meltdown

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmɛltdaʊn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈmɛltˌdaʊn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(meltdoun′)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

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meltdown n (nuclear accident) (nuclear)fusión nf
  accidente nm
 Fear of a meltdown forced us to evacuate the facility.
 El miedo a una fusión nuclear nos hizo evacuar el lugar.
meltdown n figurative, informal (emotional outburst)colapso emocional nm + adj mf
 He had a complete meltdown when they refused to let him on the plane.
 Tuvo un colapso emocional cuando no lo dejaron subirse al avión.
meltdown n figurative (breakdown: of machine)colapso nm
  fallo nm
 My car had a meltdown, so I took it to the mechanic.
 Mi auto tuvo un colapso, así que lo llevé al mecánico.
meltdown n figurative (complete failure)colapso nm
  debacle nf
 Investors feared a meltdown of the banking system.
 Los inversionistas temían el colapso del sistema bancario.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
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melt [sth] down vtr phrasal sep (substance)derretir vtr
  fundir vtr
 Melt down used wax and pour it into molds to make new candles.
 Derrite cera usada y viértela en moldes para hacer velas nuevas.
melt down vi phrasal (nuclear power plant)fusionarse v prnl
 After the accident, the nuclear plant began to melt down.
 Después del accidente, la planta nuclear comenzó a fusionarse.
melt down vi phrasal (emotionally)colapsar vi
  abatirse v prnl
 Pete is melting down because he is under so much pressure at work.
 Pete está colapsando porque está bajo mucha presión en el trabajo.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
meltdown | melt down
InglésEspañol
go into meltdown v expr (nuclear reactor: malfunction)fundirse el núcleo loc verb
go into meltdown v expr figurative (machine: break down) (figurado)estropearse v prnl
  escacharrarse v prnl
  fundirse v prnl
have a meltdown v expr informal, figurative (have a tantrum or outburst)tener una crisis loc verb
  tener un ataque loc verb
nuclear meltdown n (serious atomic reactor accident)accidente nuclear nm + adj
 Esta oración no es una traducción de la original. El accidente nuclear de Chernóbil tuvo desastrosas consecuencias.
system meltdown n (total technical breakdown)colapso del sistema nm + loc adj
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Collocations: had a [partial, full, complete, total, major] meltdown, a meltdown in the (nuclear) reactor, [following, caused, prevent, avoid] a nuclear meltdown, more...

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