faillir
Part of speech: verb
Morphology: simple
Etymology: De l’ancien français faillir, du latin vulgaire fallire lui-même issu du latin classique fallere (« tromper »). → voir falloir, issu du même mot.
Senses:
gloss: Ne pas tenir le coup.
pos: verb
tags: dated
gloss: Faire preuve de manquement.
pos: verb
tags: dated
examples: Faillir à son devoir.
Cette armé à qui on a arraché ses écussons, ses galons, cassée, dégradée comme un officier qui aurait failli à l’honneur, elle porte, sur son visage décoloré, la colère du plus faible à qui on a tout pris.
gloss: Manquer à son devoir conjugal.
pos: verb
tags: broadly
dated
gloss: Manquer, faire défaut.
pos: verb
tags: dated
examples: La mémoire lui a failli.
Faillir à une tâche.
Le jour commence à faillir.
Debout dans le jour faillant, Julien toisait les vagues.
Son cœur faillit de nouveau quand elle aperçut dans sa chevelure de jais, pour la première fois, un crin blanc.
gloss: Céder, devenir faible.
pos: verb
tags: broadly
dated
examples: Si, en lisant ces pages, un jeune homme, un seul, prêt à faillir, se sentait tant d’effroi et tant de dégoût, qu’il fût à jamais sauvé du mal, il me semble que le salut de cette âme commencerait le rachat de la mienne.
Les jambes me faillaient, la tête me tournait, mais j’étais bien, comme dans un cocon de soie.
Cet édifice a failli par le pied. — Ce cheval commence à faillir par les jambes.
gloss: Manquer à exécuter, à faire une chose.
pos: verb
tags: dated
examples: J’irai là sans faillir.
gloss: (Suivi d'un infinitif) N’être pas loin de faire quelque chose, y manquer de peu. → voir raser de
pos: verb
tags: auxiliary
examples: À Mogador, nouvelle relâche, mais la barque envoyée à terre pour rapporter de l’eau fraîche faillit être capturée par les Arabes.
J'ai failli me faire arrêter en rapportant le diadème au magasin.
Vainement il cherchait, à la fois, sa clé et son équilibre. Soudain il faillit choir en avant.
D’écœurement, de dégoût et d’indigestion, Tintin vomit tripes et boyaux et faillit en crever pendant la nuit.
J’ai failli l’oublier.
L’accident qui faillit nous arriver.
Le 20 septembre 2020, Joop Zoetemelk, le vainqueur du Tour de France 1980, a failli mourir sur son vélo, au carrefour d’une route de Seine-et-Marne, la D 147, à Lizy-sur-Ourcq. Renversé par une voiture, le Néerlandais, alors âgé de 74 ans, est passé par-dessus le véhicule. Mais il a eu le réflexe de protéger sa tête avec ses bras.
Il a failli nous arriver un grand malheur.
gloss: Se tromper, se méprendre sur quelque chose.
pos: verb
tags: dated
figuratively
examples: Faillir lourdement.
Les plus doctes sont sujets à faillir.
Inflected forms:
form: faillir
pos: verb
tags: infinitive
present
form: avoir failli
pos: verb
tags: infinitive
past
form: en faillant
pos: verb
tags: gerund
present
form: en ayant failli
pos: verb
tags: gerund
past
form: faillant
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: failli
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: je faux
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: tu faux
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: il/elle/on faut
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: nous faillons
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: vous faillez
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: ils/elles faillent
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: j’ai failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: tu as failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: il/elle/on a failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: nous avons failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: vous avez failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: ils/elles ont failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: je faillais
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: tu faillais
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: il/elle/on faillait
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: nous faillions
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: vous failliez
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: ils/elles faillaient
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: j’avais failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: tu avais failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: il/elle/on avait failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: nous avions failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: vous aviez failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: ils/elles avaient failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: je faillis
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: tu faillis
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: il/elle/on faillit
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: nous faillîmes
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: vous faillîtes
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: ils/elles faillirent
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: j’eus failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: tu eus failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: il/elle/on eut failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: nous eûmes failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: vous eûtes failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: ils/elles eurent failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: je faillirai
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: tu failliras
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: il/elle/on faillira
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: nous faillirons
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: vous faillirez
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: ils/elles failliront
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: j’aurai failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: tu auras failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: il/elle/on aura failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: nous aurons failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: vous aurez failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: ils/elles auront failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: que je faille
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: que tu failles
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: qu’il/elle/on faille
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: que nous faillions
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: que vous failliez
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: qu’ils/elles faillent
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: que j’aie failli
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: que tu aies failli
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: qu’il/elle/on ait failli
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: que nous ayons failli
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: que vous ayez failli
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: qu’ils/elles aient failli
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: que je faillisse
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: que tu faillisses
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: qu’il/elle/on faillît
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: que nous faillissions
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: que vous faillissiez
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: qu’ils/elles faillissent
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: que j’eusse failli
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: que tu eusses failli
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: qu’il/elle/on eût failli
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: que nous eussions failli
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: que vous eussiez failli
