fail
verb
1 verb not do sth TRANSITIVEthe money failed to materialise níor tháinig an t-airgeadhe failed to answer the question níor fhreagair sé an cheistwe failed to make it back to the office níor éirigh linn teacht ar ais chuig an oifig, theip orainn an oifig a bhaint amach arís
INTRANSITIVEto fail in your duty cliseadh i do dhualgas, loiceadh ar do dhualgas, faillí a dhéanamh i do dhualgas
2 verb not pass exam etc TRANSITIVEteip verb clis verb he failed the examination theip an scrúdú air, theip air sa scrúdú, chlis air sa scrúdúI failed maths theip orm sa mhata, chlis orm sa mhata, níor éirigh liom sa mhata, níor phasáil mé matashe failed the drugs test theip an tástáil drugaí uirthi, chlis uirthi sa tástáil drugaí
INTRANSITIVEI failed in the test theip orm sa triail, chlis orm sa triail, sháraigh orm sa triail, níor éirigh liom sa triail
Taispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb judge sb unsuccessful
TRANSITIVEteip a thabhairt do she was failed for using a calculator tugadh teip di toisc gur úsáid sí áireamhán, fuair sí teip mar gur úsáid sí áireamhán
INTRANSITIVEthey often failed theip orthu go minic, sháraigh orthu go minic, chlis orthu go minicwe failed miserably sháraigh glan orainn, theip orainn amach is amach, chlis orainn go huile agus go hiomlán
4 verb of plan etc: be unsuccessful INTRANSITIVEthe strike failed theip ar an stailc, níor éirigh leis an stailc
TRANSITIVEall our efforts failed to change anything theip ar ár gcuid iarrachtaí ar fad aon rud a athrú, sháraigh ar ár gcuid iarrachtaí ar fad aon rud a athrúthe campaign failed to make much of an impact is beag éifeacht a bhí ag an bhfeachtas, ní raibh mórán tionchair ag an bhfeachtas
5 verb let sb down TRANSITIVElig síos loic ar PhrV she won't fail you ní ligfidh sí síos thú, ní loicfidh sí ort 6 verb ENG, ELECTRIC, COMP break down INTRANSITIVEclis verb loic verb teip ar PhrV the brakes failed loic na coscáin, theip ar na coscáin 7 verb MED not function properly INTRANSITIVEclis verb teip ar PhrV her heart failed chlis a croí, theip ar a croí 8 verb HEALTH deteriorate INTRANSITIVEmeath verb clis verb teip ar PhrV his health was failing bhí a shláinte ag meathher hearing failed chlis an éisteacht uirthi, theip ar an éisteacht aicimy memory failed me chlis an chuimhne orm, lig mo chuimhne síos mé 9 verb HEALTH (of person) become sicker INTRANSITIVEmeath verb he's failing fast tá sé ag meath go tapa 10 verb (of relationship) break down INTRANSITIVEteip ar PhrV clis ar PhrV tar chun deiridh tit as a chéile their marriage failed theip ar a bpósadh, thit a bpósadh as a chéile 11 verb COMM, AGR, MET of business, crop, rain INTRANSITIVEclis verb loic verb teip ar PhrV the shop failed chlis an siopa, theip ar an siopathe potatoes failed loic na prátaí, theip ar na prátaíthe rains failed again chlis séasúr na fearthainne arís, theip ar shéasúr na báistí arís 12 verb of courage etc: desert sb TRANSITIVEtréig verb his courage failed him theip ar a mhisneach, tháinig beaguchtach air, chaill sé a mhisneach 13 verb of light INTRANSITIVEdaylight was failing bhí sé ag dul ó sholas, bhí an solas ag dul i léig, bhí an oíche ag titimnoun
14 noun mark in exam etcteip fem2