Meaning
failure, flop
- bankruptcy
In a sentence
Il film è stato un fallimento totale.
The movie was a total flop.
Dopo il fallimento, il negozio ha chiuso.
After the bankruptcy, the shop closed.
Pensi davvero che sia un fallimento?
Do you really think it's a failure?
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| fallimento | masculine · singular |
| fallimenti | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use fallimento for both a failed result and legal bankruptcy; context usually makes it clear.
- For a person, prefer essere un fallimento or sentirsi un fallimento; avoid using it directly as an adjective.
- In business/legal contexts, dichiarare fallimento is common; in everyday speech, bancarotta is less neutral and often more dramatic.