fails in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fails in the English»Serbian Dictionary

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

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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

if all else fails ...

ako sve ostalo ne uspe

to fail a test

pasti na ispitu

fails Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

if all else fails

ako sve ostalo propadne

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

words fail me

ostao sam bez teksta

is this one a pass or a fail?

da li je ovo za prolaznu ili nedovoljnu ocenu?

if all else fails ...

ako sve ostalo ne uspe

to fail miserably

doživeti potpuni neuspeh

to be preordained to fail

biti osuđen na neuspeh

to fail a test

pasti na ispitu