blackout

blackout, power outage

noun BLAK-owt Rare

Origin: From English blackout.

Also means

media blackout

Usage Note

Blackout is an invariable masculine noun (plural i blackout, unchanged). It is used for both electrical outages (un blackout elettrico) and information suppression (blackout mediatico). Because it is a loanword, it does not follow Italian pluralisation patterns. In informal speech un'interruzione di corrente is the native alternative for a power cut.

Examples

"Un blackout ha colpito tutta la città stanotte."

Natural Translation

A blackout hit the entire city last night.

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