failure in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for failure in the English»Italian Dictionary

failure [Brit ˈfeɪljə, Am ˈfeɪljər] N

1. failure (lack of success):

failure

fallimento m

failure

insuccesso m (in in)

failure ECON

fallimento m

his failure to understand the problem

la sua mancata comprensione del problema or la sua incapacità di capire il problema

to end in failure

concludersi con un fallimento, fallire

2. failure:

failure (unsuccessful person)

fallito m / fallita f

failure (unsuccessful person)

incapace mf

failure (unsuccessful venture or event)

insuccesso m

failure (unsuccessful venture or event)

fiasco m

he was a failure as a teacher

come insegnante era un fallimento, un disastro

to be a failure at tennis

essere una frana a tennis

to feel a failure

sentirsi un fallito

the operation was a failure

l'operazione fu un insuccesso

3. failure (breakdown):

failure (of engine, machine)

guasto m

failure MED (of organ)

arresto m

failure MED (of organ)

blocco m

due to a mechanical failure

a causa di un guasto meccanico

4. failure (omission):

failure to keep a promise

il mancare a una promessa

failure to appear (in court) LAW

mancata comparizione (in giudizio)

failure to comply with the rules

inosservanza delle regole or del regolamento

failure to pay

mancato pagamento

they were surprised at his failure to attend the meeting

rimasero sorpresi dal fatto che non fosse andato alla riunione

engine failure [ˈendʒɪnˌfeɪljə(r)] N

engine failure MOTOR, AVIAT

guasto m al motore

engine failure (in jet aircraft)

guasto m al reattore

crop failure N U

crop failure

cattivo raccolto m

power failure N

power failure

interruzione f di corrente

kidney failure [ˈkɪdnɪˌfeɪljə(r)] N

kidney failure

insufficienza f renale

heart failure [Brit, Am hɑrt ˈfeɪljər] N

heart failure

arresto m cardiaco

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signal failure

clamoroso

Translations for failure in the Italian»English Dictionary

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bocciatura

failure

rischiare, evitare la bocciatura

to risk, to avoid failure

insuccesso

failure

l'operazione fu un insuccesso

the operation was a failure

guasto

failure

guasto meccanico, al motore

mechanical, engine failure

guasto all'impianto elettrico

power failure

dovuto a un guasto meccanico

due to a mechanical failure

failure in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for failure in the English»Italian Dictionary

failure [ˈfeɪl·jɚ] N

1. failure (lack of success):

failure

fallimento m

crop failure AGR

perdita f del raccolto

to be doomed to failure

essere destinato al fallimento

his failure to answer

il fatto che non abbia risposto

2. failure TECH, ELEC (breakdown):

failure

guasto m

3. failure COMM:

failure

fallimento m

heart failure N

heart failure

arresto m cardiaco

kidney failure N MED

kidney failure

blocco m renale

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omissione

failure

omissione di soccorso

failure to help

insuccesso

failure

essere un insuccesso

to be a failure

naufragio

failure

bocciatura

failure

fallito (-a)

failure

collasso cardiaco

heart failure

guasto al motore

engine failure

failure Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be doomed to failure

esser destinato a fallire

crop failure AGR

perdita f del raccolto

to be doomed to failure

essere destinato al fallimento

his failure to answer

il fatto che non abbia risposto

to count sth a success/failure

considerare qc un successo/fallimento

a total failure

un fallimento totale

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English

In addition, there is an annual road tax applied to motor vehicles, failure of payment will generally lead to license plates being withdrawn.

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He is a failure, really, but a loveable failure; a kind man at heart.

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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.

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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.

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The first generation electronic systems were quirky devices with cantankerous punched card readers for loading keys and failure-prone, tricky-to-maintain vacuum tube circuitry.

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For congestive heart failure, levels between 0.5 and 1.0 ng/ml are recommended.

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Should ask users who experience failure of their phones what their battery charger interface looks like.

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These types are designed for reliability, and, in case of failure, to fail safely (open-, rather than short-circuit).

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In tensile testing, the best irons are able to undergo considerable elongation before failure.

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During the second approach VHF communications were lost for a short time due to the tower transmitter's failure.

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