English-German translations for out of order

• außer Betrieb
  Auch in Brüssel gab es Wochen, während denen es wirklich unmöglich war, sich in den verschiedenen labyrinthartigen Parlamentsgebäuden zu bewegen, weil die Aufzüge außer Betrieb waren. In Brussels, too, there have been weeks during which it really was impossible to move around the various labyrinthine Parliament buildings, because the lifts were out of order.
• kaputt

Definition of out of order

• Out of normal sequence
• Not functioning properly
• Inappropriate or unsuitable
• Not in order: not according with with the procedural rules governing formal meetings of a deliberative body

Examples

• Youve got my index cards out of order again
• The lift is always out of order
• I suppose my remarks about his wife were out of order

Related words

• be out of order
• out of the ordinary
• take the words out of someone's mouth
• word of mouth
• word of mouth marketing
• word-of-mouth
• out-of-order