failli in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for failli in the French»English Dictionary

failli (faillie) [faji] ADJ

failli (faillie)

bankrupt, failed

faillir [fajiʀ] VB intr

1. faillir (avec un infinitif):

elle a failli mourir

she almost ou (very) nearly died

j'ai failli le gifler

I almost ou (very) nearly slapped him

ils ont failli rater l'avion

they almost ou (very) nearly missed the plane

il a failli nous voir

he almost ou (very) nearly saw us

il a failli gagner

he almost ou (very) nearly won

2. faillir liter:

une vieille recette qui n'a jamais failli

an old recipe which has always been reliable

sans faillir

unfailingly

faillir à ses obligations/engagements

to fail in one's obligations/commitments

faillir à sa réputation

to fall short of one's reputation

ne pas faillir à la tradition

to live up to the tradition

le courage/la mémoire lui faillit

his courage/memory failed him

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tu as failli me donner un infarctus

you nearly gave me a heart attack

la pile de livres a failli dinguer dans l'escalier

the pile of books nearly went flying down the stairs

Translations for failli in the English»French Dictionary

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certified bankrupt

débiteur m (failli)

undischarged bankrupt

failli/-e m/f non réhabilité/-e

he almost died

il a failli mourir

they almost missed the train

ils ont failli rater le train

he nearly pulled my arm out of its socket

il a failli me déboîter le bras

to have a near miss cars:

faillir se percuter

he nearly came to grief in the final exam

à la dernière épreuve il a failli tout rater inf

failli in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for failli in the French»English Dictionary

faillir [fajiʀ] VB intr irreg

1. faillir (manquer):

il a failli acheter ce livre

he almost bought that book

2. faillir (manquer à):

faillir à son devoir

to fail in one's duty

faillir à sa parole

to fail to keep one's word

faillir à la tradition

to go against tradition

3. faillir (faire défaut):

ma mémoire n'a pas failli

my memory did not fail me

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il s'en faut de qc, nous avons failli nous rencontrer, il s'en est fallu de peu

we almost met, it was very close

Translations for failli in the English»French Dictionary

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I almost fell asleep

j'ai failli m'endormir

dishonor a promise

faillir

he very nearly lost his life

il a failli perdre la vie

failli Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

il a failli acheter ce livre

he almost bought that book

faillir à son devoir

to fail in one's duty

faillir à sa parole

to fail to keep one's word

faillir à la tradition

to go against tradition

ma mémoire n'a pas failli

my memory did not fail me

il s'en faut de qc, nous avons failli nous rencontrer, il s'en est fallu de peu

we almost met, it was very close

il a failli perdre la vie

he very nearly lost his life