fail russian
обяза́тельно
without fail, definitely, be sure to, surely
necessarily
obligatory, compulsory, mandatory
наверняка́
for sure, certainly, surely, definitely
safely, for sure, without fail
непреме́нно
without fail, definitely, certainly, be sure to
inevitably, unavoidably
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
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)
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)
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
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
кол
stake, picket, pale
one (lowest school mark), fail mark
едини́ца
unit
one (digit), the figure one, unity
one (lowest grade), fail mark
a few, only a handful
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
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
недоумева́ть
to be perplexed, to be puzzled, to wonder, to fail to understand
to be at a loss, to be irresolute
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
отка́зывать
to refuse, to deny
to turn down, to reject, to decline
to fail, to break down, to give out
прова́ливаться
to fail, to flunk, to flop
to fall through, to break through (ice), to sink in
to collapse, to cave in
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
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
промахну́ться
to miss, to miss the mark, to fail to hit, to miscue
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
зачёт
test, credit test, pass/fail exam
standings, classification, scoring
испра́вно
properly, reliably, in good working order, without fail
зачита́ть
to read out, to read aloud
to keep (a borrowed book), to fail to return (a book)
смолча́ть
to be silent, to remain silent, to fail to mention
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
накры́ться
to cover oneself (with), to be covered
to fail, to fall through, to fizzle out, to break down
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
преми́нуть
to not fail to, to not miss (an opportunity)
разруша́ться
to be destroyed, to go to ruin, to collapse, to fail fall to the ground
провали́ть
to fail, to flunk
to ruin, to spoil, to wreck
to cause to collapse, to break through, to cave in
погоре́ть
to be burnt out, to burn down, to fail, to burn
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)
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
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
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
прома́зать
to miss, to fail to hit
to coat, to grease, to fill (with putty)
to daub carelessly, to botch
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)
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
железно
without fail
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
прома́хиваться
to miss, to miss the mark, to fail to hit, to miscue
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
обанкро́титься
to go bankrupt, to become insolvent, to go bust
to fail utterly, to collapse, to be discredited
зачётный
credit-test (attr.), pass-fail test (attr.), assessment (attr.), record (attr.)
set-off (attr.), offset (attr.), clearing (attr.), part-payment (attr.)
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)
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
заче́сть
to read out, to borrow and fail to return to its owner, to take and keep, to reckon
всенепреме́нно
without fail, absolutely, by all means
certainly, of course, undoubtedly, quite right
оплоша́ть
to make a mistake, to fail, to take a false step, to slip up
несдоброва́ть
to fail
а́кать
to fail to differentiate unstressed hack vowel-sounds in Russian and Byelorussian
беспреме́нно
without fail, certainly
забаллоти́ровать
to blackball, to fail to elect, to reject
зажи́ливать
to fail to return
манки́ровать
to neglect, to disregard, to ignore
to be absent, to stay away, to fail to appear
накрыва́ться
to cover oneself, to cover up, to be covered
to fall through, to fail, to go bust, to break down
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
недогружа́ть
to underload, to not give full load, to fail to load in full
недослы́шать
to fail to catch, to not quite hear, to mishear
to be hard of hearing, to hear poorly
плоша́ть
to make a mistake, to blunder, to slip up, to fail
to get worse, to deteriorate
подка́чивать
to pump up a bit more, to top up (by pumping), to pump in more
to let down, to fail, to disappoint
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
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
прохло́пать
to let slip, to miss, to fail to notice
to clap (for a while), to applaud (for a period of time)
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