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: qu’ils/elles eussent failli
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: je faillirais
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: tu faillirais
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: il/elle/on faillirait
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: nous faillirions
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: vous failliriez
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: ils/elles failliraient
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: j’aurais failli
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: tu aurais failli
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: il/elle/on aurait failli
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: nous aurions failli
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: vous auriez failli
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: ils/elles auraient failli
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: faux
pos: verb
tags: imperative
present
form: faillons
pos: verb
tags: imperative
present
form: faillez
pos: verb
tags: imperative
present
form: aie failli
pos: verb
tags: imperative
past
form: ayons failli
pos: verb
tags: imperative
past
form: ayez failli
pos: verb
tags: imperative
past
form: faillir
pos: verb
tags: infinitive
present
form: avoir failli
pos: verb
tags: infinitive
past
form: en faillant
pos: verb
tags: gerund
present
form: en ayant failli
pos: verb
tags: gerund
past
form: faillant
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: failli
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: je faux
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: tu faux
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: il/elle/on faut
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: nous faillons
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: vous faillez
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: ils/elles faillent
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: j’ai failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: tu as failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: il/elle/on a failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: nous avons failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: vous avez failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: ils/elles ont failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: je faillais
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: tu faillais
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: il/elle/on faillait
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: nous faillions
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: vous failliez
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: ils/elles faillaient
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: j’avais failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: tu avais failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: il/elle/on avait failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: nous avions failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: vous aviez failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: ils/elles avaient failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: je faillis
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: tu faillis
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: il/elle/on faillit
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: nous faillîmes
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: vous faillîtes
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: ils/elles faillirent
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: j’eus failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: tu eus failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: il/elle/on eut failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: nous eûmes failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: vous eûtes failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: ils/elles eurent failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: je faudrai
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: tu faudras
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: il/elle/on faudra
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: nous faudrons
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: vous faudrez
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: ils/elles faudront
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: j’aurai failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: tu auras failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: il/elle/on aura failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: nous aurons failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: vous aurez failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: ils/elles auront failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: que je faille
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: que tu failles
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: qu’il/elle/on faille
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: que nous faillions
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: que vous failliez
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: qu’ils/elles faillent
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: que j’aie failli
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: que tu aies failli
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: qu’il/elle/on ait failli
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: que nous ayons failli
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: que vous ayez failli
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: qu’ils/elles aient failli
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: que je faillisse
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: que tu faillisses
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: qu’il/elle/on faillît
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: que nous faillissions
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: que vous faillissiez
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: qu’ils/elles faillissent
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: que j’eusse failli
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: que tu eusses failli
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: qu’il/elle/on eût failli
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: que nous eussions failli
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: que vous eussiez failli
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: qu’ils/elles eussent failli
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: je faudrais
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: tu faudrais
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: il/elle/on faudrait
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: nous faudrions
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: vous faudriez
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: ils/elles faudraient
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: j’aurais failli
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: tu aurais failli
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: il/elle/on aurait failli
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: nous aurions failli
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: vous auriez failli
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: ils/elles auraient failli
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: faux
pos: verb
tags: imperative
present
form: faillons
pos: verb
tags: imperative
present
form: faillez
pos: verb
tags: imperative
present
form: aie failli
pos: verb
tags: imperative
past
form: ayons failli
pos: verb
tags: imperative
past
form: ayez failli
pos: verb
tags: imperative
past
form: faillir
