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1 Reinfall
m umg. flop, washout; (Enttäuschung) letdown; die Party / Ehe war ein glatter Reinfall the party / marriage was a complete disaster; hoffentlich erlebt ihr mit ihm / dem Auto keinen Reinfall I hope (oder umg. hopefully) he / the car won’t let you down* * *der Reinfallflop; non-event; flivver; miss; pratfall; fiasco* * *Rein|fallm (inf)disaster (inf); (= Pleite auch) flop (inf)mit der Waschmaschine/dem Kollegen haben wir einen Réínfall erlebt — we had real problems with the washing machine/this colleague
unsere Reise war vielleicht ein Réínfall! — our journey was a real disaster
* * *Rein·fall[ˈrainfal]m (fam) disaster[mit jdm/etw] einen \Reinfall erleben to be a disaster„kauf dir das Gerät nicht, du erlebst damit bloß einen \Reinfall“ “don't buy the appliance, it'll just be a disaster”ein \Reinfall sein to be a disasterdie neue Mitarbeiterin war ein absoluter \Reinfall the new employee was a complete disaster* * *der (ugs.) let-downdas Stück war ein absoluter od. totaler Reinfall — the play was a complete flop (coll.)
* * *die Party/Ehe war ein glatter Reinfall the party/marriage was a complete disaster;hoffentlich erlebt ihr mit ihm/dem Auto keinen Reinfall I hope (oder umg hopefully) he/the car won’t let you down* * *der (ugs.) let-downdas Stück war ein absoluter od. totaler Reinfall — the play was a complete flop (coll.)
* * *-¨e m.deception n.disappointment n.flop n.letdown n. -
2 Reinfall
m1. damp squib coll.2. failure3. flop coll.4. mare's nest5. pratfall fig.
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