FAILLI - Translation from French into English

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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English

failli (faillie) [faji] ADJ

failli (faillie)

bankrupt, failed

faillir [fajiʀ] VB intr

1. faillir (avec un infinitif):

elle a failli mourir

she almost ou (very) nearly died

j'ai failli le gifler

I almost ou (very) nearly slapped him

ils ont failli rater l'avion

they almost ou (very) nearly missed the plane

il a failli nous voir

he almost ou (very) nearly saw us

il a failli gagner

he almost ou (very) nearly won

2. faillir liter:

une vieille recette qui n'a jamais failli

an old recipe which has always been reliable

sans faillir

unfailingly

faillir à ses obligations/engagements

to fail in one's obligations/commitments

faillir à sa réputation

to fall short of one's reputation

ne pas faillir à la tradition

to live up to the tradition

le courage/la mémoire lui faillit

his courage/memory failed him

tu as failli me donner un infarctus

you nearly gave me a heart attack

la pile de livres a failli dinguer dans l'escalier

the pile of books nearly went flying down the stairs

English

French

certified bankrupt

débiteur m (failli)

undischarged bankrupt

failli/-e m/f non réhabilité/-e

he almost died

il a failli mourir

they almost missed the train

ils ont failli rater le train

he nearly pulled my arm out of its socket

il a failli me déboîter le bras

to have a near miss cars:

faillir se percuter

he nearly came to grief in the final exam

à la dernière épreuve il a failli tout rater inf

in the PONS Dictionary

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faillir [fajiʀ] VB intr irreg

1. faillir (manquer):

il a failli acheter ce livre

he almost bought that book

2. faillir (manquer à):

faillir à son devoir

to fail in one's duty

faillir à sa parole

to fail to keep one's word

faillir à la tradition

to go against tradition

3. faillir (faire défaut):

ma mémoire n'a pas failli

my memory did not fail me

il s'en faut de qc, nous avons failli nous rencontrer, il s'en est fallu de peu

we almost met, it was very close

English

French

I almost fell asleep

j'ai failli m'endormir

dishonor a promise

faillir

he very nearly lost his life

il a failli perdre la vie

in the PONS Dictionary

French

English

faillir [fajiʀ] VB intr irreg

1. faillir (manquer):

il a failli acheter ce livre

he almost bought that book

2. faillir (manquer à):

faillir à son devoir

to fail in one's duty

faillir à sa parole

to fail to keep one's word

3. faillir (faire défaut):

ma mémoire n'a pas failli

my memory did not fail me

nous avons failli nous rencontrer, il s'en est fallu de peu

we almost met - it was very close

English

French

I almost fell asleep

j'ai failli m'endormir

dishonor a promise

faillir

he very nearly lost his life

il a failli perdre la vie

I came near to winning

j'ai failli gagner

Présent

je	faillis
tu	faillis
il/elle/on	faillit
nous	faillissons
vous	faillissez
ils/elles	faillissent

Imparfait

je	faillissais / faillais
tu	faillissais / faillais
il/elle/on	faillissait / faillait
nous	faillissions / faillions
vous	faillissiez / failliez
ils/elles	faillissaient / faillaient

Passé simple

je	faillis
tu	faillis
il/elle/on	faillit
nous	faillîmes
vous	faillîtes
ils/elles	faillirent

Futur simple

je	faillirai / faudrai
tu	failliras / faudras
il/elle/on	faillira / faudra
nous	faillirons / faudrons
vous	faillirez / faudrez
ils/elles	failliront / faudront