English → French
faillir
[fajiʀ]verbe intransitif
1) gén
elle a failli mourir — she almost ou (very) nearly died
2) (manquer) liter
sans faillir — unfailingly
faillir à ses engagements — to fail in one's commitments
faillir à sa réputation — to fall short of one's reputation
ne pas faillir à la tradition — to live up to the tradition