El tall de llum
Example: El tall de llum va deixar la casa sense electricitat tota la nit.
Definition
"El tall de llum" refers to a power outage or blackout, a period during which the electricity supply is interrupted, leaving homes or areas without electrical power for some time.
Etymology
The phrase "el tall de llum" comes from Catalan, where "tall" means 'cut' and "llum" means 'light' or 'electricity.' Together, it literally means 'the cut of light,' describing the interruption of electrical flow. Did you know it vividly captures the idea of electricity being 'cut off' like a physical object?
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"El tall de llum" appears in the Vocaplus list "Catalan - Energy - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 110 commonly used words.
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