How to Say "Out of Service" in Spanish

fuera de servicio

/fweɾa de seɾbiθjo/from spelling rules

The English phrase "out of service" is translated into Spanish as fuera de servicio.

fuera de servicio is used to indicate that something is not available for use.

Meaning: not available for use (prep_phrase)

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase is composed of fuera (out/outside), de (of) and servicio (service).

As an adverbial phrase, fuera de servicio does not change its form to agree with the gender or number of the subject it describes.

/fweɾa de seɾbiθjo/

The word fuera in this phrase is a cognate of the English word 'foreign'. Both originate from the Latin word 'foras' meaning outside.
In Spanish, the word fuera is a linguistic chameleon. Depending on the sentence, it can act as an adverb meaning 'outside', a form of the verb 'to be', or even a form of the verb 'to go'.
In many Spanish-speaking transit systems, you might see the term no opera instead of fuera de servicio to indicate that a specific route or machine is not running.

Este tren está fuera de servicio y ahora todos tienen que bajarse.
This train is out of service and everyone must detrain now.
The sentence is useful for describing a train that is fuera de servicio.
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Disculpe las molestias. Esta máquina está fuera de servicio.
Sorry for the inconvenience. This machine is out of service.
El ascensor está estropeado, tendrás que usar las escaleras.
The elevator is out of service, you'll have to use the stairs.
La impresora está descompuesta, no funcionará hasta que la reparen.
The printer is out of service, it won't work until it's repaired.
El ascensor está fuera de servicio.
The elevator is out of service.
Esa máquina de café está fuera de servicio hoy.
That coffee machine is out of service today.

Daniel and María are in an office building.

Daniel

María, ¿puedes usar el ascensor?
María, can you use the elevator?
María

No, la pantalla dice que está fuera de servicio.
No, the screen says it is out of service.
Daniel

Qué mal, tendremos que usar las escaleras.
That's too bad, we will have to use the stairs.
María

Sí, Daniel, es lo único que podemos hacer.
Yes, Daniel, it is the only thing we can do.

Sources

Wiktionary, “out of service” translations and entries fuera de servicio, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, fuera, servicio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.

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