blackout

apagón

Pérdida de electricidad en una zona extensa, que deja sin energía las luces y los aparatos eléctricos.

En inglés sencillo: A loss of electricity across a large area, leaving lights and electrical equipment without power.

• The blackout left us in darkness.
• We used candles during last night's blackout.
• Storms caused blackouts across the region.

Sinónimos: power cut, power outage

Expresiones frecuentes: power blackout, citywide blackout, during a blackout

pérdida de conocimiento, laguna mental

Periodo breve en que se pierde el conocimiento o no se recuerda lo ocurrido.

En inglés sencillo: A short period when you lose consciousness or cannot remember what happened.

• He had a brief blackout.
• After the blackout, she could not remember leaving the party.
• The doctor asked whether I had experienced any blackouts.

Sinónimos: memory lapse, loss of consciousness

Expresiones frecuentes: have a blackout, alcohol blackout, brief blackout

apagón informativo, censura informativa

Periodo en que se impide deliberadamente que noticias u otra información lleguen al público.

En inglés sencillo: A period when news or other information is deliberately prevented from reaching the public.

• The government ordered a news blackout.
• Journalists protested against the media blackout.
• A blackout on trial coverage kept the public uninformed.

Cómo se usa: blackout on something (The authorities imposed a blackout on news of the protests.)

Sinónimos: news ban, reporting ban

Expresiones frecuentes: media blackout, news blackout, press blackout

apagón digital, cierre de protesta

Cierre temporal y planeado de una web o servicio en línea, a menudo como protesta.

En inglés sencillo: A planned temporary closing of a website or online service, often to protest against something.

• The website held a one-day blackout.
• Users saw a protest message during the blackout.
• Several online services joined the blackout against the proposed law.

Sinónimos: shutdown

Expresiones frecuentes: website blackout, internet blackout, online blackout