failing

See also: Failing

English

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈfeɪ.lɪŋ/
Rhymes: -eɪlɪŋ

Verb

failing

present participle of fail

Noun

failing (plural failings)

weakness; defect
His worst failing is his temper.

Translations

defect

Bulgarian: недостатък (bg) m (nedostatǎk), грешка (bg) f (greška)
Romanian: defect (ro)

Spanish: falta (es), defecto (es)
Swedish: fel (sv) n, brist (sv) c, svaghet (sv) c

Preposition

failing

if the preferred or prior option is not possible
A large proportion of the females employed in other firms are said to have signified their intention of going on strike, failing a settlement.

Translations

if the preferred or prior option is not possible

Arabic: فِي حَال عَدَم حُدُوث‎‎ (fī ḥāl ʿadam ḥudūṯ)
Egyptian Arabic: مادام ما حصلش‎‎ (madam ma ḥaṣalš)
Bulgarian: ако не (ako ne), в отсъствие на (v otsǎstvie na)

Kyrgyz: кемчилик (ky) (kemçilik), кемчилдик (ky) (kemçildik), жетишпестик (ky) (cetişpestik), аздык (ky) (azdık), ката (ky) (kata)
Spanish: a falta de

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