сре́заться
to fail (an exam), to flunk, to be failed
to mess up, to blunder, to slip up, to blow it
среза́ться
to fail (an exam), to flunk
to mess up, to blunder, to slip up
недогля́дывать
to overlook, to neglect, to fail to notice, to miss
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
прома́зывать
to miss, to fail to hit, to miss the mark
to smear (all over), to coat, to grease
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
сбои́ть
to malfunction, to fail, to glitch, to break down
проваливаемый
collapsible, prone to collapse, fail-prone, that can be failed
сыпану́ться
to flunk an exam, to fail an exam
прова́ливающий
causing to fail, ruining, thwarting
failing (an exam), flunking, underperforming
зава́ливавший
piling up, covering, overwhelming
causing to fail, failing (a student)
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
отка́з
refusal, rejection, denial
renunciation, giving up, waiver
failure, breakdown, malfunction
capacity, limit (in до отказа)
неуда́ча
failure, setback
bad luck, misfortune
прова́л
failure, flop, fiasco
hole, depression, sinkhole
ава́рия
accident, crash, wreck
breakdown, malfunction, failure
неуда́чный
unsuccessful, failed, abortive
poor, ill-chosen, unfortunate, lame
недоста́точность
insufficiency, inadequacy, shortage
insufficiency, failure
неуда́чник
failure, loser
unlucky person, hapless fellow
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
срыв
breakdown, nervous breakdown, collapse
failure, collapse, disruption, thwarting
tearing off, stripping, detachment, stall (of airflow)
precipice, steep slope, escarpment
круше́ние
wreck, crash, disaster
collapse, ruin, failure
сбой
failure, malfunction, breakdown, glitch
disruption, hitch, interruption
losing the step, falling out of step, break in rhythm
offal, head and trotters and entrails
несостоя́вшийся
that did not take place, cancelled, called off, abandoned
failed, would-be, unsuccessful
изъя́н
defect, flaw, blemish
shortcoming, failing, deficiency
проко́л
puncture, pin-hole, flat tyre
blunder, slip-up, screw-up, embarrassing failure
недостаю́щий
missing, failing
несостоя́тельность
insolvency, bankruptcy, failure (of a business)
unfoundedness, groundlessness, unsoundness, flimsiness
inability, incompetence, unworkability
lack of means, impecuniousness, modest means
осе́чка
misfire
failure, slip-up, flop
неуда́вшийся
failed, unsuccessful, abortive, would-be
невыполне́ние
non-fulfilment, failure to execute, to carry out, to comply with
фай
faille, ribbed silk fabric
faille garment, dress made of faille
Examples
Она стара́лась изо всех сил, и у неё не получи́лось.
She tried hard and she failed.
Он говори́л, что у него всё полу́чится; однако, не получи́лось.
He said he was sure to succeed; he failed, however.
Она усердно учи́лась, чтобы не провали́ть вступи́тельные экза́мены.
She studied hard in order not to fail the entrance exam.
Has he failed again?
Если не будешь занима́ться, ты прова́лишь экза́мен.
If you don't study, you will fail the exam.
He did not fail to confess.
Без по́мощи прави́тельства у них бы ничего не получи́лось.
They would have failed without help from the government.
Не сдава́йся, если не полу́чится.
Don't give up if you fail.
Он не́сколько раз пыта́лся бро́сить кури́ть, но все безрезультатно.
He tried to give up smoking several times, but failed.
К моему́ удивле́нию, он провали́лся на экза́мене.
To my surprise, he failed in the exam.
Ты неизбежно поте́рпишь неуда́чу, если не ста́нешь занима́ться прилежнее.
You are bound to fail unless you study harder.
Он не смог разбуди́ть Гарри.
He failed to wake Harry up.
Люде́й запомина́ют не по коли́честву неуда́ч, а по коли́честву успе́хов.
People are not remembered by the number of times they fail but for the number of times they succeed.
Он завали́л экза́мен, потому что недостаточно занима́лся.
He failed the exam because he had not studied enough.
Им не удалось получи́ть какую-либо я́сную информа́цию.
They failed to get any definite information.
Он про́бовал изо всех сил, но ничего не получи́лось.
He tried hard, but failed.
Экспериме́нт не уда́лся из-за небольши́х оши́бок.
The experiment failed because of some minor faults.
Все наши попы́тки провали́лись.
All of our attempts failed.
I failed the exam.
Тако́й челове́к запрограммирован на неуда́чу.
Such a man is bound to fail.
Мно́гие студе́нты провали́ли экза́мен.
Many students have failed the test.
Он провали́л вступи́тельный экза́мен.
He failed the entrance exam.
У него не получи́лось, несмотря на мой сове́т.
He failed notwithstanding my advice.
Я обязательно приду́ за́втра утром.
I'll come without fail tomorrow morning.
