scheitern — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bust verb To break something, especially by force.
- demise noun The end or downfall of something, especially in a gradual or unfortunate way.
- fail verb To be unsuccessful in achieving something.
- flop verb To fall or drop down heavily and loosely.
- founder noun A person who establishes an organization, company, or institution.
Senses
scheitern is used for these senses in English:
- break down (intransitive) To fail, especially socially or for political reasons.
- bust (slang) A failed enterprise; a bomb.
- demise Transmission by formal act or conveyance to an heir or successor; transference; especially, the transfer or transmission of the crown or royal authority to a successor.
- 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.)
- fall through (intransitive, idiomatic) To be unsuccessful, come to nothing; to be cancelled; not to proceed.
- flop (intransitive, informal) To fail completely; not to be successful at all (of a movie, play, book, song etc.).
- founder (intransitive) To fail; to miscarry.
bust — full definition
- verb To break something, especially by force.
- verb To catch someone doing something wrong or illegal, or to arrest them.
- noun A sculpture showing a person's head, shoulders, and upper chest.
- noun A woman's breasts, or the measurement around them.
- adjective Broke; without any money.
demise — full definition
- noun The end or downfall of something, especially in a gradual or unfortunate way.
- noun A formal or literary word for death.