GERMAN · C1WORD NOTES
MEANING & PRONUNCIATION

der Black-out

mental blank; sudden memory lapse

Mitten im Vortrag hatte sie einen Black-out, fing sich aber wieder, als sie kurz innehielt und auf ihre Notizen blickte.

Halfway through the talk, her mind went blank, but she recovered when she paused briefly and looked at her notes.

blackout; widespread power outage

Nach dem Black-out überprüfte der Verein seinen Notfallplan, weil selbst einfache Absprachen ohne funktionierende Telefone schwierig geworden waren.

After the blackout, the association reviewed its emergency plan because even simple arrangements had become difficult without working telephones.

Sign in to start learning

Word notes

Add a note

Notes shared by learners, in every language.

No notes yet. Share the first one.

Word notes

Your note will be public. Your name will appear as the part of your email before @. Maximum 2,000 characters.

Per account: wait at least 30 seconds between new notes. Publishing, editing and deleting share a limit of 6 requests per minute.