meltdown

crisi di nervi, crollo emotivo

Momento in cui una persona è così turbata o sopraffatta da non riuscire a controllare le proprie reazioni.

In inglese semplice: A period when someone feels so upset or overwhelmed that they cannot control their reactions.

• He had a meltdown after school.
• Too much noise can trigger a meltdown.
• She was close to a meltdown after a week of constant pressure.

Sinonimi: outburst, tantrum

Espressioni comuni: have a meltdown, emotional meltdown, complete meltdown

crollo, collasso

Grave cedimento che rende un sistema o una situazione molto difficile da controllare.

In inglese semplice: A serious breakdown in which a system or situation becomes very difficult to control.

• The company faced a financial meltdown.
• Markets fell sharply during the economic meltdown.
• A computer failure caused a complete meltdown of the booking system.

Sinonimi: collapse, breakdown, crisis

Espressioni comuni: financial meltdown, economic meltdown, political meltdown

fusione del nocciolo

Incidente in cui il combustibile nucleare si scalda fino a fondere e può liberare radiazioni pericolose.

In inglese semplice: An accident in which nuclear fuel gets so hot that it melts and may release dangerous radiation.

• The reactor suffered a meltdown.
• Workers restored cooling to prevent a nuclear meltdown.
• Radiation escaped after the core meltdown.

Espressioni comuni: nuclear meltdown, reactor meltdown, core meltdown

scioglimento, fusione

Processo in cui una sostanza solida diventa liquida.

In inglese semplice: The process of a solid becoming liquid.

• The heat caused a rapid meltdown of the ice.
• Water filled the valley during the spring meltdown.
• Researchers measured the glacier’s meltdown over several weeks.

Sinonimi: melting, thaw

Contrari: freezing

Espressioni comuni: spring meltdown, ice meltdown, rapid meltdown