failing in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for failing in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.failing [Brit ˈfeɪlɪŋ, Am ˈfeɪlɪŋ] N

failing

debolezza f

failing

manchevolezza f

II.failing [Brit ˈfeɪlɪŋ, Am ˈfeɪlɪŋ] ADJ

she has failing eyesight

le si sta indebolendo la vista

to be in failing health

non essere in buona salute

III.failing [Brit ˈfeɪlɪŋ, Am ˈfeɪlɪŋ] PREP

failing that, failing this

se no, in caso contrario, altrimenti

failing grade [ˈfeɪlɪŋˌɡreɪd] N Am SCHOOL

failing grade

insufficienza f

I.fail [Brit feɪl, Am feɪl] N

1. fail:

fail SCHOOL, UNIV (in an examination)

bocciatura f

fail (mark)

insufficienza f

to get a fail Brit

essere bocciati, prendere un'insufficienza (in in)

2. fail:

without fail arrive, do

senza fallo, certamente, sicuramente

without fail happen

a colpo sicuro, immancabilmente

II.fail [Brit feɪl, Am feɪl] VB trans

1. fail:

fail SCHOOL, UNIV exam, driving test

essere bocciato, respinto a, non passare

fail subject

essere bocciato in

fail candidate, pupil

bocciare, respingere

to fail sb

bocciare qn (in in)

2. fail (omit):

to fail to do

mancare di fare

to fail to keep one's word

mancare di parola

it never fails to annoy her

non manca mai di infastidirla

it never fails to work

funziona sempre

to fail to mention that…

dimenticare di dire che…

to fail to appear (in court) LAW

non comparire (in tribunale, in giudizio)

if you fail to complete, return the form

se non completate, restituite la scheda

3. fail (be unable):

to fail to do

non riuscire a fare

I failed to recognize her

non l'ho riconosciuta

one could hardly fail to notice that …

non si poteva fare a meno di notare che …

I fail to see, understand why

non vedo perché, non riesco a capire perché

the machine failed to meet our standards

la macchina non ha soddisfatto i nostri standard

to fail to respond to treatment

non rispondere al trattamento

4. fail (let down):

fail friend

abbandonare

fail dependant, supporter

venir meno agli impegni presi nei confronti di

fail courage: person

venir meno a, abbandonare

fail memory: person

tradire

I've never failed you yet!

non ti ho mai deluso finora!

the government has failed the nation

il governo è venuto meno agli impegni presi verso la nazione

words fail me!

sono senza parole! mi mancano le parole!

III.fail [Brit feɪl, Am feɪl] VB intr

1. fail (be unsuccessful):

fail exam candidate:

essere bocciato, respinto

fail attempt, technique, plan, negotiations:

fallire

he failed in the exams, in history

è stato bocciato agli esami, in storia

to fail in one's attempt to do

fallire nel tentativo di fare

to fail miserably

fallire miseramente

to fail in one's duty

venir meno al proprio dovere

if all else fails

se tutto il resto dovesse andar male, non dovesse funzionare

2. fail (weaken):

fail eyesight, hearing:

abbassarsi, indebolirsi

fail health:

peggiorare

fail person:

deperire

fail voice:

abbassarsi

fail light:

abbassarsi, smorzarsi

to be failing fast person, health:

peggiorare rapidamente

3. fail (not function):

fail brakes:

guastarsi

fail engine:

fermarsi, guastarsi

fail power, electricity:

mancare, essere interrotto

fail food, water supply:

mancare

4. fail AGR:

fail crop:

essere scarso

5. fail (go bankrupt):

fail

fallire

6. fail MED:

fail heart:

arrestarsi

his liver, kidneys failed

ha avuto un blocco epatico, renale

fail-safe [Brit ˈfeɪlseɪf, Am ˈfeɪl ˈˌseɪf] ADJ

fail-safe device, machine, system:

fail-safe

fail-safe

fail soft [ˈfeɪlsɒft] ADJ COMPUT

fail soft system

fail-soft

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to be negligent in doing, failing to do sth

dare prova di negligenza nel fare, nel mancare di fare

Translations for failing in the Italian»English Dictionary

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indebolito memoria, udito, vista

failing

toppare

to fail

indebolirsi vista:

to fail

indebolirsi udito:

to fail

indebolirsi amore:

to fail

le si sta indebolendo la vista

she has failing eyesight

insufficienza

fail

insufficienza

failing grade Am

prendere un'insufficienza

to get a fail

failing in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for failing in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.failing [ˈfeɪ·lɪŋ] ADJ

failing health:

failing

debole

II.failing [ˈfeɪ·lɪŋ] N

failing of mechanism

difetto m

failing of person

debolezza f

III.failing [ˈfeɪ·lɪŋ] PREP

failing

in mancanza di

never-failing ADJ

never-failing

infallibile

I.fail [feɪl] VB intr

1. fail (not succeed):

fail

fallire

if all else fails

come ultima spiaggia

to fail to do sth

non riuscire a fare qc

to never fail to do sth

non scordarsi mai di fare qc

to fail to appreciate sth

non saper apprezzare qc

to fail in one's duty

venir meno al proprio dovere

I fail to see why that matters

non vedo che importanza abbia

2. fail SCHOOL, UNIV:

fail

essere bocciato

3. fail TECH, AUTO:

fail brakes, steering, engine

guastarsi

4. fail eyesight, hearing:

fail

abbassarsi

his heart failed

ha avuto un attacco di cuore

5. fail FIN, COMM (go bankrupt):

fail

fallire

6. fail AGR, BOT:

fail

andare perso

II.fail [feɪl] VB trans

1. fail (not pass):

fail exam

non superare

fail pupil

bocciare

2. fail (not help):

her courage failed her

le è mancato il coraggio

his nerve failed him

gli mancò il coraggio

III.fail [feɪl] N

fail SCHOOL, UNIV:

fail

insufficienza f

Phrases:

without fail (definitely)

senza eccezioni

without fail (always)

immancabilmente

fail-safe [ˈfeɪl·seɪf] ADJ

fail-safe

di sicurezza

fail-safe device N

fail-safe device

meccanismo m di sicurezza

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his eyesight is failing

la sua vista si sta indebolendo

Translations for failing in the Italian»English Dictionary

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indebolimento (di udito, vista)

failing

azienda in dissesto

failing company

falla

failing

naufragare

to fail

failing Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to fail a test

essere bocciato a un esame

wages are failing to keep up with inflation

i salari non riescono a stare al passo con l'inflazione

to fail to do sth

non riuscire a fare qc

to never fail to do sth

non scordarsi mai di fare qc

to fail to appreciate sth

non saper apprezzare qc

to fail in one's duty

venir meno al proprio dovere

I fail to see why that matters

non vedo che importanza abbia

to fail miserably

fallire miseramente

his eyesight is failing

la sua vista si sta indebolendo

to be destined to fail/succeed

essere destinato a fallire/avere successo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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Software fault diagnostics only produce a list of potentially failing nodes.

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It gave out money -- in some cases to political contributors -- while failing basic record-keeping and project evaluation.

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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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Failing to buckle up, it turns out, removes most of the benefit of driving a newer car.

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

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Imposing liability on a person for failing to inject himself as a surrogate parent into the life of another person, strangers and friends, is a bad idea.

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

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