grekiska-engelska översättning av αποτυχία

defeat
us
Wellington defeated Napoleon at Waterloo.Licking their wounds after a temporary defeat, they planned their next move.The inscription records her defeat of the countrys enemies in a costly war.
failure

lemon
uk
He didn’t realise until he’d paid for it that the car was a lemon.A thousand quid for that motor? Do me a lemon, I could get it for half that.You can start the vegetables cooking while you are lemoning the fish.
setback
us
To postpone them once again would be a setback. Η αναβολή τους για μια ακόμη φορά θα ήταν αποτυχία. After some initial setbacks, the expedition went safely on its way.Setbacks were initially used for structural reasons, but now are often mandated by land use codes.
washoutThe cistern was fitted with washouts and air-valves.a bladder washoutAs an actor, he was a complete washout, so he went back to accounting.