fallire
Meaning
- (transitive) to miss, to not hit (a target, a ball, etc.)
- (intransitive) to fail
- (intransitive) to go bankrupt
- (intransitive) to flop
- (archaic, intransitive) to make a mistake
Concepts
miscarry
be missing
be lacking
lack miss
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
Translations
Frequency
Hyphenated as
fal‧lì‧re
Pronounced as (IPA)
/falˈli.re/
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *fallīre, from Latin fallere.
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