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  • 91Blackout — Einen Blackout haben: von plötzlichem Gedächtnisschwund befallen sein. Die Redensart stammt aus dem Englischen und hat sich wegen ihrer Kürze und Prägnanz allgemein durchgesetzt. Sie wird zumeist gebraucht im Sinne von: ›Den Faden verlieren‹ oder …

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  • 92blackout — {{hw}}{{blackout}}{{/hw}}s. m. inv. 1 Oscurità totale, e paralisi di vari congegni, conseguenti a improvvisa interruzione dell energia elettrica | (est.) Interruzione di comunicazioni: blackout telefonico, televisivo. 2 (fig.) Mancanza di notizie …

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  • 93blackout — BLACK OUT BLEC ÁUT/ s. n. (mil.) măsură de apărare antiaeriană prin camuflaj total; întuneric complet. o (fig.) a face blackout = a păstra tăcere completă. (< fr. back out) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN …

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  • 94Blackout — Black|out [ blɛk|aut, auch blæk aut], Black out das, auch der; [s], s <aus engl. blackout, eigtl. »Verdunklung«>: 1. a) plötzliches Abdunkeln der Szene bei Bildschluss im Theater; b) kleinerer ↑Sketch, bei dem ein solcher Effekt die… …

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  • 95blackout — black|out [ blæk,aut ] noun count 1. ) a short period when the electricity supply to a building or district is stopped, especially at night 2. ) a period during a war when the lights are turned off so that an enemy cannot see them at night 3. ) a …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 96blackout — noun 1. the darkening of a city curing an air raid by pulling down all curtains and putting out all street lights. The city of London went through numerous blackouts during World War II. 2. A cessation of news by the mass media. There was a total …

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  • 97blackout — See a blackout …

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  • 98blackout — noun 1》 a period when all lights must be turned out or covered to prevent them being seen by the enemy during an air raid.     ↘(blackouts) Brit. dark curtains put up in windows during an air raid.     ↘a sudden failure or dimming of electric… …

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  • 99blackout — /ˈblækaʊt / (say blakowt) noun 1. the extinguishing of all visible lights in a city, etc., as a wartime protection. 2. the extinguishing or failure of light as in a power failure. 3. Theatre the extinguishing of all stage lights. 4. temporary… …

  • 100blackout —    A total loss of commercial electric power. To avoid loss of computer data due to a blackout, use a battery backed UPS (uninterruptible power supply).    See also brownout; power conditioning …

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