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defekt

defective, broken, faulty

adjective de-FEKT Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Conditions

Origin: from Latin defectus

Usage Note

Defekt is the standard adjective for a device or machine that has stopped working properly — eine defekte Lampe, ein defekter Motor. Used predicatively (die Lampe ist defekt) more often than attributively in everyday speech.

Examples

"Die defekte Waschmaschine stand schon eine Woche in der Küche, bevor der Techniker kam."

Natural Translation

The defective washing machine had been standing in the kitchen for a week before the technician came.

Literal Translation

The defective washing machine stood already a week in the kitchen before the technician came.

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