| Example in English | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| " ""l fail to see the Commune's raison d'etre," | |
| " Certainly the fire is what caused the building to fail. " | |
| "... I never fail to hope that a column might be out there." | |
| "...and learn to fail..." | |
| "...but his keen eyes and ears never fail to alert me when something is wrong." | |
| " ""l fail to see the Commune's raison d'etre," | |
| " Certainly the fire is what caused the building to fail. " | |
| "... I never fail to hope that a column might be out there." | |
| "...and learn to fail..." | |
| "...but his keen eyes and ears never fail to alert me when something is wrong." | |
| "Any player who fails to cast a vote in time..." | |
| "Anyone who fails to perform for the tourists... will be immediately executed." | |
| "But her strength fails, | |
| "Constantly fails the exam"? I'd hardly call 11 times "constantly". | |
| "Dear Judge Burton, this is in response to your request for an advisory opinion. A 'vote tabulation error' is an error in which the vote tabulation system fails. | |
| "Any player who fails to cast a vote in time..." | |
| "Anyone who fails to perform for the tourists... will be immediately executed." | |
| "But her strength fails, | |
| "Constantly fails the exam"? I'd hardly call 11 times "constantly". | |
| "Dear Judge Burton, this is in response to your request for an advisory opinion. A 'vote tabulation error' is an error in which the vote tabulation system fails. | |
| ! - You have failed. | |
| ! As Jay has clearly failed, I will deal with this. | |
| ! You failed the test! | |
| ! ~ It's a failed trick! | |
| " "the russian gredenko failed to provide us with the means to a secondary target. | |
| "A major get for the failing network." | |
| "Anyone failing to heed this warning, does so at his own peril. | |
| "Because each failing has made me more remote | |
| "Duds, there are two kinds - "a shell on impact failing to explode is called a dud. | |
| "Hot Monogamy, the board game for failing marriages. " | |
| ! - You have failed. | |
| ! As Jay has clearly failed, I will deal with this. | |
| ! You failed the test! | |
| ! ~ It's a failed trick! | |
| " "the russian gredenko failed to provide us with the means to a secondary target. | |
| "A major get for the failing network." | |
| "Anyone failing to heed this warning, does so at his own peril. | |
| "Because each failing has made me more remote | |
| "Duds, there are two kinds - "a shell on impact failing to explode is called a dud. | |
| "Hot Monogamy, the board game for failing marriages. " |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danish | fejle,kikse, svigte | Dutch | buizen, falen, mankeren, mislukken |
| Esperanto | bankroti, fiaski, malsukcesi | Faroese | miseydnast |
| French | défaillir, faillir, recaler | German | ausfallen, fallieren, misslingen, scheitern, verfehlen, versagen |
| Greek | αποτυγχάνω, αποτυχαίνω | Japanese | 失敗, 抜かる |
| Lithuanian | žlugti | Norwegian | svikta |
| Polish | bankrutować, defektować, omieszkać, szwankować, zawieść | Portuguese | falhar, fracassar, quebrar a cara |
| Russian | обанкротиться | Spanish | fallar, fracasar, malograrse |
| Swedish | fallera, falna, falsifiera, famla, köra, mankera, misslyckas | Turkish | arızalanmak |