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Schiffbruch erleiden

to suffer shipwreck / fail disastrously

Türkçe: hüsrana uğramak

Noun
Schiffbruch m.
Verb
erleiden
Topic
Konflikt und Risiko

In a sentence

Mit seiner riskanten Investition erlitt der Unternehmer Schiffbruch.

How it is used

Means 'to suffer shipwreck / fail disastrously' (core: complete failure). Formal register. Use for projects or plans, e.g., 'Das Projekt erlitt Schiffbruch.' Not for minor setbacks—implies total collapse.

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