FAILING - Traduzione inglese-francese

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inglese

francese

I. failing [ingl brit ˈfeɪlɪŋ, ingl am ˈfeɪlɪŋ] SOST

failing

défaut m

II. failing [ingl brit ˈfeɪlɪŋ, ingl am ˈfeɪlɪŋ] AGG

to have failing eyesight

avoir la vue qui baisse

to be in failing health

être en mauvaise santé

III. failing [ingl brit ˈfeɪlɪŋ, ingl am ˈfeɪlɪŋ] PREP

failing that, failing this

sinon

failing grade SOST ingl am SCUOLA

failing grade

échec m

I. fail [ingl brit feɪl, ingl am feɪl] SOST

fail SCUOLA, UNIV

échec m

to get a fail ingl brit

échouer, être collé (in en)

II. without fail AVV

without fail arrive, do

sans faute

without fail happen

à coup sûr, immanquablement

I'll be there at six o'clock without fail

je serai là à six heures sans faute

III. fail [ingl brit feɪl, ingl am feɪl] VB vb trans

1. fail:

fail SCUOLA, UNIV

échouer à, rater colloq

fail exam, driving test

échouer en

fail subject

être collé en colloq

fail subject

coller colloq

fail candidate, pupil

refuser

to fail sb

coller qn colloq (in en)

2. fail (omit):

to fail to do

manquer de faire

to fail to keep one's word

manquer à ses promesses

it never fails to annoy her

ça ne manque jamais de l'agacer

it never fails to work

ça marche à tous les coups

to fail to mention that…

omettre de signaler que…

to fail to appear (in court) DIR

ne pas comparaître (devant le juge)

if you fail to complete/return the form

si vous ne remplissez/retournez pas ce formulaire

3. fail (be unable):

to fail to do

ne pas réussir à faire

I failed to recognize her

je ne l'ai pas reconnue

one could hardly fail to notice that …

il était évident que …

I fail to see/understand why

je ne vois pas/je n'arrive pas à comprendre pourquoi

the machine failed to meet our standards

la machine ne correspondait pas à nos critères

to fail to respond to treatment

ne pas réagir à un traitement

4. fail (let down):

fail friend

laisser tomber

fail dependant, supporter

manquer à ses engagements envers

fail courage: person

manquer à

fail memory: person

faire défaut à

I've never failed you yet!

tu as toujours pu compter sur moi!

the government has failed the nation

le gouvernement n'a pas tenu ses engagements envers la nation

words fail me!

les mots me manquent!

IV. fail [ingl brit feɪl, ingl am feɪl] VB vb intr

1. fail (be unsuccessful):

fail exam candidate:

échouer, être collé colloq

fail attempt, technique, plan, negotiations:

échouer

he failed in the exams/in history

il a échoué aux examens/en histoire

he failed in the exams/in history

il a été collé aux examens/en histoire colloq

to fail in one's attempt to do

échouer dans sa tentative de faire

to fail miserably

échouer lamentablement

to fail in one's duty

manquer or faillir à son devoir

if all else fails

en dernier recours

2. fail (weaken):

fail eyesight, hearing:

baisser

fail health, person:

décliner

fail voice:

s'affaiblir

fail light:

baisser, décliner

to be failing fast person, health:

décliner à vue d'œil

3. fail (not function):

fail brakes:

lâcher

fail engine:

tomber en panne

fail power, electricity, water supply:

être coupé

fail food supply:

manquer

4. fail AGR ALLEV:

fail crop:

être mauvais

5. fail (go bankrupt):

fail

faire faillite

6. fail MED:

fail heart:

lâcher

his liver/kidneys failed

il a eu une défaillance du foie/des reins

V. failed AGG

failed actor, writer, coup d'état, project:

failed

raté colloq

fail soft AGG

fail soft system:

fail soft

à dégradation progressive

fail-safe AGG

fail-safe device, machine, system:

fail-safe

à sûreté or sécurité intégrée

francese

inglese

déclinant (déclinante) santé

failing

étiolement (d'esprit)

failing

déliquescent (déliquescente) esprit

failing

vacillant (vacillante) santé, mémoire, raison

failing

queuter colloq

to fail

nel dizionario PONS

inglese

francese

I. failing AGG

failing

défaillant(e)

he is in failing health

sa santé se détériore

to have a failing eyesight

avoir la vue qui baisse

in the failing light

dans la faible lumière

II. failing SOST

failing

faiblesse f

the play has one big failing

la pièce pèche sur un point

III. failing PREP

failing

à défaut de

failing that

à défaut

I. fail [feɪl] VB vb intr

1. fail (not succeed):

fail person, plan

échouer

to fail in sth

échouer à qc

he failed to beat the record

il n'a pas réussi à battre le record

he failed in his attempt to get the contract

il n'a pas réussi à obtenir le contrat

to be doomed to fail

être voué à l'échec

he failed in his efforts to reconcile them

sa tentative de réconciliation a échoué

2. fail (not to do sth one should do):

to fail to +infin (by neglect)

négliger de +infin

to fail to appreciate sth

ne pas être capable de comprendre qc

to fail in one's duty to sb

manquer à son devoir envers qn

the parcel failed to arrive

le paquet n'est pas arrivé

3. fail a. SCUOLA, UNIV (not pass a test):

