French-English translations for faillir

ailHave some chicken soup. Its good for what ails you.
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Almost all people went there. - Not all but very close to itWe almost missed the train. - Not missed but very close to itIn all the submissions, they found four papers that were clearly worth publishing and another dozen almosts.

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But I am pleased that we have the fall-back position should Member States fail in their duty. Je me réjouis cependant que nous disposions d'une solution de secours pour le cas où les États membres devaient faillir à leur devoir. The EU certainly must not fail to honour its commitment to the cause of democracy and human rights. L'UE ne peut certainement pas faillir à son engagement en faveur de la démocratie et des droits de l'homme. That is why we must without fail support Zimbabwe's neighbours, so that appropriate aid can be provided on Zimbabwe's borders. C'est pourquoi nous devons soutenir sans faillir les voisins du Zimbabwe de manière à ce qu'une aide appropriée puisse être fournie aux frontières du Zimbabwe.
go bankruptSeveral thousand companies go bankrupt in the UK each year.
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without failThat is why we must without fail support Zimbabwe's neighbours, so that appropriate aid can be provided on Zimbabwe's borders. C'est pourquoi nous devons soutenir sans faillir les voisins du Zimbabwe de manière à ce qu'une aide appropriée puisse être fournie aux frontières du Zimbabwe. I think we should thank the charities that they so spontaneously and, as always, without fail, took responsibility for the need. Je pense que nous devrions remercier les associations caritatives d'avoir remédié à ce besoin de manière aussi spontanée et, comme toujours, sans faillir. You will report to the police every week without fail.