faillites in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for faillites in the French»English Dictionary

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

faillite [fajit] N f

1. faillite:

faillite COMM, LAW

bankruptcy

se mettre en faillite

to file for bankruptcy

être en faillite

to be bankrupt

faire faillite

to go bankrupt

mettre qn en faillite

to declare sb bankrupt

2. faillite (échec):

faillite

failure

la faillite d'une politique/d'un système

the failure of a policy/of a system

Phrases:

faillite frauduleuse

fraudulent bankruptcy

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syndic de faillite LAW

official receiver

Translations for faillites in the English»French Dictionary

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business failures

faillites fpl d'entreprises

insolvency expert

expert m en faillites

criminal bankruptcy

faillite f frauduleuse

bankruptcy

faillite f

bankruptcy proceedings

procédure f de faillite

declaration of bankruptcy

jugement m déclaratif de faillite

he's a bankrupt

il a fait faillite

bankrupt business, economy

en faillite

to be declared/made bankrupt

être déclaré/mis en faillite

to go bankrupt

faire faillite

bankrupt

mettre [qn/qc] en faillite

faillites in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for faillites in the French»English Dictionary

faillite [fajit] N f

1. faillite COMM, LAW:

faillite

bankruptcy

faire faillite

to go bankrupt

2. faillite (échec):

faillite

failure

c'est la faillite de mes espérances

this is the end of my hopes

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

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acculer qn à la faillite

to drive sb into bankruptcy

Translations for faillites in the English»French Dictionary

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bankruptcy

faillite f

to declare sb a bankrupt

déclarer qn en faillite

bankrupt

mettre en faillite

bankrupt firm

en faillite

bankrupt farmer/industrialist

agriculteur m /industriel m qui a fait faillite

to go bankrupt

faire faillite

dishonor a promise

faillir

failed company

qui a fait faillite

to go broke

faire faillite

to go bust

faire faillite

to declare oneself (to be) bankrupt

se déclarer en faillite