insucesso

[ĩ.su.ˈse.su]

nounmasculinepl: insucessos

failure

1. lack of success; failure to achieve a desired result

The project ended in failure.

O projeto terminou em insucesso.

2. an unsuccessful outcome or event

His business venture was a failure.

Seu empreendimento comercial foi um insucesso.

NYC Slang

failure

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General Brazilian

insucesso

commonly used in formal and informal contexts

São Paulo

insucesso

standard usage in business and academic settings

Portugal

insucesso

formal usage; often replaced by 'fracasso' in everyday speech

insucesso escolar - academic failure

insucesso profissional - professional failure

sofrer um insucesso - to suffer a setback

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