échouer

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French

Etymology

Origin uncertain.

Pronunciation

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 and intransitive) to ground, run aground
  4. (voluntarily) to beach

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