falha

/ˈfaʎɐ/

a noun B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Negative
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: negative.

Forms

plural
as falhas

Meaning

  1. failure

    • Houve uma falha.

      There was a failure.

N Category Idea Concreteness Abstract Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: idea. Concreteness: abstract. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Misserfolg

Misserfolg is the German word for the same thing — both mean "failure."

Spanish

fracaso

fracaso is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "failure."

Practice

1 What does falha mean?

2 Fill the gap: Houve uma ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches falha?

noun

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