asteroid

a small rocky object that moves around the sun in space, often following a path between Mars and Jupiter.

asteroide

Collocations near-Earth asteroid

• Scientists are tracking a near-Earth asteroid.

  Los científicos están rastreando un asteroide cercano a la Tierra.

used to describe something that is small but has the potential to cause great damage or change.

pequeño pero peligroso, potencialmente dañino o transformador

Collocations a political asteroid

• The scandal was an asteroid that shook the government.

  El escándalo fue un asteroide que sacudió al gobierno.