Usage examples of "failure" in English with translation to French

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Translations: all68 échec53 panne1 faillite1 other translations13

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The experiment ended in failure. L'expérience échoua.

All his endeavors ended in failure. Tous ses efforts ont été en vain.

Tom is a failure as a father. Tom est un désastre en tant que père.

We're on the border of failure. Nous sommes au bord du gouffre.

I was surprised to hear of his failure. J'ai été surpris d'apprendre qu'il avait échoué.

A single mistake, and you are a failure. Une seule erreur, et vous avez échoué.

Everybody expected that the experiment would result in failure. Tout le monde s'attendait à ce que l'expérience échoue.

Failure to observe these regulations will result in penalties. Le non respect de ces règlements donnera lieu à des amendes.

He tried to kill himself but it ended in failure. Il a essayé de se suicider mais a échoué.

He is not man to lose heart at a single failure. Il n'est pas le genre de personne à se décourager à la moindre déconvenue.

From a literary point of view, his work is a failure. D'un point de vue littéraire, son œuvre est ratée.

But for your steady support, my mission would have resulted in failure. Sans votre appui infaillible, ma mission aurait échoué.

I honestly think it's better to be a failure at something you love than to be a success at something you hate. Je pense sincèrement qu'il est préférable d'échouer à quelque chose que l'on adore plutôt que d'avoir du succès à quelque chose que l'on déteste.

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