Ausfall — meaning in English
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English meaning
- casualty noun Something that happens by chance, especially an unfortunate event; an accident, a disaster.
- diatribe noun An abusive, bitter verbal or written attack, criticism or denunciation.
- failure noun The state of not achieving a desired or intended result.
- lunge noun A sudden forward movement, such as an attack with a sword or an attempt to grab something.
- outage noun A period during which a service, especially electricity, is not working.
- sally noun A sudden dash out from a defended position to attack, or a similar sudden burst of activity.
Senses
Ausfall is used for these senses in English:
- casualty (military) A person in military service who becomes unavailable for duty, for any reason (notably death, injury, illness, capture, or desertion).
- diatribe An abusive, bitter verbal or written attack, criticism or denunciation.
- failure State or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, opposite of success.
- failure Termination of the ability of an item to perform its required function; breakdown.
- lunge A sudden forward movement, especially with a sword.
- outage A temporary suspension of operation, especially of electrical power supply.
- sally A sortie of troops from a besieged place against an enemy.
- sally A sudden rushing forth.
casualty — full definition
- noun Something that happens by chance, especially an unfortunate event; an accident, a disaster.
- noun A person suffering from injuries or who has been killed due to an accident or through an act of violence.
- noun Specifically, a person who has been killed (not only injured) due to an accident or through an act of violence; a fatality.
- noun A person in military service who becomes unavailable for duty, for any reason (notably death, injury, illness, capture, or desertion).
diatribe — full definition
- noun An abusive, bitter verbal or written attack, criticism or denunciation.
- noun A prolonged discourse; a long-winded speech.