faillir

Si un lien faillit dans une chaîne, la chaîne ne peut bouger.
If one link fails in a chain, the chain cannot move.
Tu sais, cette question que tu as presque faillit me poser ?
You know that question you very nearly almost asked me?
Si elle faillit à cette mission, elle n'a plus de raison d'être.
If it fails in this task, it has no justification.
Une fois dans le couloir, il stoppa et faillit faire demi-tour.
Once in the corridor, he paused, nearly turning around and going back.
Toutefois, je trouve que la logique faillit en matière de protection des sols.
However, I find the logic fails with the protection of soils.
Elle faillit allé en prison pour cela.
She almost went to jail for it.
j'ai faillit pas te reconnaitre sans le costume.
Almost didn't recognize you without the suit.
Et d'un rêve... qui faillit se réaliser.
And of a dream that almost came true.
Un jour pourtant le frère Joe faillit perdre à tout jamais son précieux trésor.
However, one day Brother Joe almost lost his precious treasure forever.
On a faillit ne pas s'en sortir.
We almost didn't make it out.
Et la nuit dernière, j'ai faillit.
And last night, I almost did.
Et cela ne faillit jamais.
And it never fails.
J'ai faillit appeler la police.
I almost called the police.
Les conséquences surviennent lorsqu'on faillit à nos responsabilités.
Consequences are what happen when you don't do what you're accountable for.
La beauté de ma femme me faillit dévorer,
My wife's loveliness almost consumes me.
Oh, j'ai faillit oublier.
Oh, I almost forgot.
Nous avons un système éducatif qui faillit à ses obligations envers les plus pauvres des pauvres.
We have an education system that fails the poorest of the poor.
Oh, j'ai faillit oublier.
Oh, I nearly forgot.
Oh, j'ai faillit oublier.
Oh, uh, I almost forgot.
Oh, j'ai faillit oublier.
Oh, hey, I almost forgot.
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