blackout in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for blackout in the English»Spanish Dictionary

blackout [Am ˈblækˌaʊt, Brit ˈblakaʊt] N

1.1. blackout (loss of consciousness):

blackout

desvanecimiento m

blackout

desmayo m

to have a blackout

tener or sufrir un desvanecimiento

1.2. blackout (failure of memory):

blackout

pérdida f temporal de la memoria

blackout

laguna f

3.1. blackout (power failure):

blackout

apagón m

3.2. blackout:

blackout RADIO, TV

suspensión f en la emisión

3.3. blackout (embargo):

a news blackout

un bloqueo informativo

blackout curtain N

blackout curtain

cortina f opaca (usada en tiempos de guerra para impedir que la luz de las ventanas se vea desde el aire)

Translations for blackout in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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apagón

blackout

enlagunarse

to have a blackout

lipotimia

blackout

sufrió una lipotimia

she had a blackout

hubo un corte en el fluido eléctrico

there was a power failure o power cut o blackout

blackout in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for blackout in the English»Spanish Dictionary

blackout [ˈblækaʊt] N

1. blackout (faint):

blackout

desmayo m

to have a blackout

sufrir un desmayo

2. blackout (censorship):

blackout

bloqueo m

news blackout

bloqueo informativo

3. blackout ELEC:

blackout

apagón m

Translations for blackout in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

lipotimia

blackout

apagón

blackout

blackout Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to have a blackout

sufrir un desmayo

news blackout

bloqueo informativo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The area is subjected to power blackouts especially during the wet season.

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Rolling blackouts may be localised to a specific part of the electricity network or may be more widespread and affect entire countries and continents.

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The auditorium seats 500 and has complete blackout capability to darken the space during daylight hours.

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Rolling blackouts generally result from two causes: insufficient generation capacity or inadequate transmission infrastructure to deliver sufficient power to the area where it is needed.

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These, however, did not address the problems identified with radar blackouts caused by high-altitude explosions.

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However, rolling blackouts have not occurred for this reason since 1991.

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However, this time around the blackout is for approximately one hour, and it is reported that no one experienced any vision at all.

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If they are unsuccessful, the system will become unstable and blackouts can occur.

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During the subsequent blackout, all of the islanders disappeared and the island became deserted.

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Press blackout is a similar phrase, but refers specifically to printed media.

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