1. abortive
an abortive plan
He made two abortive attempts on the French throne.
1. Failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless: an abortive attempt to conclude the negotiations. 2. Biology Partially or imperfectly developed: an abortive organ. 3. Causing or meant to cause abortion; abortifacient.
It's Turkey's first major military operation since the abortive coup.
Their effort proved abortive.
Anglais mot "nieudany"(abortive) se produit dans des ensembles:
Fiszki z książki - "Poems" (Maurice Maeterlinck)Fiszki z książki - "Japan" (Various)Fiszki z książki - "The White Moll" (Frank L. Pack...Fiszki z książki - "Helpfully Yours" (Evelyn E. Sm...Fiszki z książki - "The Pears of New York" (U. P. ...2. unsuccessful
Be unsuccessful.
Unfortunately my job application was unsuccessful.
What a waste of time! It was a totally unsuccessful meeting.
If I don't come back, the venture will probably be unsuccessful.
He commented on his unsuccessful business negotiation.
We tried to put out the fire but we were unsuccessful. We had to call the fire brigade.
Anglais mot "nieudany"(unsuccessful) se produit dans des ensembles:
Level 2 Unit 1 - Personality (Osobowość)Fiszki z książki - "Man in a Quandary" (L.J. Stecher)Fiszki z książki - "No Shield from the Dead" (Gord...Fiszki z książki - "The Practical Joke The Christm...Fiszki z książki - "Weymouth New Testament in Mode...3. failed
Our project failed.
You don't have to think you aren't going to make it just because others have failed.
My memory failed me. I just couldn't remember his name.
The reason why you failed is you did not try hard enough.
Police have failed to turn up any new evidence about the murder.
He failed to see the stop sign at the intersection and hit an oncoming car.
Attempts to negotiate a peace treaty failed.
Her husband, having failed to obtain promotion, retired at the age of 55.
They have both failed to find the most serious problem that has ever faced our planet.
He emphasised carrying out promises made to the people, but he failed to uphold many commitments.
The reason the Northern and Southern Dynasties had failed in their rule was that they allowed literary splendor to surpass real substance.
Some analysts consider Somalia as the failed state par excellence.
Institutions, however noble their missions, have failed to replace the family.
In the style of conceited people, he lards his sentences with ill-digested English words. A kind of failed dandy, deprived of class.
No matter how busy he was while living abroad, he never failed to write home to his parents at least once a week.
Anglais mot "nieudany"(failed) se produit dans des ensembles:
słówka 25-31.12zajecia 11/074. missed
I missed you.
I missed going out with her and eating at our favorite restaurant.
I missed a step on the stairs and I'm afraid I sprained my ankle.
After a mad dash down the stairway, I missed my train by a second.
When she said "I missed you" she began to cry.
I only missed one day of work because of a cold and my desk is piled high with papers.
I love baseball, and have hardly missed seeing any big games.
Our plane took off from Narita two hours late, so we missed our flight in Hong Kong.
Speaking with reporters in Montreal, Canada, Walesa says the change of leadership in East Germany came about because the old guard leaders missed the train of history.
I was late for the meeting with the result that I missed the most important part.
Sally missed two weeks of school, so she has to work hard to catch up with her class.
The speeding car missed the child, who ran out into the road, by only a hairsbreadth.
You're a beast! You haven't even missed one question!
It was meant as a compliment, so I didn't want to tell him that he had missed the point.
The suicide bomber fired towards former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, but missed.
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