Epic fail
Significado: A spectacular, memorable failure or mistake.
An epic fail is not just a regular mistake — it's a failure so dramatic, public, or absurd that it becomes entertaining. Tripping on stage, sending a text to the wrong person, or a product launch that goes horribly wrong — these are epic fails. The term was central to early internet humor.
Ejemplos
- He tried to impress her by doing a backflip and landed on his face. Epic fail. 他想在她面前耍帅做后空翻,结果脸着地了。史诗级失败。Intentó impresionarla haciendo un mortal hacia atrás y se estampó de cara. Fracaso épico.彼女に格好つけようとバク転して顔面から着地した。壮大な失敗。그녀에게 멋있는 모습을 보여주려고 백플립을 했다가 얼굴부터 착지했어. 대실패.
- The new app crashed on launch day — total epic fail. 新应用上线第一天就崩了——彻底的史诗级失败。La nueva app se cayó el día del lanzamiento — fracaso épico total.新アプリがリリース初日にクラッシュした——完全なる大失敗。새 앱이 출시 당일에 크래시났어——완전한 대실패.
- I showed up to the costume party and nobody else was in costume. Epic fail on my part. 我穿着戏服去了化装舞会,结果没有别人穿。我这边算是史诗级失败了。Aparecí en la fiesta de disfraces y nadie más iba disfrazado. Fracaso épico por mi parte.仮装パーティーに行ったら他に誰もコスチューム着てなかった。自分的に大失敗。코스튬 파티에 갔는데 나 빼고 아무도 코스튬 안 입었어. 내 완전 대실패.
Pronunciación
Guía de uso
Contexto: social media, casual conversation, internet comments
Tono: amused, mocking
✓ Correcto
- That was an epic fail.那真是史诗级失败。Eso ha sido un fracaso épico.あれは壮大な失敗だったね。그건 완전 대실패였어.
- Epic fail on that parallel parking attempt.那次侧方停车简直是史诗级失败。Fracaso épico con ese intento de aparcar en paralelo.あの縦列駐車は壮大な失敗だったわ。주차 시도 완전 대실패.
✗ Incorrecto
- The phrase sounds dated now — younger speakers might cringe at 'epic fail' since it peaked in 2010这个说法现在听起来有点过时了——更年轻的人可能会觉得 'epic fail' 很尬,因为它在2010年前后最流行La expresión suena anticuada hoy en día — los más jóvenes podrían sentir vergüenza ajena con 'epic fail', ya que tuvo su apogeo en 2010この表現は今では古く感じられる——若い世代は「epic fail」を聞くと2010年頃がピークだったため、気恥ずかしく思うかもしれない이 표현은 지금은 다소 옛날 느낌이 난다——2010년에 전성기를 찍었기 때문에 젊은 화자들은 'epic fail'에 오글거릴 수 있다
Origen e historia
Emerged from gaming culture and internet forums in the mid-2000s, where 'fail' became a noun. 'Epic fail' took off around 2008-2010 with fail compilation videos on YouTube and websites like FailBlog.
Contexto cultural
Era: 2008-2012 peak
Generation: Millennials
Social background: Universal
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