fail

être recalé

to fail in a subject

être recalé dans une matière

to fail in a paper/literature/a question

sécher à un examen/en littérature/sur une question

4. fail TECN, AUTO:

fail brakes

lâcher

fail engine, power steering

ne pas répondre

fail power

être coupé

5. fail MED:

fail kidneys, heart

lâcher

fail health

se détériorer

to be failing fast person

faiblir de jour en jour

6. fail FIN, COMM (go bankrupt):

fail

faire faillite

7. fail AGR, BOT (not grow):

fail

ne rien donner

locuzioni:

if all else fails

en dernier recours

II. fail [feɪl] VB vb trans

1. fail (not pass):

fail exam, interview

être recalé à

fail driving test

rater

to fail geography

être recalé en géographie

2. fail (not let pass):

fail student, candidate

recaler

3. fail (not help sb when needed):

fail

faire défaut à

your courage fails you

le courage te manque

his nerve failed him

ses nerfs ont lâché

you've never failed me

tu ne m'as jamais déçu

III. fail [feɪl] SOST

fail (unsuccessful result):

fail

échec m

locuzioni:

without fail (definitely)

sans faute

without fail (always, without exception)

immanquablement

fail-safe AGG

fail-safe system, device:

fail-safe

de sécurité

miserably fail

lamentablement

francese

inglese

défaillant(e) forces, santé

failing

défaillant(e) candidat

failing to appear

éliminatoire note, faute

failing

languissant(e) santé

failing

carence du pouvoir

failing

recaler

to fail

se faire recaler en math

to fail maths ingl brit

chuter candidat

to fail

nel dizionario PONS

inglese

francese

I. failing AGG

failing

défaillant(e)

he is in failing health

sa santé se détériore

to have a failing eyesight

avoir la vue qui baisse

in the failing light

dans la faible lumière

II. failing SOST

failing

faiblesse f

the play has one big failing

la pièce pèche sur un point

III. failing PREP

failing

à défaut de

failing that

à défaut

I. fail [feɪl] VB vb intr

1. fail (not succeed):

fail person, plan

échouer

to fail in sth

échouer à qc

he failed to beat the record

il n'a pas réussi à battre le record

he failed in his attempt to get the contract

il n'a pas réussi à obtenir le contrat

to be doomed to fail

être voué à l'échec

he failed in his efforts to reconcile them

sa tentative de réconciliation a échoué

2. fail (not to do sth one should do):

to fail to +infin (by neglect)

négliger de +infin

to fail to appreciate sth

ne pas être capable de comprendre qc

to fail in one's duty to sb

manquer à son devoir envers qn

the parcel failed to arrive

le paquet n'est pas arrivé

3. fail a. SCUOLA, UNIV (not pass a test):

fail

être recalé(e)

to fail in a subject

être recalé dans une matière

to fail in a test/literature/a question

sécher à un examen/en littérature/sur une question

4. fail TECN, AUTO:

fail brakes

lâcher

fail engine, power steering

ne pas répondre

fail power

être coupé

5. fail MED:

fail kidneys, heart

lâcher

fail health

se détériorer

to be failing fast person

faiblir de jour en jour

6. fail FIN, COMM (go bankrupt):

fail

faire faillite

7. fail AGR, BOT (not grow):

fail

ne rien donner

locuzioni:

if all else fails

en dernier recours

II. fail [feɪl] VB vb trans

1. fail (not pass):

fail exam, interview

être recalé(e) à

fail driving test

rater

to fail geography

être recalé en géographie

2. fail (not let pass):

fail student, candidate

recaler

3. fail (not help sb when needed):

fail

faire défaut à

your courage fails you

le courage te/vous manque

his nerve failed him

ses nerfs ont lâché

you've never failed me

tu ne m'as jamais déçu

III. fail [feɪl] SOST

fail (unsuccessful result):

fail

échec m

locuzioni:

without fail (definitely)

sans faute

without fail (always, without exception)

chaque fois

fail-safe AGG

fail-safe system, device:

fail-safe

de sécurité

miserably fail

lamentablement

francese

inglese

défaillant(e) forces, santé

failing

défaillant(e) candidat

failing to appear

carence du pouvoir

failing

éliminatoire note, faute

failing

recaler

to fail

défaillir forces, mémoire

to fail

chuter candidat

to fail

Present

I	fail
you	fail
he/she/it	fails
we	fail
you	fail
they	fail

Past

I	failed
you	failed
he/she/it	failed
we	failed
you	failed
they	failed

Present Perfect

I	have	failed
you	have	failed
he/she/it	has	failed
we	have	failed
you	have	failed
they	have	failed

Past Perfect

I	had	failed
you	had	failed
he/she/it	had	failed
we	had	failed
you	had	failed
they	had	failed

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

In phone systems, when sync is lost, fail-safe mechanisms reroute the signals around the failing equipment.

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As a fail-safe protection, the bombers have standard orders not to proceed past a certain point without receiving a special attack code.

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Interviews furthermore can provide road maps for researching archives, and can even serve as a fail-safe resource when written documents have been lost or destroyed.

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This was used as a fail-safe in case the film was mediocre.

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The brake pads lock as part of the fail-safe mechanism when an air lock occurs.

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