Polyglot Dictionary

falhar

/faˈʎaɾ/

verb B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
falho
preterite (eu)
falhei
past participle
falhado

Meaning

  1. to fail

    • O motor falhou.

      The engine failed.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

reprovar

falhar is a general everyday word, like a plan or device failing; reprovar specifically means to fail an exam or be failed by an examiner.

fracassar

falhar is a general everyday word for "to fail"; fracassar means to fail dramatically, like a project flopping.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

fracasar

fracasar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to fail."

French

échouer

échouer is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to fail."

Practice

1 What does falhar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches falhar?

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