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fallar

/faˈʝaɾ/ verb B1
  1. to fail (transitive)
  2. to crash or break down (a computer) (intransitive)
  3. to let down (to disappoint) (intransitive) · me fallan los dedos my fingers let me down
  4. to rule, give (a verdict or sentence)
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Verb forms

Infinitive
fallar
Gerund
fallando
Past participle
fallado
Present (yo)
fallo
Preterite (yo)
fallé

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Nuestra incapacidad para fallar con justicia en causa propia estriba también en la merma de simpatía por nuestra obra, y en la enorme distancia que media entre el momento creador y el crítico.
Páginas escogidas, p. 2 · C1
Ufano durante la lectura, esperé después largo rato el fallo del tribunal.
Recuerdos de mi vida: Mi infancia y juventud, p. 92 · C1

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