Polyglot Dictionary

fallar

/faˈʝaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
fallo
preterite (yo)
fallé
past participle
fallado

Meaning

  1. to fail

    • El motor falló.

      The engine failed.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

fracasar

fracasar implies a complete failure, a flop, like a failed project; fallar is more general, to fail or malfunction, like a plan or mechanism failing, or to let someone down.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

gorar

gorar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to fail."

Portuguese

reprovar

reprovar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to fail."

Practice

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