Flunking Meaning in English

word · lemma: flunk

US

UK

Definición

Failing a course, test, or class, especially in school or college. 'Flunking' is often used informally in American English.

Uso & Matices

'Flunking' is informal, commonly used in the US for failing classes or exams. It's rarely used in British English, where 'fail' is more common. You can 'flunk a class', 'flunk out of school', or say 'I'm flunking math'. Often expresses worry or disappointment.

• Spanish: suspender - reprobar
• Portuguese (BR): reprovar - ser reprovado
• Portuguese (PT): chumbar - reprovar
• Chinese (Simplified): 不及格 - 挂科
• Chinese (Traditional): 不及格 - 當掉
• Hindi: फेल होना
• Arabic: الرسوب
• Bengali: ফেল করা - আটকে যাওয়া (পরীক্ষায়)
• Russian: заваливать - проваливать
• Japanese: 落第する - 単位を落とす
• Vietnamese: trượt - rớt (thi, môn học)
• Korean: 낙제하다 - 떨어지다
• Turkish: sınıfta kalmak - dersten kalmak
• Urdu: ناکام ہونا - فیل ہونا
• Indonesian: gagal - tidak lulus

Oraciones de Ejemplo

He is flunking his math class this year.

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She was worried about flunking the exam.

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If you keep flunking, you might have to repeat the year.

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I can't believe I'm flunking chemistry when I studied so much.

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He ended up flunking out of college his first year.

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Are you really flunking English, or is the teacher just strict?

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