German-English translations for fehlschlägen

abort
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Weve had aborts on three of our last seven launchesWeve had three aborts over the last two days
backfireHis attempt to make money by importing luxury cars backfired horribly when fuel prices tripled.

collapse
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Pyramid schemes tend to generate profits for a while and then collapse.Hurry up and collapse the tent so we can get moving.The exhausted singer collapsed on stage and had to be taken to the hospital.
fail
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Throughout my life, I have always failedThe truck failed to startThe report fails to take into account all the mitigating factors
fizzle
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The soda fizzled for several minutes after it was poured.The entire project fizzled after the founder quit.
misfireHis practical joke misfired and he nearly burnt my left hand