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Word of the Day: Apagón

By Gerald Erichsen, About.com

La palabra del día: el apagón
Pronunciación aproximada: ah-pah-GOHN Listen
Significado: power outage, power blackout
Ejemplo: Los apagones volvieron a San Francisco y Los Ángeles la semana pasada.
Traducción: Blackouts returned to San Francisco and Los Angeles last month.
Aviso: This word is related to the verb apagar. which can be used for "to turn off (a light)," "to put out (a fire)" and similar meanings.

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