GERMAN · C1WORD NOTES
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verunglücken

have a serious accident

Er verunglückte auf dem Heimweg, nachdem er wegen einer ausgefallenen Verbindung eine Strecke zu Fuß zurücklegen musste, die kaum beleuchtet war.

He had a serious accident on his way home after a cancelled connection forced him to walk along a poorly lit route.

go wrong; fall flat

Der Scherz war verunglückt, weil er eine schmerzliche Erfahrung aufgriff, über die die Betroffene keineswegs bereits lachen konnte.

The joke fell flat because it touched on a painful experience the woman was certainly not yet able to laugh about.

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