fracassar

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fracassar

/fɾɐ.kɐ.ˈsaɾ/ Portugal

Where it comes from

Do italiano fracassare⁽ⁱᵗ⁾, (destroçar, despedaçar, quebrar com estrépito).

verb fracassando · fracassado · fracasso · fracassas · fracassa · fracassamos

produzir fracasso, som estrepitoso As cataratas fracassam em meio a nuvens de vapores.
fazer em pedaços, de forma ruidosa; despedaçar, destruir, arrasar A fúria do vendaval fracassou vários postes.
não ter êxito; falhar, frustrar-se, malograr-se O atleta fracassou (na tentativa de bater novo recorde).

Similar: prevalecer · Opposite: prevalecer

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verb

Similar: prevalecer · Opposite: prevalecer

In English

fail intransitive: be unsuccessful
founder to fail
lay an egg to produce a failure or flop

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@misc{fracassar_2026,
  title = {fracassar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/fracassar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}