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fallar

Pronunciation: /faˈʝaɾ/

“fallar” is a Spanish word. Its 4 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to fail
  2. to crash or break down (a computer)
  3. to let down (to disappoint)
  4. to rule, give (a verdict or sentence)

In Spanish

  1. Dicho de un juez o de un árbitro: tomar una decisión y hacerla manifiesta con una sentencia acorde.
  2. Hacer mal una cosa, equivocarse.
  3. En algunos juegos de cartas, verse en la obligación de usar el triunfo por no tener la carta adecuada.
  4. Estar una cosa equivocada, contener un error.
  5. No funcionar adecuadamente.
  6. No conseguir una persona los resultados esperados, no cumplir con las expectativas.
  7. Faltar, debilitarse la resistencia, capacidad, valor o fuerza de algo o alguien.
  8. Ausentarse, no asistir a una cita o a un deber.

Etymology

From falla, of Catalan origin, ultimately from Latin fallere and hence cognate with English fail.

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