"fails" is the Present of the verb fail. View conjugation.

fail

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fracasar

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fail

[feɪl]

sustantivo

1. suspenso (m) (in exam) (español de España)reprobado (m) (Am)

también:

without fail -> sin falta

verbo transitivo

2. suspender (exam, candidate) (español de España), reprobar (Am)

to fail a drugs test -> dar positivo en un control antidoping
words fail me -> me faltan las palabras
his nerve failed him -> le fallaron los nervios
I won't fail you -> no te fallaré

verbo intransitivo

3. fracasar (person, plan, business); suspender (in exam) (español de España), reprobar (Am); fallar ; fallar, debilitarse

the light was failing (health, brakes)(memory, eyesight) -> se hacía de noche, estaba oscureciendo
to fail to do something -> no hacer algo
I fail to see what the problem is -> no acabo de ver cuál es el problema
if all else fails -> en último extremo
he failed in his duty -> no cumplió con su obligación
it never fails -> nunca falla (strategy, excuse)
it never fails to surprise me… -> nunca deja de sorprenderme…

fail [feil]

verbo neutro (intransitivo)

1. Faltar, no existir alguna cosa, calidad o circunstancia que debiera haber. (n)

2. Consumirse, acabar, fallecer, desvanecerse, decaer, menguar; perecer, perderse (crops). (n)

3. No corresponder uno a lo que es, o una cosa o efecto a lo que se esperaba; tener mal éxito; salir mal una cosa. (n)

4. Quebrar, hacer bancarrota (business). (n)

5. To fail in one’s duty, faltar, no cumplir con su obligación. (n)

Not to fail -> no dejar de

va. Faltar a la obligación; abandonar, descuidar o no cumplir con lo que se debe; omitir, olvidar; engañar, chasquear.

sustantivo

1. Falta, omisión, en la locución.

Without -> sin falta u omisión

fail [feɪl]

verb:intransitive

1 (not succeed) [+candidate in examination] suspender; [+plan] fracasar; no dar resultado; [+show, play] fracasar; [+business] quebrar; [+remedy] fallar; no surtir efecto; [+hopes] frustrarse; malograrse

to fail by five votes perder por cinco votos; to fail in one's duty faltar a su deber; no cumplir con su obligación

2 [+light] irse; apagarse; [+crops] perderse; [+health, sight, voice] debilitarse; [+strength] acabarse; [+engine, brakes, mechanism] fallar; averiarse; [+water supply] acabarse; [+power supply] cortarse; fallar

the light was failing iba anocheciendo

verb:transitive

1 [+exam, subject] suspender; [+candidate] suspender (a)

a failed painter un pintor fracasado

2 (let down) [+person] fallar (a); [+memory, strength] fallar

don't fail me! ¡no me falles!; ¡no faltes!; his strength failed him le fallaron las fuerzas; his heart failed him se encontró sin ánimo; his courage failed him le faltó valor; words fail me! ¡no encuentro palabras!

3 (not succeed)

to fail to be elected no lograr ser elegido; to fail to win a prize no obtener un premio

4 (omit, neglect)

to fail to do sth no hacer algo; dejar de hacer algo; don't fail to visit her no deje de visitarla

5 (be unable)

I fail to see why/what etc no veo or alcanzo a ver por qué/qué etc

noun

without fail sin falta

2 (Univ) suspenso (m);in en

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Verb Conjugation for "fail" (go to fracasar)

Imperative

fail
you fail
he/she fails
we fail
you fail
they fail

Preterite

I failed
you failed
he/she failed
we failed
you failed
they failed

Present Continuous

I am failing
you are failing
he/she is failing
we are failing
you are failing
they are failing

Present Perfect

I have failed
you have failed
he/she has failed
we have failed
you have failed
they have failed

Past Continuous

I was failing
you were failing
he/she was failing
we were failing
you were failing
they were failing

Past Perfect

I had failed
you had failed
he/she had failed
we had failed
you had failed
they had failed

Future

I will fail
you will fail
he/she will fail
we will fail
you will fail
they will fail

Future Perfect

I will have failed
you will have failed
he/she will have failed
we will have failed
you will have failed
they will have failed

Future Continuous

I will be failing
you will be failing
he/she will be failing
we will be failing
you will be failing
they will be failing

Present Perfect Continuous

I have been failing
you have been failing
he/she has been failing
we have been failing
you have been failing
they have been failing

Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been failing
you will have been failing
he/she will have been failing
we will have been failing
you will have been failing
they will have been failing

Past Perfect Continuous

I had been failing
you had been failing
he/she had been failing
we had been failing
you had been failing
they had been failing

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