Die Flugannullierung
Example: Die Flugannullierung verursachte viele Probleme für die Reisenden.
Definition
"Die Flugannullierung" refers to the cancellation of a flight, an event where an airline officially decides not to operate a scheduled flight. This often causes inconvenience and requires passengers to change their travel plans or seek alternatives.
Etymology
The word "die Flugannullierung" is composed of the German words 'Flug' meaning 'flight' and 'Annullierung' meaning 'cancellation.' 'Annullierung' itself comes from the Latin 'annullare,' which means 'to make void.' So, "die Flugannullierung" literally means 'flight cancellation.' Did you know that 'annullare' is related to the word 'annual,' originally referring to something occurring yearly, but here it evolved to mean 'to nullify'?
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"Die Flugannullierung" appears in the Vocaplus list "German - Tourism - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 135 commonly used words.
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