fallire

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to miss, to not hit (a target, a ball, etc.)
  2. (intransitive) to fail
  3. (intransitive) to go bankrupt
  4. (intransitive) to flop
  5. (archaic, intransitive) to make a mistake

Synonyms

far bancarotta

fare fiasco

subire un fiasco

andare in fumo

non riuscire

essere sconfitto

mancare il bersaglio

andare male

non avere successo

non farcela

mancare l'obiettivo

mancare il traguardo

mancare il colpo

Frequency

C1
Hyphenated as
fal‧lì‧re
Pronounced as (IPA)
/falˈli.re/
Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *fallīre, from Latin fallere.

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