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fail·ure [ˈfeɪljəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

1. failure no pl (lack of success):

failure
Scheitern nt <-s>
failure
Versagen nt <-s>
the thought of failure
der Gedanke, versagen zu können
failure rate
Durchfallquote f
to be doomed to failure
zum Scheitern verurteilt sein
to end in failure
scheitern

2. failure COMM (bankruptcy):

commercial failure
kommerzieller Misserfolg
commercial failure
kommerzielle Pleite

3. failure (unsuccessful thing):

failure
Misserfolg m
to be an utter failure
ein totaler Reinfall [o. inf Flop] sein m
to be an utter failure person
ein Versager (eine Versagerin) m (f) sein
I'm a bit of a failure at making cakes
ich bin im Kuchenbacken nicht besonders geschickt

4. failure no pl (omission):

failure
Unterlassung f <-, -en>
failure to pay a bill COMM
Nichtbezahlen nt einer Rechnung
failure to report an accident is a criminal offence
es ist ein Vergehen, einen Unfall nicht zu melden

5. failure TECH, ELEC (breakdown):

failure
Versagen nt <-s> kein pl
failure of brakes
Bremsversagen nt
failure of the engine/system
Ausfall m des Motors/Systems
ANAT heart/liver/kidney [or renal] failure
Herz-/Leber-/Nierenversagen nt
electrical failure
Kurzschluss m <-es, -schlüs·se>

6. failure ECON (bankruptcy):

business [or company]/bank failure
Bankrott m einer Firma/Bank

7. failure AGR:

crop failure
Missernte f

failure N MKT COMPET

failure (Versagen, Ausbleiben von Leistungen)
Ausfall m

ˈheart fail·ure N no pl

heart failure
Herzversagen nt <-s> kein pl
heart failure
Herzinsuffizienz f <-, -en> spec

ˈkid·ney fail·ure N no pl

kidney failure
Nierenversagen nt <-s> kein pl

ˈor·gan fail·ure N no pl

organ failure
Organversagen nt <-s; kein pl>

crop failure

crop failure
Missernte

control failure N ACCOUNT

control failure
Kontrollversagen nt

market failure N MKT COMPET

market failure
Marktversagen nt

system failure N IT

system failure
Systemversagen nt
system failure
Systemausfall m

box of·fice ˈfail·ure N

box office failure
Flop m <-s, -s>
box office failure
Pleite f <-, -n> inf

notice of failure N ECON LAW

notice of failure
Mitteilung der Nichteinhaltung f

'primary ovarian failure N spec

primary ovarian failure
primäre Overialinsuffizienz f spec
OpenDict entry

failure to launch N

failure to launch (of young adult)
Zustand bei jungen Menschen , denen der Start in ein eigenes Leben nicht gelingt
OpenDict entry

failure mode and effects analysis, FMEA N

failure mode and effects analysis, FMEA TECH
Auswirkungsanalyse f