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Meaning of Fail | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent
feɪl

Definitions

  1. A surname.
  2. A failure, especially of a financial transaction (a termination of an action).
    countable, uncountable
  3. A piece of turf cut from grassland.
  4. A failing grade in an academic examination.
    countable, uncountable
  5. A failure (something incapable of success).
    US, countable, slang, uncountable
  6. Poor quality; substandard workmanship.
    slang, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية أخفق الفشل رسب فشل
Български отказвам
Bosanski pica rata
Català fallar fracassar
Cymraeg ffili methu
Ελληνικά αποτυγχάνω
Esperanto malsukcesi
فارسی خراب شدن
Gaeilge clis clis ar meath tréig
Gàidhlig fàillig
Galego mancar marrar
עברית כשל נכשל
Hrvatski pica rata
Bahasa Indonesia gagal rapor merah
日本語 失敗する
ខ្មែរ ខ្សុយ
한국어 실패하다
Kurdî nem nem
Latina deficio desum
Te Reo Māori paheke taka
Bahasa Melayu gagal
Nederlands buizen falen mankeren mislukken negeren
Română pica rata
Српски pica rata
Türkçe sınıfta kalmak
Tiếng Việt thất bại

Examples

“The project was full of fail.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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