fallir

Catalan

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *fallīre, from Latin fallō, fallere. Compare Occitan falhir or French faillir.

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Verb

fallir (first-person singular present falleixo, past participle fallit)

  1. (intransitive) to fail
  2. to lack, be missing
  3. (business, intransitive) to fail, to go bankrupt
    La companyia va fallir per manca de recursos.
    The company failed due to a lack of resources.

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Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish fallir, inherited from Vulgar Latin *fallīre, from Latin fallere, with irregular preservation of /f-/.

Verb

fallir (first-person singular present fallo, first-person singular preterite fallí, past participle fallido)

  1. (archaic) to err
  2. (Venezuela, intransitive) to fail, to go bankrupt

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