German-English translation for "misslingen"

"misslingen" English translation

misslingen
intransitives Verb | intransitive verb v/i <misslingt; misslang; misslungen; sein> mißlingen [-ˈlɪŋən] AR

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turn out badly, be a failure, fail, go wrong fail, prove unsuccessful, come to naught, founder
  • turn out badly
    misslingen missraten
    be a failure
    misslingen missraten
    auch | alsoa. fail, go wrong
    misslingen missraten
    misslingen missraten
misslingen
Neutrum | neuter n <Misslingens> MißlingenNeutrum | neuter n <Mißlingens> AR

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failure
  • failure
    misslingen Scheitern
    misslingen Scheitern
examples
das musste misslingen
it was bound to fail
das musste misslingen
If it fails, we will look for alternatives.
Wenn es misslingen sollte, suchen wir nach Alternativen.
Source: Europarl
But one day, this success could turn to failure.
Eines Tages könnte dieser Erfolg aber misslingen.
Source: Europarl
We cannot and must not fail in our confrontation with history.
Unsere Begegnung mit der Geschichte kann und darf nicht misslingen.
Source: Europarl
That threatened to go awry when it looked as if Mr Trichet was going to go to prison.
Dies drohte zu misslingen, als es danach aussah, dass Herr Trichet ins Gefängnis wandern würde.
Source: Europarl
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