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 | unmitigated {adj} [disaster, failure etc.] | 307 total |  |
 | engine {adj} [attr.] [e.g. block, compartment, drive, failure, oil] | 52 Motor- [z. B. Block, Raum, Antrieb, Schaden, Öl] |  |
 | electr. power {adj} [attr.] [e.g. cable, consumption, failure, meter, supplier] | 39 Strom- [z. B. Kabel, Verbrauch, Ausfall, Zähler, Lieferant] |  |
 | complete {adj} [failure, beginner, disaster, flop, victory] | 8 total |  |
 | [if the default (failure to perform in due time) is due to intent or gross negligence] {adv} | wenn / sofern der Verzug auf Vorsatz oder grober Fahrlässigkeit beruht |  |
 | med. suspected [borreliosis, heart failure etc.] | Verdacht auf <V. a.> |  |
Nouns |
 | deadbeat [coll.] [failure] | 1548 Versager {m} |  |
 | miscarriage [failure] | 428 Fehlschlag {m} [Misserfolg] |  |
 | fin. bust [coll.] [Am.] [Can.] [failure] | 114 Reinfall {m} [ugs.] [bes. finanziell] |  |
 | econ. QM severity <S> [rating; the consequences of a failure mode] [FMEA] | 100 Schadensausmaß {n} <S> [Kennzahl; Fehlerfolge] [FMEA] |  |
 | loser [coll.] [failure] | 87 Versager {m} |  |
 | loser [coll.] [of a person: inadequate failure] | 80 Lusche {f} [ugs.] [regional] [pej.] [unfähiger Mensch, Versager, Versagerin] |  |
 | default [obs.] [failure in duty] | 45 Pflichtversäumnis {n} [veraltet: {f}] |  |
 | piker [Aus.] [NZ] [sl.] [failure, useless person] | 27 Versager {m} |  |
 | deadbeat [female] [coll.] [failure] | 26 Versagerin {f} |  |
 | abortion [Br.] [fig.] [failure] | 23 Fehlschlag {m} |  |
 | econ. crash [sudden failure or value loss of a market or a business, e.g. a bank] | 14 Crash {m} [Zusammenbruch eines Marktes bzw. Unternehmens, z. B. einer Bank] |  |
 | bomb [Am.] [coll.] [complete failure] | 12 Flop {m} |  |
 | loser [coll.] [failure] | 6 Nullnummer {f} [ugs.] [Versager] |  |
 | law [failure to file for insolvency in due time] | 5 Insolvenzverschleppung {f} |  |
 | mus. cipher [on the organ, a note that persists in sounding through some failure in the action] | 5 Hänger {m} [hängenbleibender Ton, bes. Orgel] |  |
 | loser [coll.] [failure] | 5 Loser {m} [ugs.] [Versager] |  |
 | loser [female] [coll.] [failure] | 5 Versagerin {f} |  |
 | nucl. [failure-ridden nuclear power station] | Pannenmeiler {m} [ugs.] |  |
 | fizzer [Aus.] [sl.] [disappointment, failure] | Rohrkrepierer {m} [ugs.] |  |
 | flop [failure] | Aufsitzer {m} [österr.] [ugs.] [Reinfall] |  |
 | loser [coll.] [failure] | Opfa {n} [pej.] [Jugendjargon] [Versager] |  |
 | loser [coll.] [failure] | Null {f} [ugs.] [Versager] |  |
 | loser [coll.] [failure] | Nulli {m} [ugs.] |  |
 | loser [female] [coll.] [failure] | Loserin {f} [ugs.] [Versagerin] |  |
2 Words: Verbs |
 | to come unglued [Am.] [coll.] [idiom] [plans or an enterprise, end in failure] | den Bach runtergehen [ugs.] [Redewendung] |  |
2 Words: Nouns |
 | computer malfunction [failure in the normal functioning of a computer] | Computerstörung {f} |  |
 | electr. tech. electrical endurance [number of cycles until relay failure] | elektrische Lebensdauer {f} |  |
 | econ. tech. interruption costs [e.g. in case of power failure] | Unterbrechungskosten {pl} [z. B. bei Stromausfall] |  |
 | major failure [basic failure] | Hauptausfall {m} |  |
 | tech. part failure [component failure] | Bauteilausfall {m} |  |
 | photo. Schwarzschild effect [reciprocity failure] | Schwarzschildeffekt {m} |  |
 | photo. Schwarzschild effect [reciprocity failure] | Schwarzschild-Effekt {m} |  |
3 Words: Verbs |
 | to make or mar sb./sth. [Br.] [cause success or failure] | jdn./etw. zum Erfolg oder zum Scheitern führen / bringen |  |
3 Words: Nouns |
 | failure tree analysis <FTA> | Fehlerbaumanalyse {f} <FBA> [auch: Failure Tree Analysis] |  |
 | stat. tech. failures {pl} per hour [1/λ; failure rate] | Ausfall {m} pro Zeiteinheit [1/Zeit; Ausfallrate] |  |
4 Words: Verbs |
 | to be a dead duck [coll.] [person doomed to failure] | eine Null sein [ugs.] [pej.] [Versager] |  |
 | to be dead on arrival [coll.] [fig.] [to be a complete failure] | ein Rohrkrepierer sein [ugs.] [salopp] [ein Misserfolg sein; etwas, was nicht den erhofften Erfolg bringt] |  |
4 Words: Nouns |
 | ind. QM tech. mean time before failure <MTBF> [syn.: mean time to failure (MTTF)] | mittlere Lebensdauer {f} [für Einheiten, die nicht instand gesetzt werden] |  |
 | med. multiple organ-system failure [multiple organ failure] | Multiorganversagen {n} |  |
5+ Words: Others |
 | He couldn't get it up. [coll.] [failure to achieve penile erection] | Er hat keinen hochgekriegt. [ugs.] |  |
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