black out

• Verbo usado para indicar perda temporária de consciência, memória ou visão, bem como escurecer ou ocultar algo completamente.

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

incontável · transitivo e intransitivo · phrasal, separável

1. Lose consciousnessinformal

   To suddenly become unconscious or faint.

   Perder a consciência

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

   Sinônimoscollapsefaintkeel overpass outswoon

   Antônimosawakeregainrevive

2. Prevent information from being seenformal

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

   Ocultar informação

   • 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.

   Sinônimosblank outblot outcensorconcealcover uphidemaskobscureredactsuppress

   Antônimosdiscloseexposerevealshowuncover

3. Experience a power failureinformal

   To lose electrical power in a specific area.

   Ficar sem energia

   • 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.

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