English-German translation for "meltdown"

"meltdown" German translation

meltdown
[ˈmeltdaun]noun | Substantiv s

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  • Kernschmelzefeminine | Femininum f
    meltdown of nuclear reactor
    meltdown of nuclear reactor
  • völliger Zusammenbruch
    meltdown commercial term, commerce | Wirtschaft/VolkswirtschaftWIRTSCHet cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc
    meltdown commercial term, commerce | Wirtschaft/VolkswirtschaftWIRTSCHet cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc
  • Gaumasculine | Maskulinum m
    meltdown figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    meltdown figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
1986 und den Super-GAU eines veralteten Atomkraftwerks.
1986 and the nuclear meltdown of an outdated nuclear power plant.
Source: Europarl
Jedes Kind in Japan weiß, wie die Folgen einer Kernschmelze aussehen.
Every child in Japan is aware of the consequences of nuclear meltdown.
Source: Europarl
Dies hat uns im Großen und Ganzen bereits geholfen, den finanziellen Niedergang aufzuhalten.
This has already, by and large, helped to stop the financial meltdown.
Source: Europarl
Tatsächlich kann China die im Sommer befürchtete finanzielle Kernschmelze wahrscheinlich verhindern.
Indeed, China can probably avoid the financial meltdown widely feared in the summer.
Source: News-Commentary
Im September 2008 befand sich die Welt am Rande einer globalen Kernschmelze des Finanzsystems.
Last September, the world stood on the edge of a global financial meltdown.
Source: News-Commentary
Wir haben einen Zusammenbruch des Finanzsystems verhindert.
We have avoided a meltdown of the financial system.
Source: Europarl
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