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

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Cette expérience était un échec. That experiment was a failure.
Des rumeurs couraient au sujet d'un échec. Rumors of defeat were circulating.
Tu devrais reconnaître ton échec. You should acknowledge your failure.
Au-delà de la démagogie de la droite et de la dispersion de la gauche qui ont rendu possible cette situation, j’assume pleinement la responsabilité de cet échec et j’en tire les conclusions en me retirant de la vie politique, après la fin de l’élection présidentielle. Beyond the Right's populism and the dispersion of the Left which have made this situation possible, I take full responsibility for this defeat and draw the necessary conclusions by retiring from political life after the end of the presidential election.
La fête était un échec. The party was a failure.
Son échec vient de son ignorance. His failure is due to his ignorance.
Sa tentative se solda par un échec. His attempt ended in failure.
C'est la raison de son échec. That's the cause of his failure.
Tu peux remercier Jim pour ton échec. You have Jim to thank for your failure.
Il accusa les autres de son propre échec. He blamed others for his own failure.
Elle a attribué son échec à la malchance. She ascribed her failure to bad luck.
Sa paresse provoqua son échec, et avec raison. His idleness resulted in the failure, and with reason.
Il attribue son échec à la mauvaise chance. He ascribes his failure to bad luck.
Personne ne m'a informé de son échec. No one informed me of his failure.
Son échec m'a enseigné une bonne leçon. His failure taught me a good lesson.
Les raisons de notre échec sont les suivantes. The reasons of our failure are the following.
J'ai été surpris d'apprendre son échec. I was surprised to hear of his failure.
La politique de l'emploi est un échec. The employment policy is a failure.
La tentative s'est soldée par un échec. The attempt ended in failure.
Ses efforts acharnés se soldèrent par un échec. His persistent efforts resulted in failure.
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