estaban fallando
-they/you were failing
Imperfect progressive ellos/ellas/ustedes conjugation of fallar.
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fallar

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INTRANSITIVE VERB
(to not succeed)-to fail
Synonyms for fallar
fracasar
to fail
malograrse
to fail
meter la pata
to put one's foot in it
patinar
to slip up
pifiar
to mess up
cometer un error
to make a mistake
decepcionar
to disappoint
defraudar
to defraud
equivocar
to get wrong
hundirse
to go under
malograrse
to break down
naufragar
to fail
salir mal
to go wrong
zozobrar
to fail
Antonyms for fallar
prosperar
to be successful
tener éxito
to be successful
triunfar
to succeed
triunfar
to triumph
ganar
to reach
ganar
to win
pasar
to pass
salvar
to pass
superar
to pass
INTRANSITIVE VERB
(to disappoint)-to fail
Synonyms for fallar
meter la pata
to put one's foot in it
traicionar
to betray
INTRANSITIVE VERB
(to sentence)-to rule
Synonyms for fallar
decretar
to rule
dictaminar
to pass judgment
decidir
to decide
opinar
to give one's opinion
TRANSITIVE VERB
(to not hit)-to miss
Synonyms for fallar
errar
to miss
equivocar
to get wrong
TRANSITIVE VERB
(to mistake)-to get wrong
Synonyms for fallar
equivocar
to get wrong
equivocarse
to make a mistake
confundirse
to make a mistake
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