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derrame

spill

noun deh-RRAH-meh Rare
Body & Health Medicine

Also means

haemorrhage

Usage Note

Derrame covers both a liquid spill (derrame de petróleo — oil spill) and medical haemorrhages: derrame cerebral (stroke/brain haemorrhage) and derrame pleural (pleural effusion). In everyday speech derrame alone most commonly suggests a medical haemorrhage, so context is important. The verb is derramar (to spill, to shed).

Examples

"Sufrió un derrame cerebral a los sesenta años."

Natural Translation

He suffered a stroke at sixty years old.

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