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1 meltdown
noun (the melting of the radioactive material in a nuclear reactor as a result of the failure of the cooling system.) fusiónn.• fundición s.f.'meltdaʊn['meltdaʊn]N1) (lit) fusión f de un reactor, fundido m2) (fig) cataclismo m, debacle f* * *['meltdaʊn] -
2 meltdown
s.1 fusión accidental del núcleo de un reactor; fuga radiactiva (física) (process) (leak)2 fusión accidental del núcleo de un reactor, fusión de reactor, fusión de reactor atómico, fusión de reactor nuclear. -
3 Ethernet meltdown
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4 fusion
'fju:ʒən1) (the act of melting together: fusion of the metal pieces.) fusión, fundición2) (a very close joining of things: the fusion of his ideas.)
fusión sustantivo femenino 1 (de empresas, partidos) merger 2 (de metales, piezas) fusion, fusing togetherb) (Fís) fusion
fusión sustantivo femenino
1 Com merger
2 Fís (de un metal, fundición) fusion (del hielo, licuefacción) thawing, melting ' fusión' also found in these entries: Spanish: acentuar - estructuración - oponerse English: fusion - meltdown - melting point - mergertr['fjʊːʒən]1 fusión nombre femenino, fundición nombre femenino2 figurative use fusión nombre femeninofusion ['fju:ʒən] n: fusión fn.• fundición s.f.• fusión s.f.'fjuːʒənmass & count noun fusión f['fjuːʒǝn]N [of metals, fig] fusión f* * *['fjuːʒən]mass & count noun fusión f -
5 melt
melt(to (cause to) become soft or liquid, or to lose shape, usually by heating / being heated: The ice has melted; My heart melted when I saw how sorry he was.) derretir- meltdown- melting-point
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melt vb derretir / fundirtr[melt]1 (ice, snow, butter, etc) derretir3 (sugar, chemical) disolver1 (ice, snow) derretirse ( away, -)2 (metal) fundirse3 (sugar, chemical) disolverse4 figurative use (food) derretirse, deshacerse5 figurative use (somebody's heart) ablandarse, derretirse6 (colour, sound, etc) desvanecer\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto melt into tears deshacerse en lágrimasto melt into the crowd perderse entre la multitudmelt ['mɛlt] vt1) : derretir, disolver2) soften: ablandarit melted his heart: ablandó su corazónmelt vi1) : derretirse, disolverse2) soften: ablandarse3) disappear: desvanecerse, esfumarsethe clouds melted away: las nubes se desvanecieronv.• ablandar v.• colicuar v.• derretir v.• deshelar v.• desvanecer v.• disolver v.• fundir v.• regalar v.melt
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a) \<\<ice/butter\>\> derretirse*; \<\<metal/wax\>\> fundirsethe candy melted in his mouth — el caramelo se le deshizo or se le disolvió en la boca
b) (become mild, gentle) \<\<person\>\> ablandarse; \<\<anger\>\> desaparecer*c)to melt INTO something: they melted into the crowd se perdieron en la muchedumbre; the scenes melt into one another — las escenas se funden unas con otras
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vta) ( liquefy) \<\<snow/butter\>\> derretir*b) (make gentle, compassionate)Phrasal Verbs:[melt]1. VT1) (lit) [+ snow, chocolate, butter] derretir, fundir; [+ metal] fundir; [+ chemical] disolver2) (fig) (=soften) ablandar2. VI1) (lit) [snow, chocolate, butter] derretirse, fundirse; [metal] fundirse; [chemical] disolversebutter 1.2) (fig)a) [person] (=soften) ablandarseb) (=disappear)* * *[melt]
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a) \<\<ice/butter\>\> derretirse*; \<\<metal/wax\>\> fundirsethe candy melted in his mouth — el caramelo se le deshizo or se le disolvió en la boca
b) (become mild, gentle) \<\<person\>\> ablandarse; \<\<anger\>\> desaparecer*c)to melt INTO something: they melted into the crowd se perdieron en la muchedumbre; the scenes melt into one another — las escenas se funden unas con otras
