fallar

=

to get wrong

verb

fallar
transitive verb
1. to get wrong (equivocar) (respuesta); to miss (tiro)
2. to pass sentence on (sentenciar); to award (premio)
intransitive verb
3. to get it wrong (equivocarse); to miss (no acertar)
4. to fail (fracasar, flaquear); to stop working (no funcionar); to go wrong (plan)
  • este truco nunca falla -> this trick never fails
  • me fallaron los frenos -> my brakes didn't work
5. (decepcionar)
  • fallarle a alguien -> to let somebody down
6. to give way (quebrarse, ceder)
7. (sentenciar)
  • fallar a favor/en contra -> to find in favor of/against

fallar [fal-lyar']
1. (Law.) To give sentence, to judge.
2. To ruff (naipes), to trump, to win a trick with trumps.
impersonal
3. To be deficient or wanting.
verb neuter
4. To fail (cosecha, freno, memoria); to go wrong (plan); to miss (tiro); to break (apoyo, cuerda); to misfire (fusil). (n)
  • Algo falló en sus planes -> something went wrong with his plans
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Verb Conjugation for "fallar"

Infinitive
fallar
Gerund
fallando
Participle
fallado
Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo fallo fallé fallaba fallaré falle
fallas fallaste fallabas fallarás falles
Ella/Él/Usted falla falló fallaba fallará falle
Nosotros fallamos fallamos fallábamos fallaremos fallemos
Vosotros falláis fallasteis fallabais fallaréis falléis
Ellos/Ustedes fallan fallaron fallaban fallarán fallen
Complete fallar conjugation

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Q: "todo menos fallar" que significa?
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