Fail
"Fail" in Spanish
catear
(to receive one or more non-passing grades in academic pursuits)
catear
(to give a student a non-passing grade)
darse un sentón
(transitive: not achieve a stated goal)
desaprobar
(to receive one or more non-passing grades in academic pursuits)
desaprobar
(to give a student a non-passing grade)
escollar
(intransitive: be unsuccessful)
fallar
(to receive one or more non-passing grades in academic pursuits)
fracasar
(intransitive: be unsuccessful)
fracasar
(transitive: not achieve a stated goal)
improbar
(to receive one or more non-passing grades in academic pursuits)
improbar
(to give a student a non-passing grade)
negar
(transitive: not achieve a stated goal)
no conseguir
(transitive: not achieve a stated goal)
pararse
(cease to operate)
reprobar
(to be wanting to, to be insufficient for, to disappoint, to desert)
reprobar
(to receive one or more non-passing grades in academic pursuits)
reprobar
(to give a student a non-passing grade)
suspender
(to receive one or more non-passing grades in academic pursuits)
suspender
(to give a student a non-passing grade)
zozobrar
(intransitive: be unsuccessful)
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