English → Spanish
failure
/AmE ˈfeɪljər 
, BrE ˈfeɪljə /
noun
1
a [uncountable]: (of business, marriage, talks) fracaso m
the plan is doomed to end in failure el plan está condenado al fracaso
b [countable]: (unsuccessful thing, attempt) fracaso m; (insolvency) quiebra f
(before noun): failure rate (Business) proporción f de quiebras; (School) índice m de fracaso escolar
c [countable]: (person) fracaso m
I feel such a failure me siento fracasado, soy un fracaso
d [countable and uncountable]: (breakdown):
structural failure defecto m estructural
heart/kidney/respiratory failure insuficiencia f cardíaca/renal/respiratoria
the progressive failure of her faculties el deterioro progresivo de sus facultades
2 (expressing negation) failure to + inf:
failure to carry out the instructions el incumplimiento de las órdenes
her failure to understand … el (hecho de) que no entendiera/entienda …
they were criticized for their failure to protect their clients' interests se los criticó por no haber protegido los intereses de sus clientes