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reprobar

to fail (a test/class)

r e p ɾ o ˈb a ɾ
re again; back + prob test; try; prove + ar Infinitive
verb Rare #30,632
to fail (a test/class) Commonly used in school contexts to mean not passing.
SP: Si no estudias, puedes reprobar el examen.
EN: If you don’t study, you can fail the exam.
Conjugation of reprobar
reprobar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First reprobé —
Third reprobó reprobaron

Creo que voy a reprobar una asignatura.

I think I'm going to fail a class.

No quiero reprobar en mis exámenes.

I don't want to fail my exams.

Sigue diciendo esas estupideces, y vas a reprobar la escuela.

Keep saying those stupid things, and you're going to fail school.

— Fue la mano de Dios (2021)

Yo decía que prefería reprobar, yo no iba a hacer trampa.

I used to say I’d rather fail; I wasn’t going to cheat.

— Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)

Tomás corre peligro de reprobar esta clase.

Tomás is in danger of failing this class.

No quiero reprobar mis exámenes.

I don’t want to fail my exams.

Los dos vamos a reprobar los exámenes.

We are both going to fail the exams.

— Gully Boy (2019)

Si no estudias vas a reprobar el examen.

If you don't study, you're going to fail the exam.

Estoy seguro que rompiste tu propio record en reprobar.

I'm sure you broke your own record for failing.

— Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)