Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
convertirse en nova
English translation:
go nova
Spanish term
convertirse en nova
| 4 +1 | go nova |
Andy Schwieter
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| 5 +5 | become a nova |
philgoddard
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Nov 19, 2010 14:32: philgoddard changed "Field" from "Other" to "Science" , "Field (specific)" from "Other" to "Astronomy & Space" , "Field (write-in)" from "Lexicology" to "(none)"
Nov 24, 2010 14:58: Andy Schwieter Created KOG entry
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Proposed translations
go nova
For example, there are many posts online asking when our sun will go nova, i.e. when will it explode.
From the Complete Idiot's Guide to Astronomy, page 168:
"a white dwarf in a binary pair can go nova repeatedly."
From Astronomy Today by Eric Chaisson, Stephen McMillan, 1993:
"Astronomers also know of many recurrent novae — stars that have been observed to "go nova" several times over the course of a few decades."
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Note added at 13 mins (2010-11-19 14:43:47 GMT)
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