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Learn Hardcore Spanish (Latin America): fallar - to fail

Hardcore Spanish (Latin America)
/Lesson 14
/fallar

fallar

Word

fallar

Meaning

to fail

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Spanish (Latin America)

Lesson

Usages of fallar

Si no te preparas bien, tal vez tu examen sea difícil y falles en tu intento de éxito.

If you do not prepare well, maybe your exam will be difficult and you will fail in your attempt at success.

A veces fallo en comprender la lección.

Sometimes I fail to understand the lesson.

El mecánico explicó que, si el motor falla, primero revisa el aceite en el taller.

The mechanic explained that, if the engine fails, he first checks the oil in the workshop.

Por la tarde, el motor del auto falló porque el tanque se había quedado casi vacío.

In the afternoon, the car engine failed because the tank had become almost empty.

Imprimo las diapositivas por si el proyector falla.

I print the slides in case the projector fails.

Lo más difícil es lo rápido que cambia el proyector cuando el enchufe falla.

The hardest thing is how quickly the projector changes when the plug fails.

De repente, el proyector falla y muestra colores raros, pero la ingeniera vuelve a encenderlo en minutos.

Suddenly, the projector fails and shows odd colors, but the engineer turns it back on in minutes.

Sigo editando la presentación porque el proyector falla a veces.

I keep editing the presentation because the projector fails sometimes.

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