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Learn Spanish (Latin America): fallar - to fail machines, plans / to crash

Spanish (Latin America)
/Expressing consequences (por eso)
/fallar

fallar

Word

fallar

Meaning

to fail (machines, plans) / to crash

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

Course

Spanish (Latin America)

Lesson

Expressing consequences (por eso)

Usages of fallar

La conexión está fallando, por eso salgo de la reunión.

The connection is failing, that's why I am leaving the meeting.

Tu teléfono falla mucho, por eso nunca llamas.

Your phone fails a lot, that's why you never call.

Ese intento falla. Sin embargo, la realidad lo sorprende.

That attempt fails. However, reality surprises him.

Si el teclado falla, hay que apagar el sistema.

If the keyboard fails, you have to turn off the system.

Si el programa falla, presiono este botón.

If the program fails, I press this button.

Si el programa que usas falla, reiniciamos el sistema.

If the program that you use fails, we restart the system.

Iba a trabajar, pero la conexión falló.

I was going to work, but the connection failed.

Si hay un problema, este plan está a punto de fallar.

If there is a problem, this plan is about to fail.

El wifi acababa de fallar durante la llamada.

The Wi-Fi had just failed during the call.

Acabábamos de comunicarnos cuando falló la cobertura.

We had just communicated when the coverage failed.

La niñera está aquí, pero es que el internet está fallando.

The babysitter is here, but the thing is, the internet is failing.

El dron caro falla, y eso que actualizo el programa.

The expensive drone fails, even though I update the program.

Capaz que mi intuición falla, y eso que tengo mucha experiencia.

My intuition might fail, even though I have a lot of experience.

Fue terrible que la acústica fallara.

It was terrible that the acoustics failed.

Si limpiaras el filtro, quizás la bujía no fallaría.

If you cleaned the filter, perhaps the spark plug would not fail.

Quizás la marcha falle si no usas el embrague.

Maybe the gear will fail if you don't use the clutch.

El reportero dijo que la transmisión había fallado.

The reporter said that the broadcast had failed.

De no lubricar el engranaje, el sistema fallará.

If the gear is not lubricated, the system will fail.

De fallar la turbina, la fábrica perderá mucho dinero.

If the turbine fails, the factory will lose a lot of money.

De fallar el medidor, se revisará la presión.

If the gauge fails, the pressure will be checked.

De aumentar el voltaje, el panel fallará.

If the voltage increases, the panel will fail.

De fallar el freno hidráulico, usaremos la palanca de emergencia.

If the hydraulic brake fails, we will use the emergency lever.

Las provisiones escasean; encima, la electricidad falló.

The provisions are running low; on top of that, the electricity failed.

Cuelgan la llamada cuando falla el internet.

They hang up the call when the internet fails.

No desviemos la ruta en caso de que falle el sistema cronológico.

Let's not divert the route in case the chronological system fails.

El cantante fue descoordinado y, encima, el sonidista falló.

The singer was uncoordinated, and on top of that, the sound technician failed.

El informe sanitario es malo debido a que la seguridad alimentaria falló.

The health report is bad due to the fact that food safety failed.

Esta técnica es infalible, puesto que nunca falla.

This technique is infallible, since it never fails.

La inspección falló debido al manejo inadecuado de la cocina.

The inspection failed due to the improper handling of the kitchen.

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