GERMAN · C1WORD NOTES
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verpuffen

flash; burn rapidly with a pressure pulse

Das Gas verpuffte, wobei glücklicherweise niemand verletzt wurde, obwohl die Druckwelle mehrere leichte Gegenstände von den Regalen warf.

The gas ignited in a brief burst; fortunately no one was injured, although the pressure wave knocked several light objects off the shelves.

fizzle out; have no lasting effect

Der zusätzliche Zuschuss verpufft, wenn er nur bestehende Lücken stopft, ohne die Ursachen der dauerhaft steigenden Kosten zu verändern.

The extra subsidy will have no lasting effect if it merely plugs existing gaps without changing the causes of continually rising costs.

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