fallout

la lluvia radioactiva

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (radioactive particles)

a. la lluvia radioactiva

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

Fallout from the incident at the nuclear power station has caused mutations in nearby species of fish.Lluvia radioactiva del incidente en el central nuclear ha ocasionado mutaciones en especies de peces en el área.

2. (side effects)

a. las secuelas

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

The government needs to deal with the psychological fallout from the war that our soldiers are suffering.El gobierno debe enfrentarse a las secuelas psicológicas de la guerra que están sufriendo nuestros soldados.

fallout

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (physics)

a. la lluvia radiactiva

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

2. (fig)

a. la secuelas

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

(from scandal)

fallout [ˈfɔːlaʊt]

noun

1 [of radioactivity] lluvia (f) radiactiva

2 consecuencias (f); repercusiones (f)

modifier

fallout shelter (n) refugio (m) atómico or nuclear

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