Also means
puncture
Usage Note
Reifenpanne is a burst or deflated tyre that prevents driving. Learners should know eine Reifenpanne haben ('to have a flat'). On motorways the hard shoulder (Standstreifen) is used to safely change the tyre.
Examples
"Auf halber Strecke hatten wir eine Reifenpanne und mussten das Ersatzrad montieren."
Natural Translation
Halfway through the journey we had a flat tyre and had to fit the spare wheel.
Literal Translation
On half the stretch we had a flat tyre and had to the spare wheel mount.
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