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how would you translate "power outage"?

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how would you translate "power outage"?

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updated Nov 18, 2009
posted by littlemamacita
Apagón in Spanish, literally, blackout --- Most references give Apagón - 0068e2f4, Nov 18, 2009

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I think this is "un apagón" or "un corte". For clarification you might want add "de electricidad" after either one. Here is a common cause of power cuts as we say over here.

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updated Nov 18, 2009
edited by Eddy
posted by Eddy
Sorry, I didn´t know it had already been answered. - Eddy, Nov 18, 2009
Boy you guys are quick off the mark today, hehe. - Eddy, Nov 18, 2009
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Apagón de energia

updated Nov 18, 2009
posted by cris86
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corte de electricidad

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updated Nov 18, 2009
edited by mountaingirl123
posted by mountaingirl123