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misfire

[/mɪsˈfaɪər/]
verb/nounpl: misfires
falha de ignição; fracassar
1. (verb) To fail to fire or ignite properly, especially in an engine or firearm
The engine misfired several times before starting.
O motor teve falhas de ignição várias vezes antes de ligar.
2. (verb) To fail to have the intended effect or outcome
His joke misfired and nobody laughed.
Sua piada fracassou e ninguém riu.
3. (noun) An instance of misfiring; a failure to fire or function properly
The mechanic identified several misfires in the ignition system.
O mecânico identificou várias falhas no sistema de ignição.
NYC Slang
bomb; flop; fizzle
Synonyms
backfirefailmalfunctiongo wrongmiscarry
Antonyms
succeedworkfirefunction

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
falha de ignição; falhar
Most common usage in Brazilian Portuguese
São Paulo
falha; dar um tiro errado
Common in mechanics context
Portugal
falha de ignição; correr mal
European Portuguese variant

Related Idioms & Phrases

misfire on all cylinders
a plan that misfired
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