failure

failure
fail·ure [ʼfeɪljəʳ, Am -ɚ] n
1) no pl (lack of success) Scheitern nt, Versagen nt;
the thought of \failure der Gedanke, versagen zu können;
\failure rate Durchfallquote f;
to be doomed to \failure zum Scheitern verurteilt sein;
to end in \failure scheitern
2) (unsuccessful thing) Misserfolg m;
to be an utter \failure ein totaler Reinfall [o (fam) Flop] sein m; person Versager(in) m(f);
I'm a bit of a \failure at making cakes ich bin im Kuchenbacken nicht besonders geschickt
3) no pl (omission) Unterlassung f;
\failure to report an accident is a criminal offence es ist ein Vergehen, einen Unfall nicht zu melden
4) tech, elec (breakdown) Versagen nt kein pl;
\failure of brakes Bremsversagen nt;
\failure of the engine/system Ausfall m des Motors/Systems anat
heart/liver/kidney [or renal] \failure Herz-/Leber-/Nierenversagen nt;
electrical \failure Kurzschluss m
5) econ (bankruptcy)
business [or company] /bank \failure Bankrott m einer Firma/Bank
6) agr
crop \failure Missernte f

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