Feminine

faillite

Meaning

  1. (feminine) bankruptcy
  2. (feminine) failure

Concepts

bankruptcy
failure
insolvency
collapse
crash
bust
ruin
smash
unsuccessfulness
washout

commercial failure

bankrupt

failed business

blunder
bust-up
fizzling
flop
mistake
Synonyms

banqueroute
33k
chute
B1
dégringolade
écroulement
insuccès
failli
B1
insolvabilité
déconfiture
effondrement
C2
fiasco
C2
fin
A1
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krach
47k
péché originel
perte
B1
reddition
C2
renversement
36k
ruine
C1
tombée
B1
affaissement

faire une bavure

baisse
B2
capitulation
29k
déchéance
30k
défaite
C1
échec
B2
erreur
A2
fauché
C1
faute
A1
Translations

fallimento
bancarotta
bancarrota
falência
failliet
Konkurs
bancarrota
bankroet
quiebra
iflas

πτώχευση

Bankrott
Pleite
Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/fa.jit/
Etymology

Borrowed from Italian
Italian
fallita
In summary

Borrowed from Italian fallita, influenced by failli, faillir. Doublet of faute.

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