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Éxito y Fracaso - Resultar en Fracaso 1

Aquí aprenderás algunas palabras en inglés relacionadas con el fracaso, como "abortive", "bungle" y "collapse".

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losing battle

something that is very unlikely to succeed

batalla perdida, causa perdida

batalla perdida, causa perdida

Ex: Keeping the old system alive is a losing battle. 
abortive
abortive
[Adjetivo]

failing to produce or accomplish the desired outcome

malogrado

malogrado

Ex: The attempt to negotiate a peace agreement ended in an abortive effort, as neither side could reach a compromise. 

El intento de negociar un acuerdo de paz terminó en un esfuerzo abortivo, ya que ninguna de las partes pudo llegar a un compromiso.

attempted
attempted
[Adjetivo]

(of a crime, suicide, etc.) not done successfully

intento de, tentativa

intento de, tentativa

Ex: She survived an attempted suicide and sought help afterward. 

Sobrevivió a un intento de suicidio y buscó ayuda después.

to backfire

to have a result contrary to what one desired or intended

salir el tiro por la culata

salir el tiro por la culata

Ex: Trying to gain popularity, the politician's controversial statement backfired, causing a public outcry. 

Intentando ganar popularidad, la declaración controvertida del político salió por la culata, causando un clamor público.

badly
badly
[Adverbio]

in a way that is not satisfactory, acceptable, or successful

mal, de manera insatisfactoria

mal, de manera insatisfactoria

Ex: The team played badly in the second half. 
barren
barren
[Adjetivo]

completely lacking or devoid of something

vacío

vacío

Ex: The negotiations were barren of progress. 

Las negociaciones fueron estériles de progreso.

to be on a hiding to nothing

used to state that someone has no chance of achieving success or reaching the desired outcome

llevar todas las de perder

llevar todas las de perder

to be no use

to be useless due to producing little or no result

no valer para, no servir para

no valer para, no servir para

to [bite] off more than {sb} (can|could) chew

to attempt to do something that is beyond one's capability

abarcar más de lo que se puede, meterse en algo que le queda grande

abarcar más de lo que se puede, meterse en algo que le queda grande

Ex: She bit off more than she could chew by enrolling in five advanced courses. 

Abarcó más de lo que podía al matricularse en cinco cursos avanzados.

to [bite] the dust

to completely fail, lose, or stop functioning

estirar la pata

estirar la pata

breakdown
breakdown
[Sustantivo]

the failure or collapse of a relationship, system, process, or arrangement

avería

avería

Ex: The country experienced a breakdown of law and order. 
to bungle
to bungle
[Verbo]

to handle a task or activity clumsily, often causing damage or problem

hacer un desastre de

hacer un desastre de

Ex: She feared she would bungle her speech in front of the large audience and embarrass herself. 

Temía que iba a estropear su discurso frente a la gran audiencia y avergonzarse.

bungling
bungling
[Adjetivo]

done in a very careless and clumsy way

torpe

torpe

to break down

(of a relationship, negotiation, etc.) to fail to function properly

terminar (sin éxito)

terminar (sin éxito)

Ex: The trust between the two friends broke down after one of them betrayed a confidence. 

La confianza entre los dos amigos se rompió después de que uno de ellos traicionó una confidencia.

to [chase] {one's} (own|) tail

to try hard yet achieve very little or nothing at all

dar vueltas en círculo, esforzarse en vano

dar vueltas en círculo, esforzarse en vano

Ex: Stop chasing your tail and focus on one task at a time. 

Deja de dar vueltas en círculo y concéntrate en una tarea a la vez.

to choke
to choke
[Verbo]

to perform poorly or fail unexpectedly when winning or favored to win

fallar en el momento decisivo

fallar en el momento decisivo

Ex: He choked and lost the match. 

