failing en el Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traducciones de failing en el diccionario inglés»español

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

failing

defecto m

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

failing that, try with bleach

si eso no resulta, prueba con lejía

failing orders to the contrary, they will embark tomorrow

salvo que or a no ser que or a menos que haya una contraorden, se embarcarán mañana

failing all else, they can stay here

a falta de otra alternativa, se pueden quedar aquí

never-failing <pred never failing> [ˌnevərˈfeɪlɪŋ, ˌnevəˈfeɪlɪŋ] ADJ.

never-failing supply/source

inagotable

never-failing supply/source

inacabable

never-failing sympathy/interest

permanente

never-failing sympathy/interest

constante

I.fail [ingl. am. feɪl, ingl. brit. feɪl] V. intr.

1.1. fail (not do):

to fail to + infin he failed to live up to our expectations

no dio todo lo que se esperaba de él

the engine failed to start first time

el motor no arrancó de entrada

both teams failed to score

ninguno de los (dos) equipos marcó un gol

you failed to mention the crucial point

no mencionaste el punto esencial

she failed to keep her word

faltó a su palabra

she failed to keep her word

no cumplió con su palabra

it never fails to amaze me how many people …

nunca deja de sorprenderme or de asombrarme cuánta gente …

I fail to see what business it is of yours

no veo por qué razón te tienes que meter

1.2. fail (not succeed):

fail marriage/business:

fracasar

fail idea/plan:

fallar

fail idea/plan:

fracasar

she failed in her attempt to …

falló or fracasó en su intento de …

he failed in his application for the post

no consiguió que le dieran el puesto

this method never fails

este método no falla nunca

if all else fails

como último recurso

if all else fails

si no hay otra solución

1.3. fail <failed, part. pas. >:

failed businessman/actor/writer

fracasado

1.4. fail (be inadequate, fall short):

fail

fallar

to fail in one's duty/obligations

faltar a or no cumplir con su (or mi etc.) deber/sus (or mis etc.) obligaciones

2.1. fail brakes/battery/lights:

fail

fallar

2.2. fail crop/harvest:

fail

perderse

fail

malograrse

2.3. fail (weaken):

my eyesight/memory is failing

me está fallando la vista/memoria

the light was failing

estaba oscureciendo

2.4. fail <failing, part. pres. >:

he could no longer read because of his failing eyesight

la vista se le había deteriorado tanto que ya no podía leer

he retired because of failing health

se retiró debido a problemas de salud

3. fail (in exam, test):

fail student/applicant:

ser reprobado amer.

fail student/applicant:

suspender Esp.

II.fail [ingl. am. feɪl, ingl. brit. feɪl] V. trans.

1.1. fail:

fail ENS., UNIV. exam

no pasar

fail ENS., UNIV. exam

ser reprobado en amer.

fail ENS., UNIV. exam

suspender Esp.

fail ENS., UNIV. exam

reprobar Méx.

fail ENS., UNIV. exam

perder Col. Urug.

fail ENS., UNIV. exam

salir mal en Chile

1.2. fail:

fail ENS., UNIV. student/applicant

reprobar

fail ENS., UNIV. student/applicant

suspender Esp.

2. fail (let down):

his courage/memory failed him

le faltó valor/le falló la memoria

he promised help but failed me in the end

me prometió ayudar pero al final me falló

you have failed him

le has fallado

you have failed him

lo has decepcionado

words fail me!

¡no puedo creerlo!

in describing Mozart's genius, words fail me

no encuentro palabras or me faltan las palabras para describir el genio de Mozart

III.fail [ingl. am. feɪl, ingl. brit. feɪl] SUST.

1. fail (in exam, test):

fail ingl. brit.

aplazado m

fail ingl. brit.

reprobado m

fail ingl. brit.

suspenso m Esp.

fail ingl. brit.

aplazo m Arg.

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

without fail

sin falta

fail-safe [ingl. am. ˈfeɪl ˈˌseɪf, ingl. brit. ˈfeɪlseɪf] ADJ.

