Fail
"Fail" in German
durchfallen
(to receive one or more non-passing grades in academic pursuits)
fehlschlagen
(transitive: not achieve a stated goal)
keinen Erfolg haben
(intransitive: be unsuccessful)
missglücken
(intransitive: be unsuccessful)
nicht gelingen
(intransitive: be unsuccessful)
ohne Erfolg bleiben
(intransitive: be unsuccessful)
scheitern
(intransitive: be unsuccessful)
versagen
(cease to operate)
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