échouer — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abort verb To stop an action, plan, or process before it is finished, usually because of a problem.
- beach noun A sandy or pebbly shore along the sea or a lake.
- fail verb To be unsuccessful in achieving something.
- founder noun A person who establishes an organization, company, or institution.
- strand noun One of the individual threads or wires twisted together to make a rope, cable, or cord.
Senses
échouer is used for these senses in English:
- abort (transitive, computing) To terminate a process prior to completion.
- beach (transitive) To run (something) aground on a beach.
- fail (intransitive) To be unsuccessful.
- fail (transitive) Not to achieve a particular stated goal. (Usage note: The direct object of this word is usually an infinitive.)
- founder (intransitive) To fail; to miscarry.
- run aground (transitive) To cause (a vessel) to be immobilized by water too shallow to allow it to float.
abort — full definition
- verb To stop an action, plan, or process before it is finished, usually because of a problem.
- verb (medical) To end a pregnancy before the fetus can survive outside the womb.
beach — full definition
- noun A sandy or pebbly shore along the sea or a lake.
- verb To bring a boat or ship deliberately onto the shore, or to run aground.