dépannage

repair

noun deh-pah-NAZH Rare

Also means

troubleshooting

Usage Note

Dépannage covers both the act of fixing a breakdown and the broader concept of troubleshooting or emergency help—service de dépannage is a breakdown or on-call repair service. The verb dépanner also means to help someone out of a jam informally ('tu peux me dépanner?'). The agent noun is dépanneur (m).

Examples

"Le service de dépannage est disponible 24h/24."

Natural Translation

The repair service is available 24 hours a day.

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