fritz
fritz (on the fritz)
noun FREETS Rare
Origin: English slang borrowing
Usage Note
Fritz in French is used almost exclusively in the phrase sur le fritz, meaning 'broken, on the blink' — a borrowing of the American English idiom 'on the fritz'. It is informal and rare. Outside this phrase the word has no standard meaning in French.
Examples
"La télé est encore en fritz."
Natural Translation
The TV is on the fritz again.

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