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`fail` in Latin

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fail

  1. verb
    • not succeed in doing something
      deficere
      If you fail the test, you must retake it. — Si probatione deficis, eam iterum facere debes.
      fallere
      He failed to keep his promise. — Promissum suum fallere non potuit.
      frustrari
      They failed to reach an agreement. — Ad concordiam pervenire frustra conati sunt.
    • [academic], receive a failing grade
      reicere [academic]
      She failed the exam. — Examinatione reiecta est.
      cadere [academic]
      He failed in mathematics. — In mathematica cecidit.
    • [technical], stop functioning or break down
      deficere [technical]
      The engine failed during the flight. — Machina in volatu defecit.
      cessare [technical]
      The system failed unexpectedly. — Systema inopinate cessavit.
    • [figurative, emotional], let someone down emotionally
      deserere [figurative, emotional]
      I feel like I failed you. — Sentio me te deseruisse.
      fallere [figurative, emotional]
      He failed his family. — Familiae suae defuit.
    • [internet, humorous, slang], be laughably unsuccessful
      clades [internet, humorous, slang]
      That was an epic fail. — Haec clades epica fuit.
      ruina [internet, humorous, slang]
      The presentation was a total fail. — Expositio ruina tota fuit.