countdown
BrE /ˈkaʊntdʌn/ AmE /ˈkaʊntdʌn/
noun en → es
a series of numbers or events that happen in order, usually backwards from a particular number to zero, especially before an important event
cuenta regresiva
- countdown to something
Collocations countdown to launch · countdown to Christmas
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The countdown to the New Year's Eve fireworks began.
La cuenta regresiva para los fuegos artificiales de Año Nuevo comenzó.
to say or write the numbers in a countdown, usually backwards from a particular number to zero
contar hacia atrás
- [intransitive], [count down (from/to)]
Collocations count down the minutes · count down from ten
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He started to count down.
Él empezó a contar hacia atrás.