échouer

Et qu'auriez-vous dit si nous avions échoué dans cette tentative ?
What would you have said had we failed in our attempt?
Nous avions échoué parce que nous avions présenté de nous-mêmes une image négative et punitive.
We failed because we presented ourselves with a negative and punitive image.
En fait, tu as réussi là où nous avions échoué.
You did what we couldn't do.
Je veux dire, ça a marché aujourd'hui, mais si nous avions échoué, si le navire à quai avait accéléré la propagation des vers, et...
I mean, it worked out now, but if we had failed, if the ship docked and the worms spread, and...
Si nous avions échoué, personne ne souhaiterait devenir membre de cette Union. S'ils souhaitent actuellement devenir membres de cette Union, c'est grâce à nos accomplissements.
If we had failed no one would want to be a member of this Union and now they want to be members of this Union because of our success.
Si nous avions échoué, si nous n'avions pas été en mesure de développer l'Union européenne, personne ne nous aurait demandé de résoudre ce problème, mais à présent que nous en sommes capables, nous en sommes responsables.
If we had failed, if we had not been able to develop the European Union, no one would have asked us to solve the problem, but now we are able to do it and so we have the responsibility.
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