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radioactivo
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radioactive
Se encontraron residuos radioactivos en el vertedero. Radioactive waste was found at the landfill.
El material radioactivo se guarda en cajas de plomo. Radioactive material is kept in lead boxes.
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radioactive (figurative: toxic, best avoided)
Después del escándalo, su nombre quedó radioactivo para los inversores. After the scandal, his name became radioactive for investors.
Forms: radioactiva, radioactivos, radioactivas
Don't confuse
- radiactivoSame word as radiactivo; the RAE accepts both spellings.
Common combinations
- residuos radioactivos
- material radioactivo
- nube radioactiva