fallout shelter in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for fallout shelter in the English»Spanish Dictionary

fallout shelter

refugio m antinuclear or antiatómico

nuclear fall-out shelter

refugio atómico

Translations for fallout shelter in the Spanish»English Dictionary

refugio antinuclear

fallout shelter

Translations for fallout shelter in the English»Spanish Dictionary

fallout [Am ˈfɔlˌaʊt, Brit ˈfɔːlaʊt] N

1. fallout U (after nuclear explosion):

fallout

lluvia f radiactiva

fallout

precipitación f radiactiva

fallout shelter

refugio m antinuclear or antiatómico

2. fallout U or C (side effect):

fallout

secuela f

I.shelter [Am ˈʃɛltər, Brit ˈʃɛltə] N

1. shelter C (building):

shelter

refugio m

bomb or air-raid shelter

refugio antiaéreo

nuclear fall-out shelter

refugio atómico

a shelter for battered women

un refugio para mujeres maltratadas

2.1. shelter U (protection):

to run for shelter

correr a refugiarse

a wall provided shelter from the wind

una pared les (or nos etc.) sirvió de protección contra el viento

to take shelter

refugiarse

to take shelter

guarecerse

they took shelter from the rain in the barn

se refugiaron or se guarecieron de la lluvia en el granero

2.2. shelter U (accommodations):

shelter

alojamiento m

to give shelter to sb

acoger a alguien

to give shelter to sb

darle alojamiento a alguien

to seek shelter for the night

buscar donde pasar la noche

they need food, shelter and clothing

necesitan alimentos, albergue y ropa

II.shelter [Am ˈʃɛltər, Brit ˈʃɛltə] VB trans

shelter

resguardar

shelter

proteger

to shelter sth/sb from sth

resguardar algo/a alguien de algo

to shelter sth/sb from sth

proteger algo/a alguien de algo

the convent sheltered her from the reality of the outside world

el convento la protegía de la realidad del mundo exterior

III.shelter [Am ˈʃɛltər, Brit ˈʃɛltə] VB intr

shelter

refugiarse

shelter

guarecerse

shelter

resguardarse

to shelter from sth

refugiarse de algo

to shelter from sth

guarecerse de algo

to shelter from sth

resguardarse de algo

he sheltered behind his diplomatic immunity

se escudó or se amparó en su inmunidad diplomática

fallout shelter in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fallout shelter in the English»Spanish Dictionary

fallout shelter N

fallout shelter

refugio m antinuclear

Translations for fallout shelter in the Spanish»English Dictionary

refugio antiatómico

fall-out shelter

refugio atómico

fallout shelter

refugio nuclear [o atómico]

fallout shelter

Translations for fallout shelter in the English»Spanish Dictionary

fallout [ˈfɔ:laʊt] N no pl

1. fallout PHYS:

fallout

lluvia f radiactiva

2. fallout fig:

fallout

secuelas f pl

I.shelter [ˈʃeltəʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] N

shelter

refugio m

to take shelter

refugiarse

II.shelter [ˈʃeltəʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] VB trans

shelter

resguardar

III.shelter [ˈʃeltəʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] VB intr

shelter

refugiarse

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The base had a fallout shelter.

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You will survive if you build a family fallout shelter.

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The new school was substantially larger than the old 4-classroom building, with a cafeteria which doubled as a fallout shelter, a gymnasium and locker rooms, and many more classrooms.

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It differs from a fallout shelter, in that its main purpose is to protect from shock waves and overpressure, instead of from radioactive precipitation, as a fallout shelter does.

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The library at my elementary school was the local fallout shelter, a place we were told to go in the event of nuclear war.

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She reveals she worked in an old bookstore which had been built in the 1950s and equipped with a fallout shelter which was converted into the basement.

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The school once served as a potential nuclear fallout shelter.

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Usually, an expedient purpose-built fallout shelter is a trench; with a strong roof buried by c. 1 m (3 ft) of earth.

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Which is about two exes who end up in a fallout shelter together, and was currently going round the film festivals in 2013.

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Cynics said it was his fear of nuclear warfare (he owned a fallout shelter).

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