This is the 10001st most frequent Polish word.
awarię
The Polish word "awarię" means "breakdown" or "malfunction" in English.
Used in the context of a mechanical breakdown or malfunction.
Właśnie naprawiliśmy awarię w silniku samochodu.
We have just fixed a malfunction in the car's engine.
Refers to an outage or interruption in service.
Przepraszam za opóźnienie, mieliśmy awarię prądu w biurze.
Sorry for the delay, we had a power outage at the office.
Describes a failure or malfunction in technological devices.