runoff

escorrentía

Agua de lluvia o riego que corre por el terreno en vez de infiltrarse o evaporarse.

En inglés sencillo: Rain or watering water that flows over land instead of entering the ground or disappearing into the air.

• Heavy rain increased the runoff.
• The ditch collects runoff from nearby fields.
• Trees help reduce surface runoff after storms.

Cómo se usa: runoff from something (Runoff from the hillside flooded the road.)

Expresiones frecuentes: surface runoff, storm runoff, rainwater runoff

segunda vuelta, balotaje

Elección adicional entre los candidatos restantes cuando la votación anterior no permitió elegir un ganador.

En inglés sencillo: An additional election between the remaining candidates when an earlier vote did not produce a winner.

• The election went to a runoff.
• Two candidates will compete in the runoff next month.
• Voters chose a new mayor in Sunday’s runoff.

Sinónimos: second ballot, second round

Expresiones frecuentes: runoff election, presidential runoff, runoff vote

arrastre de contaminantes

Sustancias químicas que el agua de lluvia o riego arrastra fuera del terreno.

En inglés sencillo: Chemicals carried off land by flowing rain or watering water.

• Fertilizer runoff polluted the pond.
• The report links nitrate runoff to rapid algae growth.
• Farmers changed their methods to limit chemical runoff.

Cómo se usa: runoff of something (Runoff of pesticides harmed the stream.)

Expresiones frecuentes: pesticide runoff, fertilizer runoff, chemical runoff

desempate

Ronda adicional entre los competidores que quedan para decidir quién gana.

En inglés sencillo: An extra round of a competition involving the remaining competitors, used to decide who wins.

• The finalists entered a runoff.
• Two tied contestants faced each other in a runoff.
• She won the competition after a tense runoff.

Sinónimos: deciding round, tiebreaker

Expresiones frecuentes: competition runoff, final runoff, runoff round