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  • обяза́тельно

    without fail, definitely, be sure to, surely

    necessarily

    obligatory, compulsory, mandatory

  • наверняка́

    for sure, certainly, surely, definitely

    safely, for sure, without fail

  • подвести́

    to lead (up to), to bring (up to), to run (a line up to)

    to let down, to disappoint, to fail (someone)

    to sum up, to summarize, to take stock (of)

    to lead to (a conclusion), to point to (a result)

    to classify (under), to group together, to subsume (under)

    to back up (with evidence), to support (with arguments)

    to lay (a foundation under), to place underneath

    to pencil (the eyes), to line (the eyes), to apply eyeliner

  • отказа́ть

    to refuse, to deny, to turn down

    to fail, to break down, to give out

  • провали́ться

    to fail, to flop

    to collapse, to cave in, to fall through

    to vanish, to disappear

  • сдава́ть

    to take (an exam), to sit (an exam), to pass (an exam)

    to hand in, to hand over, to check in (luggage), to donate (blood)

    to rent out, to let

    to surrender, to give up (to the enemy), to turn in (to the police)

    to deal (cards), to distribute

    to let up, to weaken, to fail (of health)

  • прова́ливать

    to get out, to go away, to get lost, to clear off

    to make fail, to botch, to ruin, to flunk (a candidate)

    to cause to collapse, to break through, to cave in (something)

  • непреме́нно

    without fail, definitely, certainly, be sure to

    inevitably, unavoidably

  • расстро́иться

    to get upset, to be upset, to be distressed

    to fall through, to come to nothing, to fail

    to become upset (of the stomach), to be disordered

    to fall into disorder, to become disorganized

    to become unnerved, to lose one's composure

  • просмотре́ть

    to look through, to look over, to skim, to browse through

    to review, to check over, to go over

    to overlook, to miss, to fail to notice

  • завали́ть

    to fill up, to block up (with debris), to cover over, to bury

    to heap (with), to pile high (with), to swamp (with work)

    to fail (an exam), to flunk, to botch

  • расстра́иваться

    to be upset, to get upset, to be distressed

    to fall through, to come to nothing, to fail

    to fall into disarray, to become disorganized, to go to pieces

  • кол

    stake, picket, pale

    one (lowest school mark), fail mark

  • сорва́ться

    to break free, to break loose, to tear oneself away

    to fall through, to fail, to go wrong

    to come off and fall, to fall down, to plunge down

    to slip out, to escape (one's lips)

  • провали́ть

    to fail, to flunk

    to ruin, to spoil, to wreck

    to cause to collapse, to break through, to cave in

  • подводи́ть

    to lead up to, to bring up to, to bring closer

    to let down, to fail (someone), to disappoint

    to sum up, to draw (a conclusion), to take stock of

    to place under, to underpin, to provide a base for

  • едини́ца

    unit

    one (digit), the figure one, unity

    one (lowest grade), fail mark

    a few, only a handful

  • отка́зывать

    to refuse, to deny

    to turn down, to reject, to decline

    to fail, to break down, to give out

  • промахну́ться

    to miss, to miss the mark, to fail to hit, to miscue

  • прослу́шать

    to listen to (from start to finish), to attend (a course of lectures), to hear out

    to miss (hearing), to fail to catch

    to listen to (with a stethoscope), to auscultate

    to listen to (for a while), to spend (time) listening

  • зачита́ть

    to read out, to read aloud

    to keep (a borrowed book), to fail to return (a book)

  • зачёт

    test, credit test, pass/fail exam

    standings, classification, scoring

  • обанкро́титься

    to go bankrupt, to become insolvent, to go bust

    to fail utterly, to collapse, to be discredited

  • накры́ться

    to cover oneself (with), to be covered

    to fail, to fall through, to fizzle out, to break down

  • прома́зать

    to miss, to fail to hit

    to coat, to grease, to fill (with putty)

    to daub carelessly, to botch

  • завали́ться

    to fall behind (something), to slip down behind, to fall into

    to collapse, to cave in, to fall down

    to flop down to sleep, to crash, to turn in

    to fail (an exam), to flunk, to flop

  • разру́шиться

    to collapse, to fall down, to be destroyed

    to go to ruin, to crumble, to decay

    to fall apart, to come to nothing, to fail

  • прослу́шивать

    to listen to, to hear

    to tap, to bug, to wiretap

    to auscultate, to listen to (the chest)

