Meaning
flop, fiasco, wine flask
- a complete and humiliating failure (especially of a performance or project)
- a traditional bulbous glass bottle for wine, typically covered in straw
In a sentence
Il nuovo spettacolo teatrale è stato un vero fiasco.
The new theatrical show was a complete flop.
Tutti i loro tentativi di accordo hanno fatto fiasco.
All their attempts at an agreement flopped.
Sul tavolo della trattoria c'era un fiasco di Chianti.
On the trattoria table there was a straw flask of Chianti.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| fiasco | masculine · singular |
| fiaschi | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- The idiom 'fare fiasco' means to fail completely or flop.