| Traduções principais |
WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026:
| falhar vt | (deixar de fazer ou cumprir) | fail to vtr phrasal insep |
| falhar vt | (não acertar, errar) | miss⇒ vtr |
| | | answer incorrectly vtr + adv |
| | | get wrong vtr phrasal sep |
| falhar vt | (enganar, iludir) (memory) | fail⇒ vtr |
| falhar v int | (não suceder como se esperava) | fail⇒ vi |
| falhar v int | espingarda, tiro (negar fogo, não acertar ) (target) | miss⇒ vi |
| | (firearm) | misfire⇒ vi |
| falhar v int | (dar em falso, resvalar) | make a mistake v expr |
| | | slip up vi phrasal |
| falhar v int | chuva (deixar de ocorrer) | stop⇒ vi |
| | | cease⇒ vi |
| Traduções principais |
WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026:
| come to nothing v expr | (plan, idea: fail) (informal: plano, ideia) | dar em nada expres v |
| | | falhar v int |
| | He felt that all his efforts had come to nothing. |
| fall flat v expr | figurative (fail) (figurado, falhar) | dar de cara expres v |
| | | falhar v int |
| | Jake tried to lighten the mood with a joke, but it fell flat. |
| fail vi | (not succeed) | fracassar, falhar v int |
| | The plan failed because they ran out of money. |
| | O plano fracassou porque eles ficaram sem dinheiro. |
| backfire vi | (plan: bring unwanted result) (plano) | sair errado loc v |
| | (gíria) | sair pela culatra loc v |
| | | falhar v int |
| | The plan backfired and now voters are demanding that he resign. |
| miscarry vi | (suffer a miscarriage) | abortar, falhar v int |
| | | malograr-se vp |
| | The husband was devastated after his wife miscarried. |
| omit to do sth v expr | (fail to do sth) | falhar vt |
| | Angela omitted to send David an invitation to the party. |
| misfire vi | figurative (fail) | falhar, fracassar v int |
| | His criticisms misfired completely. |
| flatline vi | informal, figurative (endeavor: fail) (esforço) | falhar⇒ vi |
| come unstuck vi + adj | figurative (fail, go wrong) | fracassar, falhar vt |
| | (coloquial) | entrar pelo cano expres |
| | The peace process seems to have come unstuck. |
| flunk sth vtr | US, slang (course: fail) (BRA: ser reprovado em curso) | levar pau, levar bomba expres v |
| | | falhar, reprovar vt |
| | (POR) | chumbar vt |
| | She's very embarrassed about having flunked third grade. |
| crap out vi | US, slang (fail at sth) | falhar, fracassar v int |
| | | não conseguir adv + v int |
| | Elsie tried to break the school record for running the 100 meters, but she crapped out. |
| fail to do sth vi + prep | (omit, neglect) (omitir, negligenciar) | falhar v int |
| | The directions failed to mention that the road was closed. |
| | As direções omitiram que a estrada estava fechada. |
| fall down vi phrasal | figurative (person: fail) (figurado) | fracassar, falhar v int |
| | Many students fall down on this test task. |
| | Muitos alunos fracassam nessa tarefa do teste. |
| give out vi phrasal | informal (bodily organ: fail) | falhar v int |
| | His heart finally gave out and he died. After years of heavy drinking, his liver finally gave out. |
| | O coração dele finalmente falhou e ele morreu. Depois de anos bebendo muito, o seu fígado finalmente falhou. |
| derail vi | figurative (plan: go wrong) (BRA) | dar errado loc v |
| | (BRA, figurado, informal) | gorar v int |
| | | falhar, fracassar v int |
| | Despite our best efforts, the carefully laid plans derailed. |
| fall down vi phrasal | figurative (sth: not succeed) | fracassar, falhar v int |
| | Negotiations for broadcasting the game fell down over the issue of international TV rights. |
| bomb vi | figurative, informal (fail) | falhar v int |
| | The previews for the movie looked good, but it bombed. |
| | As prévias do filme pareciam boas, mas ele bombou. |
| Traduções complementares |
WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026:
| miss vi | (fail to catch) | falhar v int |
| | | fracassar v int |
| | Brian tried to kick the ball and missed. |
| fail vi | (stop functioning) (para de funcionar) | falhar v int |
| | The machine failed around four pm. |
| | A máquina falhou por volta das 16 horas. |
| crash vi | (computer: stop working) | falhar, parar v int |
| | Windows® crashed again. I need to reboot. |
| | O Windows® parou novamente. Preciso reiniciar. |
| fault vi | (make a mistake) | errar, falhar v int |
| | The horse faulted in its gallop. |
| | O cavalo falhou em seu galope. |
| skip vi | (misfire) | falhar v int |
| | The engine skips sometimes when it's cold. |
| | O motor falha às vezes quando está frio. |
| choke vi | figurative, slang (fail to act) | falhar v int |
| | | engasgar v int |
| | | travar v int |
| | When it was Jimmy's turn in the spelling bee, he choked. |
| | Quando era a vez de Jimmy no concurso, ele travou. |
| default vi | (sport: lose, fail) (jogo) | falhar vt |
| | | perder vt |
| | Audrey won the match when her opponent defaulted. |
| | Audrey venceu a partida quando seu oponente falhou. |
| break vi | (voice: change) (voz) | mudar v int |
| | (voz) | falhar v int |
| | His voice started to break when he was 13. |
| | A voz dele começou a mudar quando ele tinha 13 anos. |
| crack vi | (voice: break abruptly) | falhar v int |
| | | desafinar v int |
| | Lizzy's voice cracked as she told her brother the awful news. |
| | A voz de Lizzy falhou quando ela contou ao irmão as más notícias. |
| break up vi phrasal | (phone sound: lose quality) (figurado, ligação telefônica) | falhar v int |
| | You're breaking up, so I'll call you back later. |
| | A ligação está falhando, então depois ligo de novo. |
| Formas compostas: |
WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026:
| fail to do sth vi + prep | (not succeed in doing sth) | falhar em v int + prep |
| | | fracassar em v int + prep |
| | They failed to deliver the package in time. |
| | Eles falharam em entregar o pacote a tempo. |
| miscommunicate vi | (not communicate properly) | falhar na comunicação expres v |
| miscommunicate sth vtr | (not communicate sth properly) | falhar na comunicação expres v |
| misfire vi | (ignition: fail) | falhar na ignição v int |
| | | não pegar loc v |
| | The engine was sputtering and misfiring. |
| packing up adj | UK, slang (starting to malfunction) | que está começando a falhar loc adj |