black out

• Verbo frasal que se usa para indicar una pérdida temporal de conciencia, memoria o visión, así como para oscurecer u ocultar completamente algo.

A phrasal verb used to indicate losing consciousness, memory, or vision temporarily, or to obscure or darken something completely.

incontable · transitivo e intransitivo · phrasal, separable

1. Lose consciousnessinformal

   To suddenly become unconscious or faint.

   perder el conocimiento

   • He blacked out after hitting his head on the door.
   • She blacked out from the intense heat.
   • The patient blacked out during the procedure.

   Sinónimoscollapsefaintkeel overpass outswoon

   Antónimosawakeregainrevive

2. Prevent information from being seenformal

   To obscure or hide text, images, or information, often for security or censorship.

   censurar, ocultar información

   • The government blacked out sensitive details in the report.
   • The editor blacked out the names of the witnesses.
   • They blacked out the classified sections of the document.

   Sinónimosblank outblot outcensorconcealcover uphidemaskobscureredactsuppress

   Antónimosdiscloseexposerevealshowuncover

3. Experience a power failureinformal

   To lose electrical power in a specific area.

   Sufrir un apagón eléctrico

   • The entire city blacked out during the storm.
   • Our neighborhood blacked out for three hours last night.
   • The factory blacked out when the generator failed.

Verbo baseblack