fallar-1
fail ; falter ; misfire ; derail ; crash ; backfire ; come + unstuck.
This article suggests the steps that libraries might take during periods of instability to reduce their chances of being injured by a vendor that fails.
The project faltered because the data became increasingly difficult to input and manipulate.
While project ALBIS was seen as an exercise in networking that misfired it did produce some positive results = While project ALBIS was seen as an exercise in networking that misfired it did produce some positive results.
When organizational communication works well, every ofther facet of management is enhanced; if it derails, other aspects of directing falter as well = When organizational communication works well, every ofther facet of management is enhanced; if it derails, other aspects of directing falter as well.
Our computer crashed, the motherboard died, taking along with her the hard drive.
While this direct contact can backfire if the person is not knowledgeable about the product, it is also a golden opportunity to respond directly to customer questions and unique needs.
Bright people will always manage towork out the technology but it is the higher-level issues and processes that usually cause a project to come unstuck.
empezar a fallar
be on the blink
We have all been there: a flat tire on the way to work, a power outage that puts the refrigerator on the blink - life simply has a way of throwing a wrench into the works.
no falla
reliable
Computers are reliable, and less prone to error provided they are instructed or programmed appropriately and correctly.
sin fallar
without fail
Without fail, every time the roosters crowed in the morning, the sun rose afterwards.
si no me falla la memoria
if (my) memory serves me right
if (my) memory doesn't fail me
If memory serves me right this is not the first death on this crossing.
If my memory doesn't fail me, I think I used 2 tablespoons of the dried herb to 4 cups of boiling water which I allowed to steep for 30 minutes.
si no + Pronombre + fallar la memoria
to the best of + Posesivo + recollection
This is a wholly truthful account of her various discoveries and misadventures recounted, to the best of her recollection, in four parts.
