cortocircuito
/koɾtosiɾˈkwito/
el
noun
B2
el (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- cortocircuitos
Meaning
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short circuit
Built from corto (short) + circuito (circuit).
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Hubo un cortocircuito.
There was a short circuit.
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Made of
- corto short
- circuito circuit
Similar words
Similar in other languages
French
court-circuit is the French word for the same thing — both mean "short circuit."
Portuguese
curto-circuito is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "short circuit."
Practice
1 What does cortocircuito mean?
short circuit
2 Fill the gap: Hubo un ___.
Full sentence: Hubo un cortocircuito. (There was a short circuit.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches cortocircuito?
cortocircuito: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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