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Ausfallen - translation, pronunciation and examples

ausfallen
[ˈaʊsfalən]

break down

🇩🇪 German
[ˈaʊsfalən]
Meaning of ausfallen

stop functioning

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Pronunciation[ˈaʊsfalən]
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break down

When to use ausfallen

break down on the road

unterwegs ausfallen

car breaks down

Auto fällt aus

engine breaks down

Motor fällt aus

bus breaks down

Bus fällt aus

break down suddenly

plötzlich ausfallen

ausfallen usage examples

🇮🇹Italian🇩🇪German

Mein Laptop kann heute nicht arbeiten, er ist ausgefallen.

🇮🇹Italian🇩🇪German

Ohne Strom fällt die Heizung schnell aus.

Similar words

ausfallen

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

zusammenbrechen

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

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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 examples

Mein Laptop kann heute nicht arbeiten, er ist ausgefallen.

ausfallen transcription

[ˈaʊsfalən]

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ausfallen meaning: what does it mean?

nicht mehr funktionieren; ausfallen

ausfallen pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

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

ausfallen definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Mein Laptop kann heute nicht arbeiten, er ist ausgefallen. Translation: Мой ноутбук сегодня не работает, он вышел из строя.

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