panne

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• (of vehicle, machine) breakdown; (of engine) failure panne de courant = power failure tomber en panne sèche or d'essence = to run out of petrol (GB) or gas (US) être en panne de (fam) = to be out of [coffee]; = to have run out of [ideas] Definition of breakdown in the British & World English dictionary Definition of breakdown in the US English dictionary Translate breakdown | into German | into Italian | into Spanish