échouer

A. vtr

• to beach [boat] Definition of beach in the British & World English dictionary Definition of beach in the US English dictionary Translate beach | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

B. v+prep (échouer à)

• to fail [exam, test] Definition of fail in the British & World English dictionary Definition of fail in the US English dictionary Translate fail | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

C. vi

• 1 [person, attempt] to fail Definition of fail in the British & World English dictionary Definition of fail in the US English dictionary Translate fail | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 2 to end up (dans in) Definition of end up in the British & World English dictionary Definition of end up in the US English dictionary Translate end up | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

D. v refl (+ v être) (s'échouer)

• [boat] to run aground; [whale] to be beached Definition of run aground in the British & World English dictionary Definition of run aground in the US English dictionary Translate run aground | into Italian