black out

desmayarse, perder el conocimiento

Perder de repente el conocimiento y dejar de percibir lo que ocurre alrededor.

En inglés sencillo: To suddenly become unconscious and stop knowing what is happening around you.

• I felt dizzy and blacked out.
• She blacked out in the heat.
• Did he black out after hitting his head?

Sinónimos: pass out, lose consciousness, faint

Antónimos: come round

Expresiones frecuentes: black out suddenly, black out briefly

apagón, corte de luz

Interrupción del suministro eléctrico en una zona.

En inglés sencillo: A time when the electricity supply stops working in an area.

• A black out stopped the lifts.
• We used candles during the black out.
• The storm caused black outs across the region.

Sinónimos: power cut, power outage, blackout

Expresiones frecuentes: a black out, citywide black out

tachar, ocultar

Cubrir palabras escritas con marcas oscuras para que no se puedan leer.

En inglés sencillo: To cover written words with dark marks so they cannot be read.

• Black out your name.
• They blacked out several lines in the report.
• Can you black the address out before posting the photo?

Cómo se usa: black out something / black something out (Please black out your address before sharing the letter.)

Sinónimos: redact, cover up

Expresiones frecuentes: black out something, black out names

quedarse a oscuras, apagarse

Quedar un lugar completamente a oscuras porque se han apagado las luces.

En inglés sencillo: For a place to become completely dark because its lights are off.

• The town blacked out at dusk.
• The whole district blacked out when the power failed.
• Coastal villages blacked out to hide from enemy planes.

Sinónimos: go dark

Antónimos: light up

Expresiones frecuentes: black out completely, black out overnight