fracasaste
/fɾakasaste/from spelling rules
The English phrase "you failed" can be translated into Spanish as fracasaste.
The phrase is used to tell someone that they were not successful in achieving a goal. Depending on the context, you might also use Has fallado to say "you failed" informally or No lo lograste to mean "you didn't make it." If you want to say that someone did poorly or things went badly for them, you can say Te fue mal.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico, the slang expression La regaste is used to mean "you messed up" or "you blew it."
How do you pronounce it?
/fɾakasaste/
Did you know?
- In Spain, the expression quedarse en blanco describes a specific type of failure during a test or speech. It means to 'fail' by suddenly forgetting everything due to nerves, literally 'staying in white'.
- In Mexico, the phrase la regaste comes from the word regar, which means 'to water' a plant. It implies that you accidentally 'watered' or spilled something where it did not belong.
- The phrase te fue mal literally translates to 'it went badly for you'. This reflects a cultural tendency in Spanish to describe failure as something that happened to the person rather than something the person did.
Examples in context
- No ha superado el examenYou have not passed the exam
- Te fue mal en el juegoYou did poorly in the game
- No han tenido éxito en el juegoYou have not had success in the game
- No lo lograste con la entrega del proyectoYou didn't make it with the project delivery
- No han cumplido con la fecha límite del proyectoYou have not met the project deadline
- Fracasaste en el examen final.You failed the final exam.
- Lo siento, pero fracasaste en la misión.I am sorry, but you failed the mission.
Example conversation
Alejandro and Sofía are discussing a project result.
- AlejandroSofía, ya salieron los resultados.Sofía, the results are out.
- Sofía¿Y qué pasó con mi proyecto?And what happened with my project?
- AlejandroLamentablemente fracasaste en esta entrega.Unfortunately you failed on this delivery.
- SofíaNo puedo creerlo, lo intentaré de nuevo.I can't believe it, I will try again.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
