flunk

Signification (Anglais)

1. (US, ambitransitive) Of a student, to fail a class; to not pass.
2. (US, transitive) Of a teacher, to deny a student a passing grade.
3. (US, broadly) To fail any challenge
4. (US, dated, informal) To shirk (a task or duty).
5. (US) To back out through fear. (Commonly in the phrase 'flunk it', the 'it' referring to a specific task avoided; sometimes without specific reference, describing a person's attitude to life in general.)

Concepts

louper

bombe

💣

laisser tomber

recaler

périmer

réquisitionner

bombarder

🐚

s’emparer

Synonymes

fail

bomb

💣

failing

flop

failure

flush it

fizzle

flivver

founder

give up

idler

kidnap

loafer

misfire

miss

pluck

setback

unsuccessful

washout

come to nothing

abortion

miscarriage

Stumble and Fall

colapse

non event

back out

a near miss

defection

drop

dud

expropriate

fall down

Traductions

catear

suspender

durchfallen

reprovar

kalmak

tronar

🌩️

raspar

aplazar

fracaso

reprobar

αποτυγχάνω

hijacken

dirottare

κόβω

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/flʌŋk/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Alteration of funk, or perhaps a blend of flinch + funk.