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I. fail [feɪl] VB intr

1. fail (not succeed):

fail person
ne uspeti // ne uspevati
fail attempt, plan
propasti // propadati
fail attempt, plan
izjaloviti se perf
he failed to convince the jury
nije uspeo da ubedi porotu
if all else fails
ako sve ostalo propadne

2. fail (not do):

to fail to do sth
ne uspeti uraditi nešto
they surely can't fail to notice that ...
sigurno ne mogu a da ne primete da ...
to fail in one's duty [to sb]
ne ispuniti svoju dužnost (prema nekome)
I fail to see what/why/how ...
ne shvatam šta/zašto/kako

3. fail SCHOOL, UNIV:

fail
pasti // padati ispit

4. fail TECH:

fail brakes
otkazati // otkazivati
fail generator
pokvariti se // kvariti se

5. fail (become weaker):

fail health, heart, voice
oslabiti // slabiti
fail health, heart, voice
popustiti // popuštati
my courage failed
izdala me hrabrost
to be failing fast
brzo propadati

6. fail (go bankrupt):

fail
bankrotirati perf

7. fail AGR:

fail harvest
podbaciti // podbacivati

II. fail [feɪl] VB trans

1. fail (not pass):

fail
ne proći // ne prolaziti +acc
fail course, subject
ne položiti // ne polagati
to fail sb
oboriti nekoga na ispitu

2. fail (let down):

fail
izneveriti // izneveravati
my courage failed me
izdala me hrabrost
words fail me
ostao sam bez teksta

III. fail [feɪl] N

1. fail:

is this one a pass or a fail?
da li je ovo za prolaznu ili nedovoljnu ocenu?

Phrases:

without fail
bez izuzetka
without fail
obavezno

'fail-safe ADJ

fail-safe
siguran
fail-safe mechanism
sigurnosni mehanizam
to fail miserably
doživeti potpuni neuspeh
to be preordained to fail
biti osuđen na neuspeh
I fail to see how your proposal relates to me
ne razumem kakve veze tvoj predlog ima sa mnom
to fail a test
pasti na ispitu
Present
Ifail
youfail
he/she/itfails
wefail
youfail
theyfail
Past
Ifailed
youfailed
he/she/itfailed
wefailed
youfailed
theyfailed
Present Perfect
Ihavefailed
youhavefailed
he/she/ithasfailed
wehavefailed
youhavefailed
theyhavefailed
Past Perfect
Ihadfailed
youhadfailed
he/she/ithadfailed
wehadfailed
youhadfailed
theyhadfailed
See further verb tables