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power cut

n
(Electrical Engineering) a temporary interruption or reduction in the supply of electrical power to a particular area. Sometimes shortened to: cut
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Translations
إِنْقِطَاعُ التَّيارُ الكَهْرَبائي
výpadekvýpadek elektrického proudu
strømafbrydelse
Stromausfall
διακοπή ρεύματος
apagón
sähkökatkos
coupure d’électricitépanne de courant
prekid struje
áramhiány
rafmagnsleysi
interruzione di corrente
停電
정전
stroomonderbreking
strømbrudd
przerwa w dostawie prądu
corte de eletricidade
отключение электроэнергии
strömavbrott
การตัดไฟชั่วคราว
elektrik kesilmesielektrik kesintisi
mất điện
停电

power cut

n (Brit) → interruzione f or mancanza di corrente
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

power cut

إِنْقِطَاعُ التَّيارُ الكَهْرَبائي výpadek elektrického proudu strømafbrydelse Stromausfall διακοπή ρεύματος apagón sähkökatkos coupure d’électricité prekid struje interruzione di corrente 停電 정전 stroomonderbreking strømbrudd przerwa w dostawie prądu corte de eletricidade отключение электроэнергии strömavbrott การตัดไฟชั่วคราว elektrik kesintisi mất điện 停电
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National Grid, which manages Britain's electricity transmission grid, has stated that wind variability was not responsible for the recent power cut that affected swathes of England for up to 90 minutes.
AN INVESTIGATION into last Friday's power cut will examine what happened to cause the outage and what can be done to prevent a repeat, the UK Government has said.
The power cut caused travel chaos and cut electricity for almost a million people in England and Wales, after generation from a gas-fired plant and an offshore wind farm was lost.
"We're aware of a power cut affecting a large area of London and South East.
Engineers were sent to the scene of a power cut in Abergele and Pensarn last Thursday, with hundreds left in the dark following an overhead network fault.
Every day there are unnecessary power cuts. Nowadays even when the rain stops there a power cut from night to the afternoon.
ALMOST 1,000 properties - including two popular pubs - were hit by a massive power cut that affected Huddersfield, Elland and Brighouse yesterday.
FLAMES were seen shooting up from the pavement during an electrical fire that caused a power cut in Redcar.
Business owners in Maun are optimistic that the recent emergency power cut in the area will not recur.
GIG goers were left disappointed after a power cut hit one of the Manchester's most famous venues, forcing bosses to shut.
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