blackout

1. (countable, uncountable)A temporary loss of consciousness.

   зате́мнение созна́нияzatémnenije soznánija

   a momentary loss of consciousness

2. (countable, uncountable)A temporary loss of memory.

   Blackout, Erinnerungsverlust, Filmriss

   прова́л па́мятиprovál pámjati

   partial or total loss of memory

3. (countable, uncountable)A large-scale power failure, and resulting loss of electricity to consumers.

   Stromausfall, Blackout

   блэка́утblɛkáut, систе́мная ава́рияsistémnaja avárija

   блека́утblekáut

   the failure of electric power for a general region

4. (countable, uncountable)An instance of censorship, especially a temporary one.

   media blackout

5. (Internet, countable, uncountable)An intentional outage of a website or other online service, typically as a form of protest.

   the 2012 English Wikipedia blackout

6. (countable, historical, uncountable)The mandatory blocking of all light emanating from buildings, as well as outdoor and street lighting as a measure against aerial bombing or naval attack, as imposed during, e.g., World War II.

   затемне́ниеzatemnénije, светомаскиро́вкаsvetomaskiróvka

7. (attributive, countable, uncountable)The blocking out of as much light as possible.

   blackout blinds; blackout curtains

8. (countable, rare, slang, uncountable)A mass murder committed, usually in an urban area, to eliminate potential witnesses of a previous crime.

1. Were you alone during the blackout?

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2. Tom believes that there will be a big blackout soon.

   deTom glaubt, es gibt bald einen großen Stromausfall. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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3. I had a blackout.

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4. Tom has blackouts.

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5. Ziri's brigade operated under a total blackout.

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