Faillir - to fail

Faillir [fajiR]

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Meaning: to fail.
Origin: VL. *faillire <= L. fallo, fêfelli, falsus, fallere (3) to deceive, disappoint, be mistaken, fail; cf. falloir.
Cognate verbs: Sp. falsear to falsify, faltar to be short of, miss, fallar to fail, be short of, fallecer to die; Port. falecer to have not, die, falir to be short of, bankrupt, falsar to falsify, faltar to be short of; It. fallare to mistake, fallire to fail, falsare to falsify; E. fail (from OF).

Present Indicative	Future Indicative	Imperfect Indicative	Past Simple Indicative
je faux tu faux il faut ns faillons vs faillez ils faillent	je faillirai (faudrai) tu failliras il faillira ns faillirons vs faillirez ils failliront	je faillissais tu faillissais il faillissait ns faillissions vs faillissiez ils faillissaient	je faillis tu faillis il faillit ns faillîmes vs faillîtes ils faillirent
Present Subjunctive	Imperfect Subjunctive	Present Imperative	Present Participle
que je faille que tu failles qu'il faille que ns faillions que vs failliez qu'ils faillent	que je faillisse que tu faillisses qu' il faillît que ns faillissions que vs faillissiez qu' ils faillissent	-- -- -- -- -- --	faillant
			Past Participle
			failli, e

Note: This verb is rarely used and sometimes is conjugated on the pattern ofthe 2nd conjugation (as finir).

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