May 10, 2012 16:41
12 yrs ago
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English term

radioctive downfall

English to Spanish Science Nuclear Eng/Sci
¿Cómo traduciriáis "radioctive downfall" en el siguiente contexto?

Children have heard about meltdown of nuclear power plants and radioctive downfall and acid rain. Even at this age they realize nuclear bombs exist with enough power to destroy the earth totally and kill all life in one single catastrophe.

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lluvia radioactiva

Se refiere a la caída de partículas de cenizas y polvo contaminadas por la radiación que se produce después de la detonación de una bomba atómica o del gravísimo accidente nuclear de Chernóbil.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2012-05-10 18:59:36 GMT)
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http://www.thefreedictionary.com/downfall

2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a fall of rain, snow, etc., especially a sudden heavy one

En este caso no es agua o nieve, sino una gran nube de cenizas y polvo.
Peer comment(s):

agree Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz
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agree Marc Figueras
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agree M. C. Filgueira
5 hrs
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"fuga radioactiva"

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