cortacircuitos
/koɾtasiɾˈkwitos/
el
noun
C1
el (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- los cortacircuitos
Meaning
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circuit breaker
Built from corta (cuts (from cortar)) + circuitos (circuits).
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Saltó el cortacircuitos.
The circuit breaker tripped.
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Made of
- corta cuts (from cortar)
- circuitos circuits
Similar words
Similar in other languages
Portuguese
disjuntor is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "circuit breaker."
Practice
1 What does cortacircuitos mean?
circuit breaker
2 Fill the gap: Saltó el ___.
Full sentence: Saltó el cortacircuitos. (The circuit breaker tripped.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches cortacircuitos?
cortacircuitos: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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