Je was op zoek naar: a failli (Frans - Engels)

il/elle a failli
he/she/it was short - changing

le système a failli.
the system is failing.

elle a failli se noyer.
she came close to drowning.

elle a failli à son devoir
she fell short of her duty

de fait, l’homme a failli.
the universe is wounded, in a certain way, just as god is a victim, because an evil will, a possessive will set itself up in opposition to god’s love (cf. id.) .

et cela a failli augmenter dernièrement.
and recently, they appeared to be rising.

dans le cas présent, il a failli.
in this case the science was less than adequate.

l'enfant a failli se noyer.
the child came near being drowned.

le venezuela a failli ne pas adhérer.
venezuela almost did not accede.

il a failli s'en sortir impunément.
he nearly got away with it.

il a failli à tous les points de vue.
he failed on all accounts.

il a failli s'en tirer comme ça.
he almost got away with it.

notre assemblée a failli à cette tâche.
the house has failed in this task.

une mission qui a failli ne jamais exister !
a mission which almost never existed!

il a failli s'en sortir sans une égratignure.
he almost got away with it.

un candidat a failli à cette étape du concours.
one candidate failed at this stage of the competition.

l'eglise a failli au temps de l'holocauste.
the church failed during the holocaust.

benno wuttke a failli se tuer à force de boire.
benno wuttke was not far off drinking himself to death.

mary a eu chaud quand une voiture a failli la renverser.
mary had a narrow escape when a car nearly hit her.

on n’a encore jamais renoncé, mais on a failli !
we haven’t given up yet but we’ve been close!