English » Slovenian

fail·ure [ˈfeɪljəʳ] N

1. failure no pl (lack of success):

failure
neuspeh m
failure rate
stopnja okvare
to end in failure
izjaloviti se

2. failure (unsuccessful thing):

failure
polomija f
an utter failure
popolna polomija
an utter failure person
navadna zguba

3. failure no pl (omission):

failure
opustitev f

4. failure:

failure MED, TECH
odpoved f
failure of power
izpad m

5. failure ECON:

bank/business failure
stečaj banke/podjetja

6. failure AGR:

crop failure
slaba letina

ˈheart fail·ure N no pl

ˈkid·ney fail·ure N no pl

kidney failure
odpoved f ledvic

Usage examples with failure

failure rate
stopnja okvare
crop failure
slaba letina
to end in failure
izjaloviti se
to meet with failure
doživeti poraz
an utter failure
popolna polomija
bank/business failure
stečaj banke/podjetja
to be a miserable failure
biti popolna polomija

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Second, conquer your fear of failure, of the unknown, and of ridicule.
en.wikipedia.org
This means the radio is designed to transmit in a continuous broadcast without transmitter overheating and resulting failure.
en.wikipedia.org
Yet, because of the passive cover-up, the misdeed often goes undiscovered and results in harm to others ensuing from its failure to be discovered.
en.wikipedia.org
In tensile testing, the best irons are able to undergo considerable elongation before failure.
en.wikipedia.org
Yet its failure, if we choose to consider it that, is more the result of deliberate disinclination than any inability of means.
en.wikipedia.org
His condition worsened to the point where he was admitted to hospital the following day and developed renal failure, perishing after 17 days.
en.wikipedia.org
The first days of anything are often inelegant -- there's a lot of failure and false starts.
www.latimes.com
These types are designed for reliability, and, in case of failure, to fail safely (open-, rather than short-circuit).
en.wikipedia.org
Between the region's rocky trails and roads, which cut up the camels' feet, and the hostility between camels and mules, the experiment was a failure.
en.wikipedia.org
The failure to react to public and fan demands resulted in high volume of fans cancelling or not renewing their season tickets.
en.wikipedia.org

Would you like to add some words, phrases or translations?

Submit a new entry.

Browse the dictionary

English

Look up "failure" in other languages


Choose your language Deutsch | Ελληνικά | English | Español | Français | Italiano | Polski | Русский | Slovenščina
Browse the dictionaries
Most popular