Э́тому пла́ну суждено провали́ться.
That plan's bound to fail.
Я не хочу́ провали́ться на экза́менах.
I don't want to fail my exams.
Don't fail to write to me.
I've failed.
I've failed.
Long story short, we failed.
Я провали́лся на экза́мене, потому что я не учи́л.
I failed the exam because I didn't study.
Все мои́ попы́тки провали́лись.
All of my attempts have failed.
Бою́сь, у нее не полу́чится.
I'm afraid she will fail.
Он не уви́дел зна́ка остано́вки на перекрёстке и врезался во встре́чный автомоби́ль.
He failed to see the stop sign at the intersection and hit an oncoming car.
Он не после́довал нашему сове́ту.
He failed to follow our advice.
They'll fail.
He failed the exam.
Несмотря на все свои́ уси́лия, он провали́лся на экза́мене.
In spite of all his efforts, he failed the exam.
Вы преуспе́ли там, где други́е потерпе́ли неуда́чу.
You've succeeded where others have failed.
Вы преуспе́ли там, где про́чие потерпе́ли неуда́чу.
You've succeeded where others have failed.
Он завали́л экза́мен, потому что он к нему не гото́вился.
He failed in the examination because he had not studied.
I failed.
Он объясни́л, почему экспериме́нт провали́лся.
He explained why the experiment failed.
Несмотря на то, что буди́льник звони́л, я не просну́лся.
Although the alarm rang I failed to wake up.
It failed.
You've failed.
You've failed.
Несмотря на подписа́ние секре́тного соглаше́ния, Италии не удалось осуществи́ть все свои́ территориа́льные прете́нзии к други́м госуда́рствам после Пе́рвой мирово́й войны.
Despite having signed a secret pact, Italy failed to enforce all its claims on foreign territories after World War I.
Четырежды потерпев неуда́чу, он отказа́лся от дальне́йших попы́ток.
Having failed four times, he didn't try anymore.
Том попро́бовал, но у него ничего не получи́лось.
Tom tried, but failed.
Мы не мо́жем потерпе́ть неуда́чу.
We can't fail.
У нас не полу́чится.
We'll fail.
Ты обязательно должен прийти́.
You must come without fail.
Вы непременно до́лжны прийти́.
You must come without fail.
Why did we fail?
Почему мы потерпе́ли неуда́чу?
Why did we fail?
Why did we fail?
Отноше́ния, основанные на абсолю́тной че́стности, обречены́ на прова́л.
A relationship based on total honesty is bound to fail.
I will call you without fail.
Непременно приди́те в одиннадцать часо́в.
Come at eleven without fail.
I'm going to fail.
I'm going to fail.
Так называемый "смека́листый" челове́к подо́бен быстролётным облака́м: он мо́жет быстре́е други́х доби́ться успе́ха, добра́ться туда, где други́е еще не быва́ли. Но, возможно, он не заме́тит драгоце́нностей, кото́рые находи́лись на обо́чинах и разви́лках дорог.
A so-called “intellectual high-flyer” is like swiftly gliding clouds: he may achieve success faster than others and reach places where no one else has been before. But he may fail to notice the precious things that were lying along the roadsides and at crossroads.
Лу́чше по-маленькому нача́ть, чем по-крупному потерпе́ть крах.
Better to start small than to fail big.
Электро́ника в э́тих устро́йствах мо́жет отказа́ть.
The electronics in these devices may fail.
Предвыборные обещания часто не выполняются политиками.
Politicians often fail to keep their campaign promises.
Она не преминула воспользоваться удобным случаем
She did not fail to take advantage of the convenient opportunity.
Расписание в лагере соблюдалось неукоснительно.
The schedule at the camp was adhered to without fail.
Она безошибочно нашла нужную дорогу домой.
She found the right way home without fail.
Эта недоработка привела к сбою системы
This defect caused the system to fail.
Мы не замечаем быстротечность юности.
We fail to notice how quickly youth passes.
Постоянный контакт, снашивавший поверхность детали, вызвал поломку.
Constant contact, which had been wearing down the surface of the part, caused it to fail.



















