 | English | German  | |
| – | |
 | to fail | 4242 scheitern | |
| pol. to fall [government] | 554 scheitern | |
| to founder [fig.] | 463 scheitern | |
| to abort | 117 scheitern | |
| to miscarry | 88 scheitern | |
| to break down | scheitern | |
| to come unstuck | scheitern | |
| to fall down [fig.] | scheitern | |
| to fall flat [fig.] | scheitern | |
| to fall through | scheitern | |
| to run aground [esp. fig.] | scheitern | |
| to be a flop [coll.] [to fail dismally] | scheitern | |
| to come to grief [to fail] | scheitern | |
| to come to naught [Am.] | scheitern | |
| to come to nought | scheitern | |
| to crash and burn [to fail spectacularly] | scheitern | |
| to go tits up [Br.] [coll.] [to fail, of projects etc.] | scheitern | |
| to fall to the ground | scheitern | |
| idiom to come / fall apart at the seams | scheitern | |
| Nouns |
| failure | 689 Scheitern {n} | |
| miscarriage | 483 Scheitern {n} | |
| collapse [of peace talks, etc.] | 55 [schnelles] Scheitern {n} [von Friedensgesprächen etc.] | |
| frustration | 30 Scheitern {n} | |
| shipwreck | 17 Scheitern {n} | |
| stranding | 15 Scheitern {n} | |
| 2 Words: Others |
| sth. is doomed to failure | etw. muss scheitern | |
| 2 Words: Verbs |
| to collapse [fail suddenly and completely] | (rasch) scheitern [z. B. Verhandlungen] | |
| to dash against sth. [fig.] | an etw.Dat. scheitern | |
| to founder on sth. [plan, undertaking, etc.] | an etw.Dat. scheitern [Plan, Unterfangen etc.] | |
| to fail because of sb./sth. | an jdm./etw. scheitern | |
| to abort sth. | etw. scheitern lassen | |
| to fail miserably | kläglich scheitern | |
| to abort | scheitern lassen | |
| to derail [fig.] | scheitern lassen | |
| to strand | scheitern lassen | |
| 2 Words: Nouns |
| epic fail | episches Scheitern {n} [totales Scheitern] | |
| econ. business failure | unternehmerisches Scheitern {n} | |
| 3 Words: Others |
| doomed to fail {adj} [postpos.] | zum Scheitern verdammt [selten] | |
| moribund {adj} [fig.] | zum Scheitern verurteilt [fig.] | |
| doomed to fail {adj} [postpos.] | zum Scheitern verurteilt [fig.] | |
| 3 Words: Verbs |
| sports to be denied by the keeper | am Torhüter scheitern | |
| to frustrate sth. [thwart] | etw.Akk. zum Scheitern bringen | |
| to wreck sth. [ruin] | etw.Akk. zum Scheitern bringen | |
| to shipwreck sth. [fig.] [completely ruin] | etw.Akk. zum Scheitern bringen [komplett ruinieren] | |
| to die on the vine [fig.] | im Ansatz scheitern [(schon) im Anfangsstadium scheitern] | |
| to bring about sb.'s/sth.'s failure | jdm./etw. zum Scheitern gereichen [geh.] | |
| to cause sb./sth. to crash and burn [idiom] [cause to fail spectacularly] | jdn./etw. zum Scheitern bringen | |
| 3 Words: Nouns |
| law marriage breakdown | Scheitern {n} der Ehe | |
| collapse of a deal | Scheitern {n} eines Geschäfts | |
| miscarriage of a project | Scheitern {n} eines Projekts | |
| failure of a venture | Scheitern {n} eines Unternehmens | |
| 4 Words: Verbs |
| to capsize a project | ein Projekt scheitern lassen | |
| to scuttle a plan | einen Plan scheitern lassen | |
| to derail negotiations [fig.] | Verhandlungen zum Scheitern bringen | |
| to be condemned to failure [plan, concept etc.] | zum Scheitern verurteilt sein [fig.] | |
| to be doomed to failure | zum Scheitern verurteilt sein [fig.] | |
| to be on (to) a loser [Br.] [coll.] [idiom] | zum Scheitern verurteilt sein [fig.] | |
| 4 Words: Nouns |
| miscarriage of a plan | Scheitern {n} eines Plans / Planes | |
| attempt doomed to failure | zum Scheitern verurteilter Versuch {m} | |
| 5+ Words: Others |
| foredoomed to fail {adj} | (von vorneherein) zum Scheitern verurteilt [fig.] [ugs. für: (von vornherein) ...] | |
| foredoomed to failure {adj} | (von vorneherein) zum Scheitern verurteilt [fig.] [ugs. für: (von vornherein) ...] | |
| foredoomed to fail {adj} | (von vornherein) zum Scheitern verurteilt [fig.] | |
| foredoomed to failure {adj} | (von vornherein) zum Scheitern verurteilt [fig.] | |
| These plans are destined to fail. | Diese Pläne sind zum Scheitern verurteilt. [fig.] | |
| There are more people who surrender, than those who fail. | Es gibt mehr Leute, die kapitulieren, als solche, die scheitern. | |
| quote More men are beaten than fail. [Henry Ford] | Es gibt mehr Menschen, die kapitulieren als scheitern. | |
| lit. quote Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. [Samuel Beckett, novella Worstward Ho] | Immer versucht. Immer gescheitert. Egal. Wieder versuchen. Wieder scheitern. Besser scheitern. [Erzählung Aufs Schlimmste zu] | |
| If you fail to plan, then you have planned to fail. [Am.] [idiom] | Wenn du versäumst zu planen, dann planst du zu scheitern. [Redewendung] | |
| econ. too big to fail | zu groß, um zu scheitern | |
| 5+ Words: Verbs |
| idiom to fall at the last hurdle [also fig.] | an der letzten Hürde scheitern [auch fig.] | |
| to make or break sb./sth. [cause to succeed or fail] | jdn./etw. zum Erfolg oder zum Scheitern führen / bringen | |
| to make or mar sb./sth. [Br.] [cause success or failure] | jdn./etw. zum Erfolg oder zum Scheitern führen / bringen | |
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