Meltdown in spanish
pronunciation: fusioʊndeunreɑktoʊɹ̩ part of speech: noun
melt down = fundir, derretir.
Example: In 1588 Thomas Thomas, Cambridge University printer, had one press and 1,400 kg. of type, but 40 per cent of the type was old metal waiting to be melted down.meltdown1 = fusión nuclear, fusión de un reactor.
Example: The core itself is housed in a concrete bunker designed to contain any radiation leaked by the nuclear fuel in the event of a meltdown.more:
» nuclear meltdown = fusión nuclear.
Example: Numerous nuclear meltdowns have occurred throughout humanity's atomic age, though thankfully only four large-scale events have ever occurred at civilian plants.meltdown2 = berrinche, rabieta, pataleta.
Example: During a meltdown, the child may feel confused, agitated, frustrated, overwhelmed, or scared --- i.e. experiencing all sorts of negative emotions.more:
» go into + meltdown = perder las riendas, perder los estribos, volverse loco, enloquecer, volverse frenético, ponerse loco, ponerse frenético, echar humo por las orejas, ponerse (hecho/como) una fiera, ponerse hecho un basilisco, ponerse hecho una furia, perder la chaveta, ponerse histérico, volverse histérico, ponerse (como/hecho) un diablo, llevar a Uno el diablo, llevar a Uno (todos) los diablos, ponerse (hecho/como) un demonio, llevar a Uno el demonio, llevar a Uno (todos) los demonios, perder la olla, írsele la olla, írsele la pinza, cruzársele los cables.
Example: The pressure of the competition finally got to her and her usual happy-go-lucky demeanour disappeared as she went into meltdown.» have + a meltdown = emberrincharse, enrabietarse, emberrenchinarse, dar una rabieta, dar un berrinche, tener un berrinche, montar en cólera.
Example: When your toddler has a meltdown, it's perfectly natural to want to fly off the handle.meltdown3 = cataclismo, colapso, debacle, crisis.
Example: The Louisiana Legislature is edging closer toward a full meltdown that would derail not only its tax policy but also the state budget plan for next year.more:
» be a complete meltdown = ser un verdadero desastre, ser desastroso, ser un verdadero caos.
Example: I don't think this is a money problem -- I think this is a complete meltdown in your marriage because your husband is a liar and you've lost respect for him.» economic meltdown = cataclismo económico, colapso económico, debacle económica, crisis económica.
Example: If you have the illusion that the global economic meltdown is over, you need to wake up to reality.» financial meltdown = cataclismo económico, colapso económico, debacle económica, crisis económica.
Example: With Greece in a financial meltdown, and the summer holidays just around the corner, many travelers will be jetting off to Greece this summer.» send + Nombre + into meltdown = armar un gran revuelo, levantar un gran revuelo, causar un gran revuelo, provocar un gran revuelo, provocar una crisis, causar una crisis, desatar una crisis, ocasionar una crisis.
Example: He sent fans into meltdown when he revealed he had chopped off his trademark floppy hair.