oublier — meaning in English

English meaning

• elude verb To avoid or escape someone or something, often through cleverness or luck.
• fail verb To be unsuccessful in achieving something.
• forget verb To fail to remember something.

Senses

oublier is used for these senses in English:

• fail (transitive) To be wanting to, to be insufficient for, to disappoint, to desert; to disappoint one's expectations.
• forget (transitive) To lose remembrance of.
• forget it Absolutely not; I forbid it or it is impossible.

elude — full definition

1. verb To avoid or escape someone or something, often through cleverness or luck.
2. verb To fail to be remembered or understood by someone.

fail — full definition

1. verb To be unsuccessful in achieving something.
2. verb To stop working correctly, as of a machine or system.
3. verb To let someone down by not meeting their expectations or needs.
4. noun Informal: an instance of failure or something that turns out badly.

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