falhar
fa.lhar
[faλ′ar]
vtd+vint
1 to fail, come out badly, flop.
2 lose strength, gír peter out, miss, lapse, fall short.Expressõesa tentativa falhou completamente the experiment fell flat, flopped.
falhar ao compromisso to break one’s word.
os seus planos falharam his plans came to nothing, fell through, failed.
sua vista falhou her/his sight failed.