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ausfallen

break down

Meaning of ausfallen

stop functioning

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German[ˈaʊsfalən]
break down
ausfallen - break down
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🇩🇪German
ausfallen

neutral, colloquial: used for a thing or device that is broken and no longer works

B2Very Often

Mein Handy ist gestern einfach kaputtgegangen.

Мой телефон вчера просто сломался.

🇩🇪German

stronger and more dramatic: for a complete system failure, but also for physical or emotional collapse

B2Often

Wegen eines Fehlers ist das ganze System zusammengebrochen.

Из-за ошибки вся система вышла из строя.

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ausfallen translation: break down. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce ausfallen

[ˈaʊsfalən]

ausfallen translation

break down

ausfallen transcription

[ˈaʊsfalən]

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ausfallen meaning: what does it mean?

nicht mehr funktionieren; ausfallen

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ausfallen is pronounced as [ˈaʊsfalən]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

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