échouer

See also: êchouer

French

Etymology

Uncertain.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.ʃwe/
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  • Rhymes: -we

Verb

échouer

  1. to fail, fall through, miscarry
  2. (informal) to end, wind up
    Ils échouaient criblés de dettes.They ended up in mountains of debt.
  3. (transitive, intransitive, reflexive) to ground, run aground
  4. (voluntarily) to beach

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