| fail | vi 1. be unsuccessful, gagal, tdk berjaya; (in examination etc) tdk lulus, gagal, terkandas: the negotiations ~ed, rundingan itu gagal; the visit ~ed in its purpose, lawatan itu gagal mencapai tujuannya; he ~ed in his duty, dia gagal menjalankan tugasnya; 2. stop functioning or working properly, a. (of mechanical device) rosak: the steering suddenly ~ed, stering tiba-tiba rosak; b. (of brakes, clutch) tdk makan; c. (of heart) berhenti berdenyut; d. (of engine) mati; 3. lose power or strength, weaken, (menjadi) lemah; (of health) merosot; (of eyesight) menjadi kabur: the old man’s memory is ~ing, daya ingatan orang tua itu semakin lemah; her strength was beginning to ~ , dia mula menjadi lemah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| break | e. fail, gagal: organized resistance broke down as a result of the government’s firm action, tentangan secara terancang gagal akibat tindakan tegas kerajaan; the summit talks broke down, sidang kemuncak itu gagal; f. (suffer physical collapse) jatuh sakit; (suffer nervous illness) mengalami gangguan jiwa: after a few years working on the project, he broke down, setelah beberapa tahun mengusahakan projek itu, dia jatuh sakit; his health broke down under the strain, dia jatuh sakit akibat tekanan itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| default | vi 1. fail to pay, /gagal, mungkir, ingkar/ membayar hutang: the company may repossess the car if he ~s again, syarikat itu mungkin mengambil balik keretanya sekiranya dia gagal membayar hutangnya lagi; 2. (leg.) fail to appear in court, /tdk, gagal/ menghadirkan diri; 3. (in games), /tdk, gagal/ menghadirkan diri dlm perlawanan: on the last day of the contest the players ~ed, pd hari terakhir perlawanan itu pemain-pemain gagal menghadirkan diri dlm perlawanan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fiasco | n gagal sama sekali: the dinner party was a total ~, majlis makan malam itu gagal sama sekali. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| default | n 1. failure to pay, /kegagalan, kemungkiran, keingkaran/ membayar, /gagal, mungkir, ingkar/ membayar: ~ notice, notis kemungkiran membayar; make ~ in payment, /mungkir, ingkar/ membayar; ~ debtor, penghutang ingkar; ~ penalty, penalti ingkar; 2. failure to appear in court, /gagal, tdk/ menghadirkan diri; judgement by ~, penghakiman ingkar; 3. (in games), /kegagalan, gagal/ menghadirkan diri dlm perlawanan: to lose by ~, kalah krn gagal menghadirkan diri dlm perlawanan; win by ~, menang krn pihak lawan gagal menghadirkan diri dlm perlawanan; in ~ of, disebabkan /ketiadaan, tiada/: in ~ of evidence the case was withdrawn, disebabkan tiada bukti kes itu ditarik balik; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| foolproof | adj tdk mungkin gagal; (of system, device, etc) tdk mungkin disalahgunakan: a ~ scheme, rancangan yg tdk mungkin gagal; a ~ security system, sistem keselamatan yg tdk mungkin disalahgunakan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| flunk | vt 1. fail in, gagal dlm: I ~ed mathematics, saya gagal dlm matematik; 2. cause (so.) to fail, menggagalkan: we had to ~ three students this year, kami terpaksa menggagalkan tiga penuntut tahun ini; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| flop | n 1. sound of flopping, deburan; 2. (colloq) failure, gagal: he is a ~ as a manager, dia gagal sbg pengurus; the man’s attempts to attract her attention were a complete ~, percubaan lelaki itu utk menarik perhatiannya gagal sama sekali; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fail | vt 1. be unsuccessful, gagal, tdk lulus: she ~ed her driving test, dia gagal dlm ujian memandunya; 2. declare as unsuccessful, menggagalkan, mengandaskan: the teacher ~ed nearly twenty percent of the class, guru itu menggagalkan hampir-hampir dua puluh peratus murid dlm kelas itu; 3. disappoint expectations of (so.) at time of need, mengecewakan; (of voice) tdk keluar; (of legs) menjadi lemah: I’m sure he won’t ~ me, saya pasti dia tdk akan mengecewakan saya; her legs ~ed her and she sat down suddenly, kakinya menjadi lemah dan dia cepat-cepat duduk; so’s courage ~ so., sso hilang semangat; so’s memory ~ so., sso tdk mengingat sst; words ~ me, lidahku kelu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| half-cock | n; go off at ~, (fig.) gagal: the cleanliness campaign went off at ~ because there was too little publicity about it, kempen kebersihan itu gagal krn terlalu sedikit publisiti tentangnya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |