countdown

cuenta atrás, cuenta regresiva

Decir los números en orden descendente hasta cero, normalmente justo antes de que algo empiece.

En inglés sencillo: Saying numbers backwards until you reach zero, usually just before something starts.

• The countdown began at ten.
• Everyone joined the countdown before midnight.
• They stopped the countdown five seconds before launch.

Cómo se usa: countdown to something (The countdown to the launch has begun.)

Sinónimos: backward count

Expresiones frecuentes: start the countdown, ten second countdown, countdown to launch, launch countdown

cuenta atrás, cuenta regresiva

Último período antes de que algo ocurra o termine.

En inglés sencillo: The last period of time before something happens or ends.

• The final countdown has begun.
• We are in the countdown to the election.
• The countdown to the closing date felt painfully short.

Cómo se usa: the countdown to something (The countdown to our wedding has begun.)

Sinónimos: final stretch, run-up

Expresiones frecuentes: final countdown, countdown to something, begin the countdown

contador regresivo

Pantalla o cifras que van cambiando para indicar cuánto tiempo falta para que algo ocurra.

En inglés sencillo: A screen or set of changing numbers showing how much time remains before something happens.

• The countdown appeared on the screen.
• A red countdown showed thirty seconds remaining.
• Press this button to hide the countdown.

Sinónimos: timer, countdown display

Expresiones frecuentes: digital countdown, countdown display, on-screen countdown