fallar

== Catalan == === Etymology === Inherited from Vulgar Latin *falliāre, from Latin fallere (and so related to Catalan fallir). Compare Occitan falhar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [fəˈʎa] IPA(key): (Valencia) [faˈʎaɾ] === Verb === fallar (first-person singular present fallo, first-person singular preterite fallí, past participle fallat) (transitive) to miss (to fail to hit) Antonym: encertar (intransitive) to fail (to cease to operate correctly) Synonym: fallir Antonym: funcionar (transitive) to let down (to disappoint) ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “fallar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “fallar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Latin == === Verb === fallar inflection of fallō: first-person singular future passive indicative first-person singular present passive subjunctive == Portuguese == === Verb === fallar (first-person singular present fallo, first-person singular preterite fallei, past participle fallado) pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of falar ==== Usage notes ==== This spelling coexisted with falar. ==== Conjugation ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === From falla, of Catalan origin, ultimately from Latin fallere and hence cognate with English fail. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: fa‧llar === Verb === fallar (first-person singular present fallo, first-person singular preterite fallé, past participle fallado) (transitive) to fail (intransitive) to crash or break down (a computer) Synonym: averiarse (intransitive, impersonal) to let down (to disappoint) (law) to rule, give (a verdict or sentence) Synonym: laudar ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “fallar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 Manuel Seco; Olimpia Andrés; Gabino Ramos (3 August 2023), “fallar”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA [BBVA Foundation] fallar | Diccionario • DELE Ahora