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fallout

noun

1 fallout

The radioactive particles that settle to the ground after a nuclear explosion.

synonym: radioactive dust.

Dutch: neerslag, radioactieve neerslag, fall-out
Polish: pył radioaktywny, pył promieniotwórczy

2 fallout

Any adverse and unwanted secondary effect:
— A strategy to contain the fallout from the accounting scandal.

synonym: side effect.

Dutch: bijeffect, bijverschijnsel, bijwerking, neveneffect, spin-off


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