Significado
to experience complete failure
Contexto cultural
Using 'фиаско' instead of 'провал' signals that the speaker is well-read and values precise, slightly elevated language. Journalists love this phrase because it sounds dramatic and authoritative in headlines. The meme 'Это фиаско, братан' (It's a fiasco, bro) comes from a viral video of a dog falling into a river. It's now used for any funny failure. Russians are very proud of their theater tradition, so theatrical metaphors like this are very common in everyday speech.
Use with Adjectives
Always pair it with 'полное' (complete) or 'сокрушительное' (crushing) to sound like a native speaker.
Don't Decline!
Never change the ending of 'фиаско'. It's always 'фиаско', no matter what.
Significado
to experience complete failure
Use with Adjectives
Always pair it with 'полное' (complete) or 'сокрушительное' (crushing) to sound like a native speaker.
Don't Decline!
Never change the ending of 'фиаско'. It's always 'фиаско', no matter what.
The Meme Factor
Be aware that 'Это фиаско, братан' is a very famous meme. Using it might make people laugh or think of the dog video.
Verb Choice
If you forget 'потерпеть', 'провал' is a safer word because it can be used with more verbs like 'случился'.
Ponte a prueba
Fill in the correct form of the verb 'потерпеть'.
Её попытка стать актрисой ______ фиаско.
The subject is 'попытка' (feminine), so the verb must be 'потерпела'.
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
Select the right usage:
'Фиаско' is indeclinable and always used with 'потерпеть'.
Match the phrase to the most appropriate situation.
Where would you most likely hear 'потерпеть фиаско'?
The phrase is reserved for significant, often public failures.
Complete the dialogue.
— Как прошёл запуск нового продукта? — Ужасно. Мы ______.
Plural 'мы' requires 'потерпели'.
🎉 Puntuación: /4
Ayudas visuales
Banco de ejercicios
4 ejerciciosЕё попытка стать актрисой ______ фиаско.
The subject is 'попытка' (feminine), so the verb must be 'потерпела'.
Select the right usage:
'Фиаско' is indeclinable and always used with 'потерпеть'.
Where would you most likely hear 'потерпеть фиаско'?
The phrase is reserved for significant, often public failures.
— Как прошёл запуск нового продукта? — Ужасно. Мы ______.
Plural 'мы' requires 'потерпели'.
🎉 Puntuación: /4
Preguntas frecuentes
12 preguntasIt is neuter (средний род).
Yes, but 'потерпеть фиаско' is the much more common idiomatic expression.
Yes, if you are describing a past failure and what you learned from it. it sounds professional.
'Провал' is more common and neutral. 'Фиаско' is more dramatic and implies a grander scale.
No, it is only used in the singular.
Yes, especially for a very bad loss by a favorite team.
Yes, it's used in Polish (fiasko) and Czech (fiasko) with similar meanings.
In Russian, 'потерпеть' is used for experiencing something negative, like 'потерпеть убытки' (suffer losses) or 'потерпеть аварию' (have an accident).
In Russian, it became popular in the 19th century.
No, you must say 'я потерпел фиаско'.
It is formal/neutral. It's safe for work and school.
It's a short, soft 'ee' sound.
Frases relacionadas
полный провал
synonymcomplete failure
сесть в лужу
similarto sit in a puddle
потерпеть крах
similarto suffer a crash
остаться у разбитого корыта
similarto be left with a broken trough
прогореть
specialized formto burn out
