faillir

La dernière fois, ils ont failli me renvoyer.
No, I tried that once before and nearly lost my job.
C'est incroyable. Ils ont failli nous échapper.
I can't believe we almost let those two walk.
Il relève l'existence de nombreuses situations dans lesquelles les États Membres ont failli à leurs obligations.
He noted that there were many instances where Member States fell short of their obligations.
Deux rôdeurs ont failli l'attraper.
She had her a close call with two walkers.
Ils ont failli m'avoir !
Why'd you let me go there?
Les Pays-Bas et ING ont failli au respect de cet engagement initial et ont proposé, à titre substitutif, le scénario Van Gogh, au sujet duquel la Commission exprime des doutes dans la décision d’ouverture.
The Netherlandsand ING failed to implement that initial commitment. They have proposed the Van Gogh scenario as an alternative, on which the Commission raised doubts in the Opening Decision.
Les conseillers à la Cour de cassation, Bruno Cotte, Christine Chanet et Guy Joly, ont failli à leur mission en ne censurant pas en l'espèce l'utilisation manifestement abusive d'une loi sur les publications destinées à la jeunesse.
The counsellors at the Court of Cassation, Bruno Cotte, Christine Chanet and Guy Joly, failed in their duty by not censuring the manifestly abusive use in the case of a law on publications intended for young people.
Les feux d'artifice étaient magnifiques, mais les explosions ont failli me rendre sourd.
The fireworks looked beautiful, but the explosions nearly deafened me.
C'est là que nombreux ont failli dans ce Message.
That is where so many have fallen short in this Message.
Oui, mais ils ont failli mettre en danger tout notre village.
Yes, but they nearly brought harm to our entire village.
Les dockers étaient présents cette semaine, et ils ont failli tout casser.
The dockers were here this week, and they almost did destroy everything.
J'ai perdu le compte des fois où ils ont failli être vus.
I lost count of the times they were nearly seen.
Deux tonnes de terre qui ont failli t'ensevelir.
A couple of tons of earth that almost hit ya.
Ils ont failli appeler la police.
He said they almost had to call the police.
Là ou le roi et ses sujets ont failli au peuple famélique.
The king and his subjects have failed the starving people.
Beaucoup ont essayé, mais tous ont failli.
Many have tried, but all have failed me.
Ils ont failli avoir un accident.
They almost had an accident.
Ils ont failli appeler une ambulance.
They almost called an ambulance.
Ils ont failli mais ne l'ont pas fait.
Well, they almost did but didn't.
Ceux sont les mêmes qui ont failli nous découvrir auparavant.
These are the same men who have been so close so often.
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