Total eclipse

The Spanish term 'eclipse total' translates to 'total eclipse' in English. A total eclipse is a natural event that occurs when one celestial body, like the moon or a planet, moves into the shadow of another celestial body. In context, this term is most commonly used to describe the phenomenon where the moon completely covers the sun as observed from Earth, which is known as a total solar eclipse.

Example sentences using: eclipse total

El eclipse total de sol fue impresionante

The total solar eclipse was impressive

This sentence is talking about a past event, referring to a solar eclipse that the speaker found to be impressive.

Estoy esperando el eclipse total de luna

I'm waiting for the total lunar eclipse

This sentence is in the present tense and it is indicating that the speaker is waiting for a total lunar eclipse to occur.

¿Viste el eclipse total anoche?

Did you see the total eclipse last night?

This sentence is a question asking if the person being spoken to saw the total eclipse that occurred the previous night.