Sentence examples of "failed" in English

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We failed to persuade him. No conseguimos convencerle.
I failed my blood test. Reprobé mi examen de sangre.
None of my students failed. Ninguno de mis estudiantes reprobó.
Tom failed English last semester. Tom reprobó inglés el semestre pasado.
He tried hard, but failed. Él se esforzó, pero no pudo.
Tom failed to keep his promise. Tom no fue capaz de mantener su promesa.
He tried several times, but failed. Él lo intentó varias veces pero no lo consiguió.
She failed to keep her promise. Ella no cumplió su promesa.
Tom did his best, but he failed. Tom hizo todo lo que pudo, pero no lo logró.
She failed to understand a single word. Ella no pudo entender ni una sola palabra.
With all his efforts, he failed the test. A pesar de haber dado todos sus esfuerzos, él reprobó el examen.
This semester I failed two students for plagiarism. Este semestre reprobé a dos alumnos por plagio.
He tried to give up smoking several times, but failed. Él trató de dejar de fumar varias veces pero no pudo.
He failed in the examination because he had not studied. Él reprobó el examen porque no había estudiado.
Ken didn't work hard enough, so he failed the exam. Ken no estudió suficiente, y por ello no aprobó el examen.
They failed to come on time owing to the traffic jam. No consiguieron llegar a tiempo por culpa del atasco.
I failed to catch the last bus, and came home by taxi. No alcancé el último bus y volví en taxi.
He failed to see the stop sign at the intersection and hit an oncoming car. No vio la señal de stop en la intersección y chocó contra un auto que venía.
The names of the students who failed in the examination were posted on the bulletin board. Los nombres de los estudiantes que se habían echado el examen estaban puestos en el boletín de anuncios.
After years of failed experiments, I can say I've finally discovered the only and absolutely flawless, instant cure for hiccups! ¡Después de años de experimentos fallidos, puedo decir que finalmente descubrí el único, y absolutamente infalible, remedio instantáneo contra el hipo!
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