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Pocket Oxford Spanish Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:
fail1 /feɪl/ verbo intransitivo
  1. (not succeed) [marriage/business/plan] fracasar;
    if all else ~s como último recurso;
    he ~ed to live up to our expectations no dio todo lo que se esperaba de él
    1. [brakes/lights] fallar
    1. [crop] perderse(conj.⇒), malograrse
    1. failing pres p: he could no longer read because of his ~ing eyesight la vista se le había deteriorado tanto que ya no podía leer;
      he retired because of ~ing health se retiró porque su salud se había deteriorado mucho
  1. (in exam) ser(conj.⇒) reprobado (AmL), suspender (Esp)
verbo transitivo
    1. examno pasar, ser(conj.⇒) reprobado en (AmL), suspender (Esp), reprobar(conj.⇒) (Méx), perder(conj.⇒) (Col, Ur), salir(conj.⇒) mal en (Chi)
    1. studentreprobar(conj.⇒) or (Esp) suspender
  1. (let down): his courage ~ed him le faltó valor;
    words ~ me! ¡es el colmo!
fail2 sustantivo
  1. countable (in exam, test) (BrE) reprobado m or (Esp) suspenso m or (RPl) aplazo m
  1. uncountable without ~ sin falta
fail:fail-safe /'feɪlseɪf/ adjetivomechanismde seguridad

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Diccionario Espasa Concise © 2000 Espasa Calpe:
fail [feɪl]
I nombre
1   Educ suspenso 2 without fail, sin falta
    
II verbo transitivo
1   (un examen) suspender
2   fallar, decepcionar
     to fail to do sthg, no conseguir hacer algo
3   (fuerzas) his physical strength failed him in his moment of need, le fallaron las fuerzas cuando más las necesitaba
    
III verbo intransitivo
1   (película, intento) fracasar: if all else fails we could always start up again, si todo lo demás falla, siempre podríamos empezar de nuevo
     (frenos) fallar
2   (negocio) quebrar
3   (ser incapaz) no lograr: we failed to arrive in time, no logramos llegar a tiempo
     I fail to see how you could have allowed it to happen, no entiendo cómo pudiste permitir que sucediera
4   (la salud) empeorar
4   Educ suspender



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