Look it up in a Thesarus. My opinion is loose.
to fail or flunk an exam, the same as American English.
The base word for "failure" is "fail."
fail - fail(s), fail(ed), fail(ing), fail(le), fail(ure)
pass
The word is spelled fail, just as you spelled it.
The word "fail" in French is spelled "échec".
I do not like it when i fail my math test.
Depending on context, fail can be translated as:VersagenMisslingenScheiternFehlschlagenDurchfallenMissglückenVerfehlenDanebengehenAusfallen
fail
success
Means you dont succeed.
Fail, lose, pass, miss.