engine failure

language: de

definitions

  1. The sudden malfunction or complete stoppage of a vehicle's or aircraft's engine during operation, often leading to loss of power or control.
    de: Motorausfall
  2. A metaphorical term describing the critical breakdown or collapse of a system, project, or organization due to the failure of its central driving mechanism or key component.
    de: Systemzusammenbruch

examples

  1. They admitted that an engine failure caused the loss.

    Sie gaben zu, dass ein Motorausfall den Verlust verursachte.

  2. The company's rapid expansion led to an engine failure in its management structure.

    Die rasche Expansion des Unternehmens führte zu einem Zusammenbruch seiner Managementstruktur.