English-Spanish translations for countdown

• cuenta atrás
  Es la cuenta atrás hasta el 2010 lo que me preocupa. It is the countdown to 2010 that concerns me.
  Sabemos que para España y Portugal ha empezado la cuenta atrás. We know that the countdown has begun for Spain and Portugal.
  Como es un hecho también la perspectiva de una cuenta atrás hacia una catástrofe sin precedentes para las generaciones futuras si se mantiene la actual situación inaceptable. As is the prospect of a countdown to unprecedented catastrophe for further generations if the present unacceptable situation continues.
• cuenta regresiva

Definition of countdown

• A count backward in fixed units to the time of some event, especially the launch of a space vehicle
• A radio or television program counting down the top songs of a given week, usually in reverse order ending with the No. 1
• To count down

Related words

• count
• county
• country
• encounter
• countryman
• account
• counterfeit
• counterforce
• counter
• discount