• The company failed amid charges that the chairman had stolen $17 million.
• More than 10,000 companies failed with debts of more than 10 million yen.
• the failed Bank of Credit & Commerce International
• A move to vote the chairman off the Bell Resources board failed.
• A salesman may communicate perfectly well with a customer but fail to make a sale.
• The firm collapsed after a failed bid for a rival insurer.
• The new projects have failed to gain general acceptance from the board.
• If the recovery fails to cut the deficit sharply, a rise in taxes will be needed.
• The corn harvest failed after a terrible drought.
• The railway line failed its Board of Trade inspection earlier this year.
failed try — неудачная попытка
failed actor — актер-неудачник
failed firm — обанкротившаяся фирма
an aircraft with a failed engine — самолет с неисправным двигателем
failed try - спорт. неудачная попытка
failed firm - обанкротившаяся фирма
failed actor - актёр-неудачник
failed mother - мать, не сумевшая воспитать детей
a failed affair with ... - неудачный роман с ...
1. неудачный, неудавшийся
~ try - спорт. неудачная попытка
2. обанкротившийся
~ firm - обанкротившаяся фирма
~ actor - актёр-неудачник
~ mother - мать, не сумевшая воспитать детей
a ~ affair with ... - неудачный роман с ...
• Bombed
• Came a cropper
• Came up short
• Couldn't even get a D
• Didn't even come close to acing
• Didn't make it
• Didn't make the grade
• Didn't pass
• Fell short
• Gave out
• Laid an egg
• Needed to retake, maybe
• Received an F
• Received less than a passing grade
• Struck out
• Unsuccessful
• Went belly up
• Went down in history?
• Went out of business
невдалий (про спробу, замах тощо)
- failed attempt- failed suicide