pos: verb
tags: infinitive
present
form: avoir failli
pos: verb
tags: infinitive
past
form: en faillissant
pos: verb
tags: gerund
present
form: en ayant failli
pos: verb
tags: gerund
past
form: faillissant
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: failli
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: je faillis
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: tu faillis
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: il/elle/on faillit
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: nous faillissons
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: vous faillissez
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: ils/elles faillissent
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: j’ai failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: tu as failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: il/elle/on a failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: nous avons failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: vous avez failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: ils/elles ont failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: je faillissais
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: tu faillissais
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: il/elle/on faillissait
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: nous faillissions
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: vous faillissiez
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: ils/elles faillissaient
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: j’avais failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: tu avais failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: il/elle/on avait failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: nous avions failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: vous aviez failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: ils/elles avaient failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: je faillis
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: tu faillis
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: il/elle/on faillit
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: nous faillîmes
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: vous faillîtes
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: ils/elles faillirent
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: j’eus failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: tu eus failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: il/elle/on eut failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: nous eûmes failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: vous eûtes failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: ils/elles eurent failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: je faillirai
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: tu failliras
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: il/elle/on faillira
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: nous faillirons
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: vous faillirez
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: ils/elles failliront
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: j’aurai failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: tu auras failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: il/elle/on aura failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: nous aurons failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: vous aurez failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: ils/elles auront failli
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: que je faillisse
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: que tu faillisses
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: qu’il/elle/on faillisse
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: que nous faillissions
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: que vous faillissiez
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: qu’ils/elles faillissent
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: que j’aie failli
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: que tu aies failli
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: qu’il/elle/on ait failli
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: que nous ayons failli
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: que vous ayez failli
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: qu’ils/elles aient failli
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: que je faillisse
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: que tu faillisses
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: qu’il/elle/on faillît
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: que nous faillissions
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: que vous faillissiez
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: qu’ils/elles faillissent
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: que j’eusse failli
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: que tu eusses failli
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: qu’il/elle/on eût failli
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: que nous eussions failli
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: que vous eussiez failli
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: qu’ils/elles eussent failli
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: je faillirais
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: tu faillirais
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: il/elle/on faillirait
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: nous faillirions
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: vous failliriez
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: ils/elles failliraient
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: j’aurais failli
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: tu aurais failli
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: il/elle/on aurait failli
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: nous aurions failli
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: vous auriez failli
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: ils/elles auraient failli
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: faillis
pos: verb
tags: imperative
present
form: faillissons
pos: verb
tags: imperative
present
form: faillissez
pos: verb
tags: imperative
present
form: aie failli
pos: verb
tags: imperative
past
form: ayons failli
pos: verb
tags: imperative
past
form: ayez failli
pos: verb
tags: imperative
past
Derived terms: peu s’en faut que
sans faillir
tant s’en faut que
Translations:
lang: Anglais
word: fail
lang: Kotava
word: konjé
lang: Néerlandais
word: falen
lang: Occitan
word: falhir
lang: Zazaki
word: xırab
lang: Anglais
word: fail
lang: Espéranto
word: malplenumi
lang: Italien
word: venir meno a
lang: Kotava
word: konjé
lang: Néerlandais
word: falen
lang: Néerlandais
word: tekortschieten
lang: Occitan
word: falhir
lang: Zazaki
word: xeta
lang: Néerlandais
word: verzaken
lang: Anglais
word: fail
lang: Kotava
word: konjé
lang: Occitan
word: fautar
lang: Occitan
word: falhir
lang: Anglais
word: weaken
lang: Anglais
word: fail
lang: Néerlandais
word: begeven
lang: Anglais
word: without fail
lang: Espéranto
word: malplenumi
lang: Néerlandais
word: verzaken
lang: Occitan
word: cujar
lang: Occitan
word: falhir
lang: Zazaki
word: bêxeta
lang: Anglais
word: almost (+ verbe)
lang: Anglais
word: nearly (+ verbe)
lang: Breton
word: mennout
lang: Coréen
word: 뻔하다
roman: ppeonhada
lang: Italien
word: rischiare di
lang: Italien
word: essere stato lì lì per
lang: Japonais
word: ところだ
roman: tokoro da
lang: Anglais
word: fail
lang: Néerlandais
word: falen
lang: Néerlandais
word: mislukken
lang: Bambara
word: ŋini ka
lang: Espéranto
word: falpuŝiĝi