failure

['feɪljə(r)]

nome

1) (lack of success) fallimento m., insuccesso m.; econ. fallimento m.

his failure to understand the problem — la sua mancata comprensione del problema

2) (unsuccessful person) fallito m. (-a), incapace m. e f.; (unsuccessful event) insuccesso m., fiasco m.

he is a failure as a teacher — come insegnante è un disastro

to be a failure at tennis — essere una frana a tennis

3) (breakdown) (of engine, machine) guasto m.; med. (of organ) arresto m., blocco m.

power failure — interruzione di corrente

4) agr.

crop failure — cattivo raccolto

5) (omission)

failure to keep a promise — il mancare a una promessa

failure to comply with the rules — inosservanza delle regole o del regolamento

failure to pay — mancato pagamento

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[-jə]

noun

1) (the state or act of failing: She was upset by her failure in the exam; failure of the electricity supply.) fallimento, insuccesso

2) (an unsuccessful person or thing: He felt he was a failure.) fallito

3) (inability, refusal etc to do something: his failure to reply.) incapacità

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['feɪljə(r)]

nome

1) (lack of success) fallimento m., insuccesso m.; econ. fallimento m.

his failure to understand the problem — la sua mancata comprensione del problema

2) (unsuccessful person) fallito m. (-a), incapace m. e f.; (unsuccessful event) insuccesso m., fiasco m.

he is a failure as a teacher — come insegnante è un disastro

to be a failure at tennis — essere una frana a tennis

3) (breakdown) (of engine, machine) guasto m.; med. (of organ) arresto m., blocco m.

power failure — interruzione di corrente

4) agr.

crop failure — cattivo raccolto

5) (omission)

failure to keep a promise — il mancare a una promessa

failure to comply with the rules — inosservanza delle regole o del regolamento

failure to pay — mancato pagamento