blackout

a sudden loss of electric power in an area or building

apagón, interrupción de la electricidad

• a blackout

Collocations blackout in a city · power outage

• The whole town was plunged into darkness during the blackout.

  Todo el pueblo quedó sumido en la oscuridad durante el apagón.

a period of time when you cannot remember anything that happened because you were unconscious or drunk, etc.

pérdida de memoria, amnesia temporal

• have a blackout

Collocations alcoholic blackout · memory loss

• She had a complete blackout and doesn't remember anything from the party.

  Ella tuvo un completo bloqueo de memoria y no recuerda nada de la fiesta.

the practice of preventing people from seeing or hearing things that are considered offensive, dangerous, etc.

censura, bloqueo informativo

• a blackout

Collocations media blackout · news censorship

• The government imposed a news blackout during the crisis.

  El gobierno impuso un bloqueo informativo durante la crisis.

a sudden darkness on stage used as an effect in a play or film

oscurecimiento, apagón escénico

• a blackout

Collocations theatre blackout · stage effect

• The director used a sudden blackout to create suspense.

  El director utilizó un apagón repentino para crear suspense.