fail

fail
1) потерпе́ть неуда́чу, не име́ть успе́ха

we fail ed to do it — нам не удало́сь э́то сде́лать

the prototype failed its first test — образе́ц не прошёл пе́рвых испыта́ний

2) обману́ть ожида́ния; не сбы́ться

he failed to appear — он так и не появи́лся

if my memory doesn't fail me — е́сли па́мять мне не изменя́ет

3) провали́ть(ся) (на экза́мене)

fail at an examination — провали́ться на экза́мене

fail in mathematics — провали́ться по матема́тике


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