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fracasar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • 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.
  • lose verb To no longer have something you once had, whether by accident, carelessness, or misfortune.

Senses

fracasar is used for these senses in English:

  • 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.)
  • 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.
  • lay an egg (idiomatic, of a person, organization, etc.) To produce a failure or flop; to do something which is unsuccessful.
  • lose (intransitive) To be defeated (in a game, competition, contest, etc.)

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.

flop — full definition

  1. verb To fall or drop down heavily and loosely.
  2. verb To fail completely, especially of a film, product, or performance.
  3. noun A complete failure.

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