fracaso
flop ; failure ; underdog ; bust ; dog ; defeat ; fiasco ; flake out ; goof ; write-off [writeoff] ; foundering ; dud ; goof-up.
And at worst, if the trip is a flop (it happens!), at least he is glad to get back to work.
DBMS systems aim to cope with system failure and generate restart procedures.
A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.
The article 'El Dorado or bust?' warns that the electronic market is changing.
'On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog - the digital media has made possible the leveling of the playing field.
Indeed, in larger libraries, there are those who regard a referral as tantamount to an admission of defeat.
The history of the British Library is presented with particular reference to the political and administrative fiascos that have punctuated its development.
The show was a real flake out.
The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.
Gareth Jones's film makes a series of misjudgments so damaging that the whole thing is a virtual write-off.
The article is entitled 'Liberalism in a body bag: the foundering of the Middle East peace process'.
It may be tempting the weather gods just to point this out, but this has been a dud of a hurricane season so far.
The best way to avoid such goof-ups in the kitchen is to read the recipe at least twice before you start.
abocado al fracaso
failing
doomed
Rejuvenation of listless, stagnant, or failing library operations is possible through renewal methods dependent on strengthening the communication function.
Unlike in 1990 when the genre seemed doomed, it has become an increasingly robust and acceptable segment of American publishing.
abocado al fracaso desde el comienzo
doomed from + the beginning
doomed from + the outset
doomed from + the start
Previous attemps to implement IT have been doomed from the beginning because one crucial component has been mismanaged: people.
The bureaucratic infrastructure of libraries may well ensure that work with teenagers is doomed from the outset.
The implementation of the Public Information Center (PIC) concept was agreed by the library administration in 1970 but seemed doomed from the start.
abocado al fracaso desde el principio
doomed from + the start
doomed from + the outset
doomed to + failure from its inception
doomed to + failure
doomed from + the beginning
The implementation of the Public Information Center (PIC) concept was agreed by the library administration in 1970 but seemed doomed from the start.
The bureaucratic infrastructure of libraries may well ensure that work with teenagers is doomed from the outset.
The first stratagem has been doomed to failure from its inception.
Cooperation is doomed to failure unless the importance of information for solving social and economic problems is realised.
Previous attemps to implement IT have been doomed from the beginning because one crucial component has been mismanaged: people.
camino seguro al fracaso
blueprint for failure
Their culture is steeped in bitterness and nihilism, a culture that is a virtual blueprint for failure.
condenado al fracaso desde el comienzo
doomed from + the beginning
doomed from + the outset
doomed from + the start
Previous attemps to implement IT have been doomed from the beginning because one crucial component has been mismanaged: people.
The bureaucratic infrastructure of libraries may well ensure that work with teenagers is doomed from the outset.
The implementation of the Public Information Center (PIC) concept was agreed by the library administration in 1970 but seemed doomed from the start.
condenado al fracaso desde el principio
doomed from + the start
doomed from + the outset
doomed from + the beginning
The implementation of the Public Information Center (PIC) concept was agreed by the library administration in 1970 but seemed doomed from the start.
The bureaucratic infrastructure of libraries may well ensure that work with teenagers is doomed from the outset.
Previous attemps to implement IT have been doomed from the beginning because one crucial component has been mismanaged: people.
conseguir éxitos y fracasos
encounter + problems and successes
This article describes the problems and successes encountered in the use of an interactive video system for teaching basic library research skills.
éxitos o fracasos
successes or failures
A questionnaire was developed and circulated to solicit information on current documentation, programmes, notable events, and successes or failures.
éxitos y fracasos
pitfalls and successes
successes and failures
Techniques of searching including common pitfalls and successes are also discussed.
This article identifies system suppliers, currently active in the UK, and details their successes and failures over a 3 year period.
fórmula para el fracaso
blueprint for failure
Their culture is steeped in bitterness and nihilism, a culture that is a virtual blueprint for failure.
fracaso bochornoso
embarrassing failure
Others have said that the painting lacks proportion, perspective, a sense of decorum and that it has been 'an embarrassing failure'.
fracaso desde el principio
doomed failure
It is difficult to police or control any of these activities, and attempts at legislation to do so are probably doomed failure.
fracaso escolar
school failure
failure at school
Irvine claims that black children are subject to school failure because of their culture, race, and social class.
Failure at school does not mean failure in life.
fracaso lamentable
embarrassing failure
Others have said that the painting lacks proportion, perspective, a sense of decorum and that it has been 'an embarrassing failure'.
fracaso miserable
miserable failure
The history of networking technology is full of great triumphs and miserable failures.
fracaso rotundo
resounding failure
complete failure
How well it is done ulitmately represents the difference between conspicuous success and resounding failure.
The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it.
fracaso total
complete failure
total write-off
The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it.
Not expecting much from a chain pizza restaurant, we thought the day was going to be total write-off.
fracaso vergonzoso
embarrassing failure
Others have said that the painting lacks proportion, perspective, a sense of decorum and that it has been 'an embarrassing failure'.
índice de fracaso escolar
failure rate
dropout rate
However, the failure rate in examinations at Sheffield does not seem to be at all high = No obstante, el número de suspensos en los exámenes de Sheffield no parece ser del todo alto.
A dropout and flunk-out rate of 50% during the freshman year is occurring in many large municipal institutions of higher education.
obtener éxitos y fracasos
experience + problems and successes
This article describes the problems and successes experienced by the Central Library of the Miskolc Technical University for Heavy Industry, Hungary, in extending their sources of acquisitions.
posibilidades de fracaso
odds of failure
The higher the perceived odds of failure, the more people will be scared away.
predestinado al fracaso
doomed
Unlike in 1990 when the genre seemed doomed, it has become an increasingly robust and acceptable segment of American publishing.
predestinado al fracaso desde el comienzo
doomed to + failure from its inception
doomed to + failure
doomed to + failure
The first stratagem has been doomed to failure from its inception.
Cooperation is doomed to failure unless the importance of information for solving social and economic problems is realised.
Cooperation is doomed to failure unless the importance of information for solving social and economic problems is realised.
probabilidades de fracaso
odds of failure
The higher the perceived odds of failure, the more people will be scared away.
ser un fracaso
nothing + come of
prove + a failure
Nothing came of it, but the episode is a reminder that information is not intrinsically valuable but becomes so only when someone wants it.
Personnel policies instituted to combat absenteeism have generally proved a failure, because those measures attack the symptoms, not the cause.
significar el fracaso
spell + failure
The decisions to be made and the plans to be developed do not necessarily represent crisis or even spell success or failure for the library.
significar fracaso
signify + failure
This need cuts across all social classes and grows out of normal life; it does not signify failure in coping with life.
suponer la diferencia entre el éxito o el fracaso
make or break
The reviewer's place in citation chains is an important one because conceivably a carefully done critical review could make or break a line of enquiry or alter the direction of a chain of citations.
tasa de fracaso escolar
dropout rate
failure rate
A dropout and flunk-out rate of 50% during the freshman year is occurring in many large municipal institutions of higher education.
However, the failure rate in examinations at Sheffield does not seem to be at all high = No obstante, el número de suspensos en los exámenes de Sheffield no parece ser del todo alto.
traer consigo el fracaso
spell + failure
The decisions to be made and the plans to be developed do not necessarily represent crisis or even spell success or failure for the library.
traer el fracaso
spell + failure
The decisions to be made and the plans to be developed do not necessarily represent crisis or even spell success or failure for the library.