derail

• Verb, das das Entgleisen eines Zuges bezeichnet oder im weiteren Sinne das Abweichen oder Scheitern eines Prozesses, Plans oder einer Diskussion vom vorgesehenen Weg.

A verb used to indicate the act of causing a train to leave its tracks, or more broadly, to disrupt or divert a process, plan, or discussion from its intended course.

1. Cause a train to leave the tracksB2formal

   To cause a train to accidentally leave the railway tracks.

   Entgleisen lassen

   • The faulty switch derailed the passenger train.
   • Engineers are investigating what caused the locomotive to derail.
   • No one was injured when the freight train derailed.

2. Disrupt or obstruct a processB2informal

   To cause a plan, process, or activity to go off course or fail.

   Vereiteln

   • The unexpected scandal derailed his political campaign.
   • Technical issues derailed the product launch.
   • Their argument derailed the entire negotiation process.

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