Polyglot Dictionary

fracassar

/fɾakaˈsaɾ/

verb B2

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)
fracasso
preterite (eu)
fracassei
past participle
fracassado

Meaning

  1. to fail

    • O plano fracassou.

      The plan failed.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

falhar

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 fracassar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches fracassar?

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