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flunking

/ˈflʌŋkɪŋ/

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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 is considering flunking several students who haven't completed their assignments. "

Der Lehrer erwägt, mehrere Schüler durchfallen zu lassen, die ihre Aufgaben nicht erledigt haben.

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verb

Sich drücken, versagen

To shirk (a task or duty).

Examples :

"Because he was flunking his chores, Mark's mom took away his video games. "

Weil er sich vor seinen Pflichten drückte, nahm Marks Mutter ihm seine Videospiele weg.

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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 :

"Sarah was afraid to ask her boss for a raise, so she flunked it. "

Sarah hatte Angst, ihren Chef nach einer Gehaltserhöhung zu fragen, also scheiterte sie.

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