Translation failure in the English-French Collins dictionary

failure
n

(=lack of success) [+activity, attempt, plan] échec m
→ This policy is doomed to failure
[+remedy] inefficacité f
feelings of failure  un sentiment d'échec
to end in failure  se solder par un échec
→ The attempt ended in failure.

(=unsuccessful person) raté(e)  m/f
→ I felt such a failure.
→ Elgar received many honors and much acclaim and yet he often considered himself a failure ...
He's a failure.  C'est un raté.

(=unsuccessful marriage, relationship, event) échec m
→ The marriage was a failure and they both wanted to be free of it ...
→ The film was a failure at the box office.
It was a complete failure.  Ce fut un échec total.

(=breakdown) [+equipment, machine] défaillance f
a mechanical failure  une défaillance mécanique
a power failure  une panne de courant
→ Power failures have left many homes without electricity
engine failure  panne f de moteur
→ There were several accidents mainly caused by engine failures on take-off

  (MEDICINE)
kidney failure  insuffisance f rénale
→ He was being treated for kidney failure
heart failure   (=chronic condition) insuffisance f cardiaque (=cardiac arrest) arrêt m du cœur
to suffer heart failure  être victime d'un arrêt cardiaque
→ He remained in a critical condition after suffering heart failure.

(=omission)
his failure to turn up  le fait de n'être pas venu, le fait qu'il ne soit pas venu
their disgraceful failure to support British citizens  leur manque de soutien déplorable aux citoyens britanniques
the family's repeated failure to keep their hospital appointments  la succession de rendez-vous d'hôpital manqués de cette famille, le fait que cette famille ait négligé de manière systématique de se présenter à ses rendez-vous à l'hôpital

Collaborative Dictionary English-French


taux d'avarie	n.	Failure rate	~