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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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failli (faillie) [faji] ADJ

failli (faillie)
bankrupt, failed

faillir [fajiʀ] VB intr

1. faillir (avec un infinitif):

elle a failli mourir
she almost ou (very) nearly died
j'ai failli le gifler
I almost ou (very) nearly slapped him
ils ont failli rater l'avion
they almost ou (very) nearly missed the plane
il a failli nous voir
he almost ou (very) nearly saw us
il a failli gagner
he almost ou (very) nearly won

2. faillir liter:

une vieille recette qui n'a jamais failli
an old recipe which has always been reliable
sans faillir
unfailingly
faillir à ses obligations/engagements
to fail in one's obligations/commitments
faillir à sa réputation
to fall short of one's reputation
ne pas faillir à la tradition
to live up to the tradition
le courage/la mémoire lui faillit
his courage/memory failed him
tu as failli me donner un infarctus
you nearly gave me a heart attack
la pile de livres a failli dinguer dans l'escalier
the pile of books nearly went flying down the stairs
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certified bankrupt
débiteur m (failli)
undischarged bankrupt
failli/-e m/f non réhabilité/-e
he almost died
il a failli mourir
they almost missed the train
ils ont failli rater le train
he nearly pulled my arm out of its socket
il a failli me déboîter le bras
to have a near miss cars:
faillir se percuter
he nearly came to grief in the final exam
à la dernière épreuve il a failli tout rater inf

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faillir [fajiʀ] VB intr irreg

1. faillir (manquer):

il a failli acheter ce livre
he almost bought that book

2. faillir (manquer à):

faillir à son devoir
to fail in one's duty
faillir à sa parole
to fail to keep one's word
faillir à la tradition
to go against tradition

3. faillir (faire défaut):

ma mémoire n'a pas failli
my memory did not fail me
il s'en faut de qc, nous avons failli nous rencontrer, il s'en est fallu de peu
we almost met, it was very close
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I almost fell asleep
j'ai failli m'endormir
dishonor a promise
faillir
he very nearly lost his life
il a failli perdre la vie
in the PONS Dictionary
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faillir [fajiʀ] VB intr irreg

1. faillir (manquer):

il a failli acheter ce livre
he almost bought that book

2. faillir (manquer à):

faillir à son devoir
to fail in one's duty
faillir à sa parole
to fail to keep one's word

3. faillir (faire défaut):

ma mémoire n'a pas failli
my memory did not fail me
nous avons failli nous rencontrer, il s'en est fallu de peu
we almost met - it was very close
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English
French
French
I almost fell asleep
j'ai failli m'endormir
dishonor a promise
faillir
he very nearly lost his life
il a failli perdre la vie
I came near to winning
j'ai failli gagner
Présent
jefaillis
tufaillis
il/elle/onfaillit
nousfaillissons
vousfaillissez
ils/ellesfaillissent
Imparfait
jefaillissais / faillais
tufaillissais / faillais
il/elle/onfaillissait / faillait
nousfaillissions / faillions
vousfaillissiez / failliez
ils/ellesfaillissaient / faillaient
Passé simple
jefaillis
tufaillis
il/elle/onfaillit
nousfaillîmes
vousfaillîtes
ils/ellesfaillirent
Futur simple
jefaillirai / faudrai
tufailliras / faudras
il/elle/onfaillira / faudra
nousfaillirons / faudrons
vousfaillirez / faudrez
ils/ellesfailliront / faudront
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