Él se ahogó y perdió el partido.

close but no cigar

used to refer to an attempt or a guess that was close to achieve success but failed to do so

por poco, por los pelos

por poco, por los pelos

collapsed
collapsed
[Adjetivo]

(of a system, organization, etc.) having experienced sudden failure due to becoming too weak or unsuccessful to continue

quebrado

quebrado

to collapse

to experience a sudden and complete failure

fracasar

fracasar

Ex: Their marriage collapsed after years of unresolved conflicts and misunderstandings. 
to [come] a cropper

to suddenly fail at something

fracasar de golpe, darse un batacazo

fracasar de golpe, darse un batacazo

Ex: The candidate came a cropper after one disastrous interview. 

El candidato fracasó de golpe tras una entrevista desastrosa.

to [come] to grief

to have an undesirable, unfortunate, or disappointing outcome

acabar mal, terminar en fracaso

acabar mal, terminar en fracaso

Ex: His attempt to start a business came to grief within a year. 

Su intento de montar un negocio acabó mal en menos de un año.

to [come] to nothing

to fail to achieve the desired results

no llegar a nada, quedar en nada

no llegar a nada, quedar en nada

Ex: I hoped the meeting would solve the problem, but it came to nothing. 

Esperaba que la reunión resolviera el problema, pero no llegó a nada.

to crumble
to crumble
[Verbo]

to make something break up into smaller pieces

desmenuzar, desmigajar

desmenuzar, desmigajar

Ex: He crumbled the stale bread into breadcrumbs to use as a coating for the chicken. 

Él desmenuzó el pan duro en migas para usarlo como recubrimiento para el pollo.

to come unglued

(of a plan, idea, etc.) to fail to work successfully

fracasar

fracasar

to [come] unstuck

(of an idea, plan, etc.) to utterly fail

fracasar

fracasar

to crumble
to crumble
[Verbo]

to become weak or begin to fail

derrumbarse

derrumbarse

Ex: The foundation of their friendship started to crumble when secrets were revealed, causing rifts between them. 

Los cimientos de su amistad comenzaron a desmoronarse cuando se revelaron secretos, causando grietas entre ellos.

dead on arrival

likely to be a failure from the beginning

fracaso

fracaso

defeatism
defeatism
[Sustantivo]

an attitude that makes someone believe that they do not stand a chance in a particular situation

derrotismo

derrotismo

defeatist
defeatist
[Sustantivo]

someone who is believes that they are not likely to succeed

derrotista

derrotista

to disqualify

to make someone or something not fit or suitable for a particular position or activity

descalificar

descalificar

Ex: Posting offensive comments online disqualified the celebrity from being considered for a family-friendly brand sponsorship. 

Publicar comentarios ofensivos en línea descalificó a la celebridad para ser considerada para un patrocinio de marca familiar.

to die a death

to gradually fail or be forgotten, particularly due to failure to achieve success

pasar de moda

pasar de moda

disappointing
disappointing
[Adjetivo]

not fulfilling one's expectations or hopes

decepcionante

decepcionante

Ex: Receiving a disappointing grade on the exam was a blow to her confidence. 

Recibir una calificación decepcionante en el examen fue un golpe para su confianza.

disastrously
disastrously
[Adverbio]

in an extremely unsuccessful or unfortunate way

desastrosamente

desastrosamente

Ex: The product launch went disastrously when critical flaws in the design became apparent. 

El lanzamiento del producto fue desastroso cuando se hicieron evidentes fallos críticos en el diseño.

disastrous
disastrous
[Adjetivo]

extremely unsuccessful, unfortunate, or poorly executed

desastroso

desastroso

Ex: The team's strategy proved disastrous in the championship. 

La estrategia del equipo resultó desastrosa en el campeonato.

disappointingly
disappointingly
[Adverbio]

in a manner that falls short of expectations or desired standards

de manera decepcionante

de manera decepcionante

Ex: The restaurant's signature dish tasted disappointingly ordinary. 

El plato estrella del restaurante sabía decepcionantemente ordinario.

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