La panne de courant
Example: La panne de courant a duré toute la nuit chez nous.
Definition
"La panne de courant" refers to a power outage or electrical failure where the supply of electricity is temporarily interrupted, causing a loss of electrical power in a specific area or building, such as when the electricity goes out unexpectedly and disrupts normal activities.
Etymology
The phrase "la panne de courant" comes from French, where "panne" means a breakdown or failure, and "courant" means current, particularly electric current. Together, they describe a failure in the flow of electricity. Did you know? The word "panne" originally referred to a ship being stranded or stopped, metaphorically extending to any kind of breakdown.
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"La panne de courant" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - Energy - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 110 commonly used words.
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