fallar

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to miss (to fail to hit)
  2. (intransitive) to fail (to cease to operate correctly)
  3. (transitive) to let down (to disappoint)

Opposite of
encertar, funcionar
Synonyms

descuidar

espatllar-se

esgotar-se

avariar-se

parar-se

acabar-se

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
[fəˈʎa]
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *falliāre, from Latin fallere (and so related to Catalan fallir). Compare Occitan falhar.

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