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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Fracasso

Pronunciation / Transliteration: fra-ka-so

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Flop/flɒp/
verbnounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O filme foi um fracasso nas bilheteiras."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A complete failure, especially in a performance or venture.

    "The movie was a flop at the box office, failing to attract an audience."
As verb
  1. 1

    To fall or drop heavily; to fail completely.

    "The project flopped after the initial excitement wore off."
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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Originating in the late 16th century as a variant of flap or slap, imitative of the sound of something falling heavily and clumsily. By the 19th century, the term evolved metaphorically to describe a complete failure, particularly in theatrical performances or business ventures.

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