fallar

  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
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.

Related words

descuidar

espatllar-se

esgotar-se

avariar-se

parar-se

acabar-se

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