fallout

S2 W2

BrE /ˈfɔːl.aʊt/ AmE /ˈfɑːl.aʊt/

noun en → es

1 CONSEQUENCES B2

the results of an event, decision, or situation; often negative consequences

consecuencias, resultado

  • fallout from something

Collocations fallout from a decision · fallout from an event

  • There was serious fallout from the company's decision to close its factories.

    Hubo consecuencias serias por la decisión de la empresa de cerrar sus fábricas.

2 NUCLEAR C1

radioactive material that is spread into the air after an atomic bomb or nuclear explosion

material radiactivo, desechos nucleares

  • fallout from a nuclear test

Collocations nuclear fallout · radiation fallout

  • The area was contaminated by the fallout from the nuclear tests.

    La zona quedó contaminada por los desechos nucleares de las pruebas nucleares.

3 RELATIONSHIPS B2

a disagreement or argument that causes a relationship to become worse; often used in the plural form

desacuerdos, problemas en las relaciones

  • fallout between people

Collocations relationship fallout · personal fallout

  • There was a lot of personal fallout after the meeting.

    Hubo muchos problemas personales después de la reunión.