What does falir in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word falir in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use falir in Portuguese.

The word falir in Portuguese means fail, go bankrupt, lack, entrar em falência, falir, ir à falência, falir, falir, falir. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word falir

fail, go bankrupt, lack

entrar em falência

verbal expression (company: fail)

(expressão verbal: Expressão usada como verbo. Ex. "se dar bem com"; "ter medo de". Também para elementos compostos mais longos, como expressões idiomáticas e ditados que começam com um verbo.)
The company went out of business during the recession.

falir

(informal (company: be bankrupt)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Ela perdeu o emprego depois que a companhia faliu.
She lost her job when the company went bust.

ir à falência

(be insolvent)

(locução verbal: Conjunto de verbo auxiliar (normalmente 'ser', 'estar', 'ter', 'haver') e verbo principal (normalmente no infinitivo, gerúndio ou particípio).)
A companhia estão em débito profundo e é possível que venha a falir.
The company is deep in debt and is likely to go bankrupt soon.

falir

intransitive verb (figurative, informal (business: fail)

A empresa faliu por causa da recessão.
The company folded because of the recession.

falir

intransitive verb (become bankrupt)

falir

phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable (be defeated with [sb/sth])

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
If our company goes down, our subsidiaries will go down with us.

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