Panne — meaning in English

English meaning

• blooper noun A silly mistake.
• breakdown noun A failure, especially of a machine or vehicle.
• failure noun The state of not achieving a desired or intended result.
• SNAFU noun A confused, chaotic mess or a major mistake, especially one caused by miscommunication or poor planning.

Senses

Panne is used for these senses in English:

• blooper (film, informal) A filmed or videotaped outtake that has recorded an amusing accident or mistake.
• breakdown (countable) A failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature.
• failure Termination of the ability of an item to perform its required function; breakdown.
• slip-up (idiomatic) A (small) error or mistake; a (minor) misstep.

blooper — full definition

1. noun A silly mistake.
2. noun In baseball, a weak hit that just clears the infielders.
3. noun A funny mistake caught on film or video.
4. noun A type of sail set behind the rearmost mast of an old square-rigged ship.

breakdown — full definition

1. noun A failure, especially of a machine or vehicle.
2. noun A sudden decline in someone's mental or physical health, often preventing normal functioning.
3. noun A detailed analysis showing the separate parts of something.

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