falla

failure, fault

Noun falla f (plural fallas)

Verb falla

Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of fallar.
Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of fallar.
Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted) present indicative form of fallar.

Examples

Él nunca falla en venir a verme todos los días.

He never fails to come to see me every day.

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El accidente fue causado por una falla en el sistema de refrigeración del aparato.

The accident was caused by a fault in the refrigeration system of the appliance.

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Si todo lo demás falla, reinicia el sistema.

If all else fails, reboot the system.

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El nombre de ese tipo es Ben, si la memoria no me falla.

That guy's name is Ben - if my memory serves me correctly.

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