What does échouer in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word échouer in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use échouer in French.
The word échouer in French means run aground, wash up, end up, end up, fail, run aground, fail, beach. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word échouer
run agroundverbe intransitif (toucher le fond, le rivage) Le bateau a échoué à quelques centaines de mètres du rivage. The ship ran aground a few hundred metres from the shore. |
wash upverbe intransitif (se trouver poussé sur un rivage) Les naufragés ont échoué sur une île déserte. The castaways washed up on a desert island. |
end upverbe intransitif (figuré (terminer un parcours quelque part) (phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.") Après une virée dans la ville, ils échouèrent au café de la gare. After a night out on the town, they ended up in the station cafe. |
end upverbe intransitif (figuré (aboutir, finir par arriver) (phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.") Sa demande de mutation a échoué sur mon bureau. His transfer request ended up on my desk. |
failverbe intransitif (ne pas réussir) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Quoi qu'elle fasse, elle échoue toujours. Whatever she does, she always fails. |
run agroundverbe transitif (pousser un bateau vers un fond faible.) Ce commandant préféra échouer son navire plutôt que de se rendre à l'ennemi. The captain preferred to run his ship aground rather than surrender to the enemy. |
failverbe transitif indirect (ne pas réussir) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Malheureusement, ma fille a échoué à son examen d'anglais. Unfortunately, my daughter failed her English exam. |
beachverbe pronominal (toucher le fond, le rivage) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Une baleine s'est échouée sur la plage. Après des jours à la dérive, le bateau est venu s'échouer sur une île déserte. A whale was beached on the shore. |
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