depaneren

English translation: be helped out, receive assistance, have his flat repaired

18:22 Mar 8, 2004
Flemish to English translations [PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation / cycle racing
Flemish term or phrase: depaneren
Het lukt de jongeren vrij aardig, maar toch verzeilen ze één voor één eens achterin. Zo ook [Wielrenner X], maar dan om gedepaneerd te worden; lekke band.

I'm not familiar with this word. Does it mean "side-lined"?
Maria Danielson
United States
Local time: 03:12
English translation:be helped out, receive assistance, have his flat repaired
Explanation:
from French dépanner I suppose
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writeaway
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Thanks! I should have posted this as a Flemish-English question - it does come from a Belgian article.
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3 +3be helped out, receive assistance, have his flat repaired
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be helped out, receive assistance, have his flat repaired


Explanation:
from French dépanner I suppose

writeaway
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Grading comment
Thanks! I should have posted this as a Flemish-English question - it does come from a Belgian article.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Henk Peelen: Vlaams-Nederlands woordenboek: depanneren = uit de panne helpen, repareren, maar ook "uit de nood helpen"
9 mins

agree  Mirjam Bonne-Nollen
18 mins

agree  Chinoise
93 days
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