fail

échouer

Ne pas atteindre le résultat souhaité ou ne pas fonctionner comme prévu.

En anglais simple : To not achieve what you wanted, or to not work as planned.

• Our plan failed.
• They failed to persuade him to stay.
• What will we do if this attempt fails?

Comment l'utiliser : fail to do something (They failed to reach their goal.); fail in something (He failed in his attempt to cross the river.); fail at something (She failed at her first business venture.)

Synonymes : be unsuccessful

Contraires : succeed

Expressions courantes : fail to win, fail at something, fail completely

échouer à, rater

Ne pas obtenir le résultat nécessaire pour réussir un examen ou valider un cours.

En anglais simple : To get a result below the standard needed to pass an exam or course.

• I failed the test.
• She failed maths but passed all her other subjects.
• What happens if you fail your driving test?

Synonymes : flunk

Contraires : pass

Expressions courantes : fail an exam, fail a test, fail a course

travail bâclé, médiocrité

Mauvaise qualité ou travail mal réalisé.

En anglais simple : Bad quality or work that has been done badly.

• The website is full of fail.
• That redesign is total fail.
• Readers complained about the fail throughout the project.

Synonymes : rubbish, poor quality

Expressions courantes : full of fail, total fail