échouer

Meaning

  1. to fail, fall through, miscarry
  2. (informal) to end, wind up
  3. (intransitive, reflexive, transitive) to ground, run aground
  4. to beach

Concepts

fail
strand
run aground
abort
ground

miscarry

fall through
lack
beach
🏖️
wash out
foil
founder
go wrong
failure
harm
hurt
injure
damage
loose
maroon
collapse
misfire
miss
blunder
set back
backfire
stumble
thwart
get the chop
trip

be for the chop

be defeated

be unsuccessful

fail in doing

fall short
Synonyms

rater
B2
manquer
B1
avorter
C2
abandonner
B1
perdre
A1
aboutir
20k
déjouer
22k
interrompre
B2
louper
C2
merder
21k
faillir
jeu
A1
négliger
C2
quelque chose

quelqu’un

se gâter

succomber
24k
trébucher
20k

commettre une bévue

foirer
C1

manquer son coup

s’affaler

s’arrêter

s’échouer

tomber dans le désarroi

s'arrêter

blesser
B1
bloquer
C1
bousiller
C2
capoter
26k
contrecarrer
31k
de
échec
B2
endommager
C2
faire
A1
faire erreur
Translations

scheitern
fallire
fracasar
incagliarsi
encallar
stranden
fracassar
stranden
encalhar
🏖️
mislukken
fehlschlagen
arenarsi
fallar
falen

αδυνατίζω

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/e.ʃwe/
Etymology

Uncertain.

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