ellos fallan

fail, not work

→ fallar
fall to fail, to miss + an third-person plural present
verb · 3rd-person plural, present tense Rare #45,373
fail, not work
SP: A veces los planes fallan.
EN: Sometimes plans fail.
Conjugation of fallar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First fallo —
Third falla fallan
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First fallo —
Second falles —
Third falla fallan

Muchos políticos fallan en mantener sus promesas.

Many politicians fail to keep their promises.

A veces fallan.

Sometimes they fail.

— Брат 2 (2000)

Si fallan será una tragedia.

If they fail, it will be a tragedy.

— Salyut-7 (2017)

¿Me fallan los ojos o es el maldito Mause?

Are my eyes playing tricks on me, or is it that damn Mause?

— Marty Supremo (2025)

Donde las palabras fallan, la música habla.

Where words fail, music speaks.

Las palabras me fallan, señor Campbell.

Words fail me, Mr. Campbell.

— Mother Night (1996)