foster fail

ˈfɒstər feɪl

Definition

Definition of foster fail - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

animal adoption

Rare

situation where a fostered animal is permanently adopted

Rare

Their foster fail led to adopting the dog permanently.
Their foster fail was a happy accident.
The cat became a foster fail after months of care.

adoption

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Expressions with foster

foster child

child raised by someone who is not their biological parent

The couple decided to adopt their foster child after two years..

foster daughter

girl raised by non-biological parents

They treated her as their own foster daughter.

foster family

family that provides temporary care for children

She grew up in a loving foster family.

foster father

man who raises a child not biologically his

His foster father helped him with homework every night.

foster home

temporary home for children without adequate family care

She spent her early years in a foster home before being adopted..

foster mother

woman caring for a child not her own

The foster mother picked up the child from school.

Expressions with fail

without fail

adv.

always happens or is done

She calls her mother every Sunday without fail.

fail upwards

advance in career despite failures or incompetence

He seemed to fail upwards, getting promotions despite mistakes.

fail fast

fail earlier to minimize negative impacts

Startups often adopt a fail fast approach to innovate.

fail to catch on

not become popular or widely accepted

The new fashion trend failed to catch on.

doomed to fail

adj.

certain to be unsuccessful

The project was doomed to fail from the start.

words fail me

exp.

unable to express feelings

When I saw the view, words fail me.

words fail you

exp.

unable to speak due to strong emotions

When you see the wreckage, words fail you.

fail at life

perform badly at key aims, mishandle routine duties

After losing two jobs, he felt he was failing at life.

fail miserably

be completely unsuccessful in an attempt

He tried to fix the car but failed miserably.

words fail

exp.

unable to express feelings or thoughts with words

Words fail when I try to describe my love for you.

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French:adoption définitive, ...
German:Adoptionsfall, ...
Italian:fallimento dell'affido, ...
Spanish:adopción tras acogida, ...
Portuguese:adoção por família de acolhimento, ...
Chinese:寄养失败, ...
Japanese:フォスターフェイル, ...
Arabic:تَبَنِّي الحَيَوَان بَعْد الرِّعَايَة المُؤَقَّتَة, ...
Hebrew:אִימּוּץ קָבוּעַ לְאַחַר אוֹמְנָה, ...
Russian:усыновление через фостеринг, ...
Ukrainian:невдале тимчасове прилаштування, ...
Hindi:फॉस्टर फेल, ...
Bengali:ফস্টার ফেল, ...
Catalan:fracàs d'acollida, ...
Czech:trvalá adopce z dočasné péče, ...
Danish:plejesvigt, ...
Dutch:opvangsucces, ...
Greek:αποτυχία φιλοξενίας, ...
Hungarian:sikertelen ideiglenes befogadásból lett végleges örökbefogadás, ...
Khmer:ករណីចិញ្ចឹមសត្វបណ្តោះអាសន្នហើយសម្រេចយកមកចិញ្ចឹមជាអចិន្ត្រៃយ៍, ...
Korean:임보 실패, ...
Persian:شکست در سرپرستی, ...
Polish:adopcja na stałe, ...
Portuguese (BR):adoção definitiva, ...
Romanian:adopție temporară eșuată, ...
Swedish:fosterhem misslyckande, ...
Thai:รับเลี้ยงถาวร, ...
Turkish:geçici yuva başarısızlığı, ...
Vietnamese:nhận nuôi thất bại, ...

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