Sendeunterbrechung

broadcast interruption

noun ZEN-deh-un-ter-BREKH-ung Rare

Also means

programme break

Usage Note

Sendeunterbrechung denotes any interruption of a broadcast — for a commercial break, technical fault, or breaking news. It is feminine (die Sendeunterbrechung), like all -ung nouns, plural Sendeunterbrechungen.

Examples

"Die Sendeunterbrechung dauerte nur wenige Minuten, dann lief die Übertragung weiter."

Natural Translation

The broadcast interruption lasted only a few minutes, then the transmission continued.

Literal Translation

The broadcast-interruption lasted only few minutes, then ran the transmission further.

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