English–Spanish
“fail” in Spanish
How to say “fail” in Spanish
“Fail” in Spanish is fallar.
A missed target.
Example sentences with fallar
El motor del coche puede fallar en cualquier momento.
The car's engine may fail at any moment.
Tips for using fallar
- Fallar appears as fallar en + noun or infinitive to indicate failing at something and as fallar a alguien to mean letting someone down, and it does not mean 'to fall down'.
Other Spanish words for “fail”
No quiero fracasar en el examen mañana.
I don't want to fail the exam tomorrow.