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Word of the Day: Apagón

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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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