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failure noun

1. (lack of success) échec m (in à);

2. (person) raté/-e m/f (familiar) ;
   (venture or event) échec m;

3. (of engine, machine) panne f;

4. Med défaillance f;

5. (omission) ~ to comply with the rules non-respect m de la réglementation;
   ~ to pay non-paiement m.

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'failure' found in these entries:

English:

dismal - doomed - flop - heart failure - meet - miserable - out-and-out - term

French:

arrêt - complet - connaître - constat - déconfiture - défaillance - démission - échapper - échec - enregistrer - essuyer - faillite - non-assistance - non-fonctionnement - non-respect - panne - raté - refus - ressasser - retentissant - scolaire - secteur - semi-échec - traduire - vivre - vouer

failure: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009

Principal Translations/Principales traductions
failure	n	(unsuccessful attempt)	échec nm
His attempt to drive home on a single tank of gas was a failure.
Sa tentative de conduire jusqu'à chez lui avec un seul plein d'essence fut un échec.
failure	n	(bankruptcy)	faillite nf
The typewriter company's failure left its employees without work.
La faillite de l'entreprise de machines à écrire laissa les employés sans travail.
failure	n	(deficiency)	manque nm
The failure to communicate was responsible for most of the conflict between employees.
Le manque de communication fut responsable du conflit entre employés.
Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires
failure	n	(unsuccessful person)	raté nm
He was a failure as a salesman.
Comme vendeur, il était un raté.
failure	n	(lack of success)	échec nm
The failure of the new product caused the company to lay off many employees.
L'échec du nouveau produit força l'entreprise à licencier beaucoup d'employés.
failure	n	(cessation of functioning)	panne nf
The machine's failure stopped production for the entire day.
La panne de machine stoppa la production pendant une journée entière.
failure	n	(collapse)	faillite nf
The economic downturn caused many bank failures.
La baisse de l'économie causa la faillite de nombreuses banques.
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
congestive heart failure			insuffisance cardiaque
engine failure		nf	panne de moteur
heart failure			défaillance cardiaque (arrêt du cœur)
heart failure			arrêt cardiaque
heart failure			arrêt du cœur
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an expensive failure / un échec cher
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