faillir

En effet, si la situation des régions les plus défavorisées ne s'améliore pas, c'est que le Fonds de cohésion aura failli à son objectif.
This is the point: if the less advantaged remain less advantaged, the Cohesion Funds will have failed in their purpose.
Si mon gouvernement faillit à cette tâche, il aura failli à son devoir le plus élémentaire. Nous ne laisserons pas cette situation se produire.
If my Government were to fail in this task it would be failing in its most basic duty. We will not allow that to happen.
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