English-Swedish translations for fallout

• nedfall ett
  Radioaktivt nedfall från Tjernobyl drabbade också EU-staterna.Also nuclear fallout from Chernobyl affected EU states.
• avslag ett

Definition of fallout

• The event of small airborne particles falling to the ground in significant quantities as a result of major industrial activity, volcano eruption, sandstorm, nuclear explosion, etc
• The particles themselves
• A negative side effect; an undesirable or unexpected consequence
• A declined offer in a sales transaction when acceptance was presumed
• An impromptu guest used to fill in for another guest spot who is a no show or who has cancelled last minute

Examples

• On 26 April 1986 the reactor number four at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant located in the Soviet Union near Pripyat in Ukraine exploded. Further explosions and the resulting fire sent a plume of highly radioactive fallout into the atmosphere and over an extensive geographical area.
• Psychological fallout in the shadow of terrorism, title of an article by Dr. Abraham Twerski, M.D. in [http://www.jewishworldreview.com]

Related words

• fallout shelter
• radioactive fallout
• nuclear fallout shelter