blunder(A top U.S. intelligence official says it looks like the invasion of Ukraine could become one of Russian President Vladimir Putin's most significant and enduring blunders.I. Havkin)
failure(The errors prompted B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad to call for an independent review on Monday. Rustad called the errors "an unprecedented failure by the very institution responsible for ensuring the fairness and accuracy of our elections." "While I am not disputing the final outcome pending remaining judicial recounts, it’s clear that mistakes like these severely undermine public trust in our electoral process," he said. -- не имеющий прецедентов провал (bc.ctvnews.ca)ART Vancouver)
lowlight(The Canadiens, the only other club to experience this dubious lowlight twice, had finished atop the heap the previous campaign, with 103 points. Continuing that domination in the post season was almost a forgone conclusion. But when the chips had all settled in April of '70, they were second last in the Eastern Division of the 12-team loop. "Монреаль канадиенз" – одна из двух команд в истории НХЛ, которая ДВАЖДЫ терпела фиаско непопадания в плей-офф Кубка Стэнли на следующий год после победы в финале розыгрыша. VLZ_58)
the Gap(, корабля, потерпевшего крушение рядом с этим утёсом 20 августа 1857, и служит памятником 121 утонувшему; Anchor of Dunbar; в Сиднее. Славится особенной крутизной утёсов, часто служит местом совершения самоубийств. На вершине утёса установлен якорь "Данбара"; Watson Bay; , у входа в залив Уотсон-Бей; South Head; геологический разлом в утёсах на мысе Саут-Хед)
washout(на испытании, экзамене; informal • No one came to the fete – it was a complete washout.cambridge.org); plow; falling off; fold(The Democratic Party’s viability and the faith of its supporter cannot stand another fold in the shutdown.Mr. Wolf); debacle(*о неуправляемой ситуации, о неудачном исходе запланированных работ, о гигантском перерасходе средств и т.п.* • North Vancouver District asks the province for a public inquiry into the sewage plant debacle. An audit of Metro Vancouver over the massively overbudget project has been ordered. When Metro originally budgeted the large infrastructure project in 2017, the estimated cost was $700 million with an expected completion date of 2020. That cost has since ballooned more than 450 per cent to nearly $4 billion, and an end date is not yet in sight. (nsnews.com)ART Vancouver)
failure of a test(на экзамене • I expect the judge to find you guilty based upon your failure of sobriety test and the breath test. — Я считаю, что судья признает вас виновным на основании того, что результаты теста на трезвость и дыхательной пробы были положительными.)
botching(крупная неудача • All the while, General Percival Mitchell faces court martial charges for the perceived botching of Tango Company’s current mission and must stand before the governance council, whom so desperately want the truth behind the Roanoke incident buried away and seek a scapegoat to blame for the catastrophe.Abysslooker)
wikisource.org, lib.ru, uzhgorod.in CHichhan); no luck (MichaelBurov); hard luck (MichaelBurov); no success (MichaelBurov); discovery; exposure (of illegal activity); through