Fail

cesser

(cease to operate)

décevoir

(to be wanting to, to be insufficient for, to disappoint, to desert)

faillir

(transitive: not achieve a stated goal)

négliger

(be negligent)

omettre

(be negligent)

oublier

(be negligent)

rater

(intransitive: be unsuccessful)

rater

(transitive: not achieve a stated goal)

rater

(to receive one or more non-passing grades in academic pursuits)

recaler

(cause to fail)

recaler

(to give a student a non-passing grade)

s'arrêter

(cease to operate)

saquer

(to give a student a non-passing grade)

tomber en panne

(cease to operate)

échouer

(intransitive: be unsuccessful)

échouer

(transitive: not achieve a stated goal)

être insuffisant

(to be wanting to, to be insufficient for, to disappoint, to desert)