power failure
An unscheduled or accidental break in the supply of electricityAn unscheduled or accidental break in the supply of electricity.
» What will happen if there's a power failure now?
Was passiert, wenn jetzt der Strom ausfällt? — Wolf
Що буде, якщо зараз вимкнеться світло? — aandrusiak
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesAn unscheduled or accidental break in the supply of electricity.
Stromausfall
- equipment failure resulting when the supply of power fails
Examples
5 sentencesWhat will happen if there's a power failure now?
Що буде, якщо зараз вимкнеться світло? — aandrusiak
deWas passiert, wenn jetzt der Strom ausfällt? — Wolf
What caused the power failure?
ruЧто привело к сбоям в электроснабжении? — odexed
There was a major power failure.
Power failure is one of the factor that caused the chaos in the hall.
A power failure contributed to the confusion in the hall.
ruПроблемы с электричеством привели к смятению в зале. — arseniiv
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
plural: power failures| Singular | power failure |
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Synonyms
4 synonyms- equipment failure resulting when the supply of power fails:power outage
See also
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