défaillance
See also: defaillance
French edit
Etymology edit
From Middle French defaillance, equivalent to défaillir (“to faint”) + -ance.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
défaillance f (plural défaillances)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Italian: défaillance, defaillance
Further reading edit
- “défaillance”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from French défaillance, from Middle French defaillance, from defaillir (“to faint”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
défaillance f (invariable)
- faintness, dizziness
- Synonyms: mancamento m, svenimento m
- (figurative) momentary lapse
- collapse, crisis
- Synonyms: crisi f, crollo m, esaurimento m