ellos fallan

fail

→ fallar
fall to fail + an 3rd-person plural present (indicative or subjunctive)
verb · third plural · present indicative Rare #42,674
fail
SP: Los estudiantes fallan el examen porque no estudiaron.
EN: The students fail the exam because they did not study.
Conjugation of fallar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First fallo —
Third falla fallan
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First fallo —
Second falles —
Third falla fallan

Si fallan será una tragedia.

If they fail, it will be a tragedy.

— Salyut-7: Héroes en el espacio (2017)

Donde las palabras fallan, la música habla.

Where words fail, music speaks.

A veces fallan.

Sometimes they fail.

— Hermano 2 (2000)

Muchos políticos fallan en mantener sus promesas.

Many politicians fail to keep their promises.

Las palabras me fallan, señor Campbell.

Words fail me, Mr. Campbell.

— Mother Night (1996)