Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
rolling blackouts
Spanish translation:
apagones programados
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Hinara
Oct 22, 2002 17:26
21 yrs ago
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English term
rolling blackout
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English to Spanish
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energy crisis
I know what it is. Any creative translations for the term?
CONTEXT:
Rolling blackouts, an effect of California's continued Stage 3 power emergencies, are called rotating outages by power suppliers. They occur when operating reserves dwindle below 1.5 percent, constituting a statewide emergency..
CONTEXT:
Rolling blackouts, an effect of California's continued Stage 3 power emergencies, are called rotating outages by power suppliers. They occur when operating reserves dwindle below 1.5 percent, constituting a statewide emergency..
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 5 +2 | Apagones programados |
Lila del Cerro
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| 4 | apagón escalonado |
Rick Henry
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Proposed translations
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11 mins
Lila del Cerro
Uruguay
Uruguay
Native in Spanish
Uruguay
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Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Portuguese to Spanish, French to Spanish, and 1 more.
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Apagones programados
Así se les llamaba en Uruguay en una época en que fueron necesarios.
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23 mins
Rick Henry
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
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Native in: English 
Works in: Italian to English, Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, and 7 more.
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291
apagón escalonado
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