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vta) ( liquefy) \<\<snow/butter\>\> derretir*b) (make gentle, compassionate)Phrasal Verbs: -
6 nuclear
'nju:kliə1) (using atomic energy: a nuclear power station; nuclear weapons.) nuclear2) (of a nucleus.) nuclearnuclear adj nuclear
nuclear adjetivo nuclear
nuclear adjetivo nuclear ' nuclear' also found in these entries: Spanish: arma - bomba - central - energía - desnuclearizar - física - funcionamiento - guerra - lluvia - potencia - reactor - vertedero English: meltdown - nuclear - nuclear energy - nuclear war - power - warhead - core - deterrent - - free - holocaust - reactortr['njʊːklɪəSMALLr/SMALL]1 nuclear\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLnuclear bomb bomba nuclearnuclear capability potencial nombre masculino nuclearnuclear capacity capacidad nombre femenino nuclearnuclear disarmament desarme nombre masculino nuclearnuclear energy energía nuclearnuclear facility planta de energía nuclearnuclear family familia nuclearnuclear fission fisión nombre femenino nuclearnuclear fusion fusión nombre femenino nuclearnuclear physics física nuclearnuclear power energía nuclearnuclear power station central nombre femenino nuclearnuclear reaction reacción nombre femenino nuclearnuclear reactor reactor nombre masculino nuclearnuclear war guerra nuclearnuclear waste residuos nuclearesnuclear weapon arma nuclearnuclear winter invierno nuclearnuclear ['nu:kliər, 'nju:-] adj: nuclearadj.• nuclear adj.'nuːkliər, 'njuːkliə(r)adjective nuclearnuclear power — energía f nuclear
['njuːklɪǝ(r)]nuclear power station — central f nuclear
1.ADJ (Phys, Mil) nuclear2.CPDnuclear age N — era f nuclear
nuclear bomb N — bomba f nuclear
nuclear capability N — capacidad f nuclear
nuclear deterrent N — fuerza f disuasiva nuclear
nuclear disarmament N — desarme m nuclear
nuclear energy N — energía f nuclear
nuclear family N — familia f nuclear
nuclear fission N — fisión f nuclear
nuclear fuel N — combustible m nuclear
nuclear fusion N — fusión f nuclear
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty N — Tratado m de No Proliferación Nuclear
nuclear physicist N — físico(-a) m / f nuclear
nuclear physics N — física f nuclear
nuclear power N — energía f nuclear
nuclear power station, nuclear (power) plant N — central f nuclear
nuclear reaction N — reacción f nuclear
nuclear reactor N — reactor m nuclear
nuclear scientist N — científico(-a) m / f nuclear
nuclear shelter N — refugio m antinuclear
nuclear submarine N — submarino m nuclear
nuclear test N — prueba f nuclear
nuclear testing N — pruebas fpl nucleares
nuclear war N — guerra f nuclear
nuclear waste N — desechos mpl nucleares
nuclear weapon N — arma f nuclear
nuclear winter N — invierno m nuclear
* * *['nuːkliər, 'njuːkliə(r)]adjective nuclearnuclear power — energía f nuclear
nuclear power station — central f nuclear
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7 reactor
noun ((also nuclear reactor) an apparatus in which nuclear energy is produced which can be used as a source of power, eg when converted into electricity.) reactor
reactor sustantivo masculinoa) (Fís) reactor;( avión) jet (plane)
reactor m (motor de reacción) jet engine (avión) jet (plane) ' reactor' also found in these entries: English: jet - jet-engine - meltdown - reactor - core - eventtr[rɪ'æktəSMALLr/SMALL]1 reactor nombre masculinoreactor [ri'æktər] n: reactor mnuclear reactor: reactor nuclearn.• reactor s.m.ri'æktər, ri'æktə(r)noun ( nuclear reactor) reactor m (nuclear)[riː'æktǝ(r)]N reactor mnuclear reactor — reactor m nuclear
* * *[ri'æktər, ri'æktə(r)]noun ( nuclear reactor) reactor m (nuclear)
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