fail(
feyl
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. fallar
The car won't start because the engine has failed.El carro no arranca porque falló el motor.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
4. (education)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
Larry is not good at numbers; that's why he failed the math test.A Larry no se le dan bien los números; por eso reprobó el examen de matemáticas.
c. catear (colloquial) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
I can't afford to fail another course in college.No puedo permitirme catear otro curso de universidad.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
6. (education)
a. el suspenso (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
This semester I got a fail on my history test.Este semestre saqué un suspenso en mi examen de historia.
7. (colloquial) (computing)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el fracaso (M) (colloquial)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
I had a laugh looking through some of the best Internet fails.Me pasé un rato riendo mirando algunos de los mejores fracasos en internet.
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