out of order

English

Adjective

out of order (comparative more out of order, superlative most out of order)

1. (idiomatic) Not functioning properly.

   The lift is always out of order.

2. (idiomatic) Inappropriate or unsuitable.

   I suppose my remarks about his wife were out of order.

3. Out of normal sequence.

   You've got my index cards out of order again.

Synonyms

• (not functioning properly) out of commission
• (inappropriate) out of line

Translations

not functioning properly

• Dutch: buiten bedrijf (nl), buiten werking (nl)
• Finnish: rikki, epäkunnossa
• French: hors-service (fr)
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• German: außer Betrieb (de), kaputt (de)
• Greek: εκτός λειτουργίας (el) (ektós leitourgías), χαλασμένος (el) (chalasménos)

• Italian: guasto (it)
• Polish: nieczynny (pl) m
• Romanian: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: неисправный (ru) (neisprávnyj), неработающий (ru) (nerabótajuščij), сломанный (ru) (slómannyj)
• Turkish: bozuk (tr)

inappropriate or unsuitable

• Dutch: ongepast (nl)

• Hebrew: לא במקום (he)

out of normal sequence

• Dutch: niet op volgorde (nl)