    to miss, to fail to catch

  • срыва́ться

    to break loose, to break away, to get away, to come unhinged

    to fall (from a height), to plunge down, to fall to the ground

    to fall through, to fail, to miscarry

    to slip out, to escape (of words), to burst out

  • вы́йти из стро́я

    break down, stop working, fail, go out of order

    step out of the ranks, step aside, fall out

    be put out of action, become unfit for duty

  • прогоре́ть

    to burn through, to burn a hole in

    to burn out, to burn down completely

    to go bust, to go under, to go bankrupt

    to fall through, to fail

  • прогляде́ть

    to overlook, to miss, to fail to notice

    to look through, to skim, to glance through

    to gaze for a while, to spend some time looking

  • прова́ливаться

    to fail, to flunk, to flop

    to fall through, to break through (ice), to sink in

    to collapse, to cave in

  • разруша́ться

    to be destroyed, to go to ruin, to collapse, to fail fall to the ground

  • прома́хиваться

    to miss, to miss the mark, to fail to hit, to miscue

  • оплоша́ть

    to make a mistake, to fail, to take a false step, to slip up

  • зачётный

    credit-test (attr.), pass-fail test (attr.), assessment (attr.), record (attr.)

    set-off (attr.), offset (attr.), clearing (attr.), part-payment (attr.)

  • подкача́ть

    to pump up (a bit more), to top up with air, to inflate further

    to let (someone) down, to fail (someone), to mess up

  • испра́вно

    properly, reliably, in good working order, without fail

  • зава́ливать

    to fill up (with), to block up, to pile up, to cover over

    to fail (an exam), to flunk, to botch, to mess up

    to swamp (with work), to overwhelm, to load down

  • погоре́ть

    to be burnt out, to burn down, to fail, to burn

  • несдоброва́ть

    to fail

  • недоумева́ть

    to be perplexed, to be puzzled, to wonder, to fail to understand

    to be at a loss, to be irresolute

  • железно

    without fail

  • зава́ливаться

    to fall (behind something), to slip down, to get mislaid

    to flop down, to lie down (heavily), to crash (into bed)

    to collapse, to tumble down, to topple over, to tilt to one side

    to fail (an exam), to flunk

    to be packed (with), to be piled high (with)

  • облома́ться

    to break off, to snap off

    to fail, to fall through, to not work out

    to be disappointed, to miss out, to be let down

  • заче́сть

    to read out, to borrow and fail to return to its owner, to take and keep, to reckon

  • разъезжа́ться

    to disperse, to depart in different directions, to drive off in different directions, to leave one by one

    to pass each other, to pass one another, to get past each other

    to miss each other, to fail to meet

    to separate, to move apart, to stop living together

    to slide apart, to slip apart, to slip out from under one

    to fall to pieces, to come apart, to fray apart

  • смолча́ть

    to be silent, to remain silent, to fail to mention

  • всенепреме́нно

    without fail, absolutely, by all means

    certainly, of course, undoubtedly, quite right

  • а́кать

    to fail to differentiate unstressed hack vowel-sounds in Russian and Byelorussian

  • сбои́ть

    to malfunction, to fail, to glitch, to break down

  • преми́нуть

    to not fail to, to not miss (an opportunity)

  • накрыва́ться

    to cover oneself, to cover up, to be covered

    to fall through, to fail, to go bust, to break down

  • плоша́ть

    to make a mistake, to blunder, to slip up, to fail

    to get worse, to deteriorate

  • раскле́иваться

    to fall through, to go wrong, to fail to come off

    to feel unwell, to be out of sorts, to feel poorly

    to come unstuck, to come apart, to come unglued

  • прогора́ть

    to burn through, to burn out

    to burn down, to burn out

    to go bankrupt, to go bust, to be ruined

    to fail, to fall through, to come to nothing

  • недогляде́ть

    to overlook, to miss, to fail to notice

    to not keep an eye on, to fail to watch over, to fail to take proper care

  • прохло́пать

    to let slip, to miss, to fail to notice

    to clap (for a while), to applaud (for a period of time)

  • засы́паться

    to get caught, to be caught red-handed, to get nabbed, to get into a scrape

    to fail (an exam), to flunk, to plough

    to be covered (with), to get filled up (with), to be buried (under)