1. fail-safe device/mechanism/circuit:

fail-safe

de seguridad

2. fail-safe (infallible):

fail-safe system/process/machine

infalible

fail-safe system/process/machine

a toda prueba

La palabra que consultaste como aparece en otras partes del diccionario

my eyesight is failing

mi vista ya no es lo que era

venial fault/failing

sin importancia

Traducciones de failing en el diccionario español»inglés

La palabra que consultaste como aparece en otras partes del diccionario

la luz mortecina del crepúsculo

the weak o fading o failing evening light

aplazo

fail

insuficiente

fail

cate

fail

failing en el diccionario PONS

Traducciones de failing en el diccionario inglés»español

I.failing [ˈfeɪlɪŋ] ADJ.

failing health:

failing

débil

in the failing light

al anochecer

II.failing [ˈfeɪlɪŋ] SUST.

failing of mechanism

defecto m

failing of person

debilidad f

III.failing [ˈfeɪlɪŋ] PREP.

failing

a falta de

never-failing ADJ.

never-failing

infalible

I.fail [feɪl] V. intr.

1. fail (not succeed):

fail person

fracasar

fail attempt, plan, operation

fallar

if all else fails

como último recurso

to fail to do sth

no conseguir hacer algo

to never fail to do sth

siempre salirse con la suya

to fail to appreciate sth

no saber apreciar algo

to fail in one's duty

no cumplir con las obligaciones de uno

I fail to see why that matters

no veo qué importancia tiene

2. fail ENS., UNIV.:

fail in exam

suspender

fail in exam

ser reprobado amer.

3. fail TÉC., AUTO.:

fail brakes, steering

fallar

fail engine

averiarse

fail eyesight, hearing, heart

fallar

4. fail:

the light was failing

iba oscureciendo

5. fail FIN., COM. (go bankrupt):

fail

quebrar

6. fail AGR., BOT.:

fail

perderse

II.fail [feɪl] V. trans.

1. fail (not pass):

fail exam, pupil

suspender

2. fail (not help):

her courage failed her

le abandonó el coraje

his nerve failed him

perdió el valor

III.fail [feɪl] SUST.

fail ENS., UNIV.:

fail

suspenso m

fail

reprobado m amer.

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

without fail (definitely)

sin falta

without fail (always)

sin excepción

fail-safe [ˈfeɪlseɪf] ADJ.

fail-safe

infalible

fail-safe device SUST.

fail-safe device

mecanismo m de seguridad

La palabra que consultaste como aparece en otras partes del diccionario

commiserations for failing the exam

siento que suspendieras el examen

his eyesight is failing

le está fallando la vista

Traducciones de failing en el diccionario español»inglés

La palabra que consultaste como aparece en otras partes del diccionario

suspenso

fail

sacar un suspenso

to fail

bochar

to fail

catear

to fail

failing Ejemplos de uso en el diccionario PONS (revisados por la redacción)

to never fail to do sth

siempre salirse con la suya

I fail to see why that matters

no veo qué importancia tiene

the light was failing

iba oscureciendo

commiserations for failing the exam

siento que suspendieras el examen

his eyesight is failing

le está fallando la vista

in the failing light

al anochecer

wages are failing to keep up with inflation

los sueldos no aumentan a la par que la inflación

to fail to do one's duty

prevaricar

I got a fail in English

he sacado un insuficiente en inglés

don't fail to write to them

no dejes de escribirles

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

inglés

The wind was variable and failing, frustrating his plan.

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In late 2012, the cancer returned and, her health failing, she was forced to step down from the mayorship and city council.

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Sometimes you find that children have average ability, but they are failing in core subject areas.

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After failing to get back the skull by asking nicely, the thieves embark on mission to steal it.

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And while the revelation of my failing was deeply humiliating, it was also an important wake-up call for me.

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After failing to make significant progress, the nationalist resorted to artillery to shell the enemy, but resulted in disastrous failure.

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He did not shy away from criticising the scientific establishment when he felt it was failing to put patients' interests first.

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In a game, they're raising their hand all the time, and true learning comes from failing.

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After failing to meet increasing demand in 1919, the woolen mills added 150 new employees to rectify the issue.

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After failing thrice entering the training classes, he eventually gave up.

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