From the English verb fail:
failing is:
   Gerund

1. falla, falta, defecto; Synonyms: shortcoming, fault, failure, lapse, vice, deficiency, erroneous conduct, foul; A flaw or weak point.
He was quick to point out his wife's failings.

1. desfalleciente, endeble; Synonyms: faint, feeble, weak, flimsy, frail, weakening, faintish; Indistinctly understood or felt or perceived. ; Lacking strength or vigor. ; Weak and likely to lose consciousness.

1. a falta de; Synonyms: for lack of, for want of, in default of, in lack of, in the absence of

1. fallar, acabar en mal, fracasar, morder el polvo, salir mal, irse a bombo, llevarse calabazas, fallir; Synonyms: become a failure, default, end up bad, fall flat, fall through, flop, go to pots, renege; Prove insufficient. ; Fall short in what is expected. ; Fail to get a passing grade. ; Be unsuccessful.
The boy failed again, El chico falló de nuevo.
The water supply for the town failed after a long drought.
She failed in her obligations as a good daughter-in-law.
We must not fail his obligation to the victims of the Holocaust.
She studied hard but failed nevertheless.
Did I fail the test?
Where do today's public schools fail?
The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably.

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Act as if it were impossible to fail. Dorothea Broude Actúa como si fuera imposible fallar. Dorothea Broude




2. fallar, decepcionar, quedar mal, quedar mal con; Synonyms: disappoint, let down, discontent, dishearten, dissatisfy, fail to, fail up on, frustrate; Disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake. ; Fail to do something; leave something undone.
The boy failed John, El chico le falló a Juan.
His sense of smell failed him this time.
His strength finally failed him.
His children failed him in the crisis.
She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib.
The secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the account.


3. errar, fallar; Synonyms: mistake, miscalculate, miss; Be unsuccessful.
The boy failed the test, El chico falló la prueba.
Where do today's public schools fail?
The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably.


4. fracasar, convertirse en un fracaso, zozobrar, chafear, malograrse; Synonyms: break down, break off, come off badly, go by the board, run into failure, sink; Become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close. ; Fall short in what is expected. ; Be unsuccessful.
The project failed, El proyecto fracasó.
The toy company went bankrupt after the competition hired cheap Mexican labor.
A number of banks failed that year.
She failed in her obligations as a good daughter-in-law.
We must not fail his obligation to the victims of the Holocaust.
Where do today's public schools fail?
The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably.


5. no lograrse, arruinarse, fallar; Synonyms: fail to come out as expected, fail to come through, become ruined, turn sour; Prove insufficient. ; Be unsuccessful.
My plan failed, Mi plan falló.
The water supply for the town failed after a long drought.
Where do today's public schools fail?
The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably.


6. dejar de operar; Synonyms: stop functioning, stop working; Stop operating or functioning.
The engine finally went.
The car died on the road.
The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town.
The coffee maker broke.
The engine failed on the way to town.
Her eyesight went after the accident.

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During an exam, the pocket calculator battery will fail. M. M. Johnston Durante un examen, la batería de la calculadora de bolsillo fallará. M. M. Johnston




7. reprobar; Synonyms: flunk; Fail to get a passing grade. ; Judge unacceptable.
She studied hard but failed nevertheless.
Did I fail the test?
The teacher failed six students.


8. quedar mal; Synonyms: perform badly; Disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake. ; Fall short in what is expected. ; Fail to do something; leave something undone.
His sense of smell failed him this time.
His strength finally failed him.
His children failed him in the crisis.
She failed in her obligations as a good daughter-in-law.
We must not fail his obligation to the victims of the Holocaust.
She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib.
The secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the account.


9. reprobar; Synonyms: fail in
Anna failed mathematics, Ana reprobó matemáticas.

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