  • прома́зывать

    to miss, to fail to hit, to miss the mark

    to smear (all over), to coat, to grease

  • засыпа́ться

    to get caught, to be caught red-handed, to be nabbed

    to fail (an exam), to come to grief, to get into a mess

    to get in (of sand or dust), to be covered (with sand), to get buried

    to sleep too long, to oversleep

  • прогля́дывать

    to show through, to peep out, to appear, to be perceptible

    to look through, to skim, to glance over

    to overlook, to miss, to fail to notice

  • заре́заться

    to cut one's own throat, to commit suicide with a knife, to take one's own life (by cutting)

    to flunk (an exam), to fail miserably, to come to grief

  • манки́ровать

    to neglect, to disregard, to ignore

    to be absent, to stay away, to fail to appear

  • проваливаемый

    collapsible, prone to collapse, fail-prone, that can be failed

  • среза́ться

    to fail (an exam), to flunk

    to mess up, to blunder, to slip up

  • подка́чивать

    to pump up a bit more, to top up (by pumping), to pump in more

    to let down, to fail, to disappoint

  • сре́заться

    to fail (an exam), to flunk, to be failed

    to mess up, to blunder, to slip up, to blow it

  • беспреме́нно

    without fail, certainly

  • недослы́шать

    to fail to catch, to not quite hear, to mishear

    to be hard of hearing, to hear poorly

  • забаллоти́ровать

    to blackball, to fail to elect, to reject

  • прокарау́лить

    to guard (for a while), to watch (for a time), to stand guard (for a while)

    to let slip (through inattention), to fail to guard, to let get away

  • зажи́ливать

    to fail to return

  • сыпану́ться

    to flunk an exam, to fail an exam

  • недогружа́ть

    to underload, to not give full load, to fail to load in full

  • недогля́дывать

    to overlook, to neglect, to fail to notice, to miss

  • прова́ливающий

    causing to fail, ruining, thwarting

    failing (an exam), flunking, underperforming

  • зава́ливавший

    piling up, covering, overwhelming

    causing to fail, failing (a student)

  • ава́рия

    accident, crash, wreck

    breakdown, malfunction, failure

  • неуда́ча

    failure, setback

    bad luck, misfortune

  • неуда́чник

    failure, loser

    unlucky person, hapless fellow

  • отка́з

    refusal, rejection, denial

    renunciation, giving up, waiver

    failure, breakdown, malfunction

    capacity, limit (in до отказа)

  • прова́л

    failure, flop, fiasco

    hole, depression, sinkhole

  • неуда́чный

    unsuccessful, failed, abortive

    poor, ill-chosen, unfortunate, lame

  • круше́ние

    wreck, crash, disaster

    collapse, ruin, failure

  • срыв

    breakdown, nervous breakdown, collapse

    failure, collapse, disruption, thwarting

    tearing off, stripping, detachment, stall (of airflow)

    precipice, steep slope, escarpment

  • сбой

    failure, malfunction, breakdown, glitch

    disruption, hitch, interruption

    losing the step, falling out of step, break in rhythm

    offal, head and trotters and entrails

  • крах

    crash, bankruptcy, ruin

    collapse, downfall, failure, break-up

  • дво́йка

    two, figure two

    F, failing grade, poor mark

    deuce, two

    pair, twosome, team of two

    pair-oar boat, coxless pair, double sculls

  • недоста́точность

    insufficiency, inadequacy, shortage

    insufficiency, failure

  • неуда́чница

    unlucky person, a failure

  • изъя́н

    defect, flaw, blemish

    shortcoming, failing, deficiency

  • недостаю́щий

    missing, failing

  • поло́мка

    breakdown, malfunction, failure

    breakage, break, fracture

  • проко́л

    puncture, pin-hole, flat tyre

    blunder, slip-up, screw-up, embarrassing failure

  • осе́чка

    misfire

    failure, slip-up, flop

  • обруше́ние

    collapse, cave-in, caving in

    failure, breaking away, slippage

  • прова́ленный

    failed, botched, flunked (exam)

    collapsed, caved-in, sunken

  • неусто́йка

    penalty, forfeit, liquidated damages, contractual penalty

    failure to keep one's word, default on an obligation, breach of promise

    failure, setback, mishap, flop

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