Meaning
disastrous, bankruptcy
- disastrous, utterly unsuccessful, failing
- relating to legal bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings
In a sentence
La strategia di vendita si è rivelata fallimentare fin dal primo mese.
The sales strategy proved disastrous right from the first month.
L'azienda ha avviato la procedura fallimentare dopo mesi di debiti insoluti.
The company entered bankruptcy proceedings after months of unpaid debts.
Non ritieni che questa campagna pubblicitaria sia stata fallimentare?
Don't you think this advertising campaign was a total failure?
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| fallimentare | masculine · singular |
| fallimentare | feminine · singular |
| fallimentari | masculine · plural |
| fallimentari | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Commonly used figuratively in journalism and business to mean 'completely unsuccessful'.