verb🔗ShareDurchfallen, nicht bestehenOf a student, to fail a class; to not pass."He flunked math, again."Er ist schon wieder in Mathe durchgefallen.educationachievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDurchfallen lassenOf a teacher, to deny a student a passing grade."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.educationachievementmarkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSich drücken, versagenTo shirk (a task or duty)."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.actionjobworkattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareVersagen, scheiternTo 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.)"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.attitudecharacteractionnegativetendencyemotionmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
