court-circuit
/kuʁ.siʁ.kɥi/
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- les courts-circuits
Meaning
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short circuit
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Un court-circuit déclenche le disjoncteur.
A short circuit trips the breaker.
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Similar words
Similar in other languages
Spanish
cortocircuito is the Spanish 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 court-circuit mean?
short circuit
2 Fill the gap: Un court-___ déclenche le disjoncteur.
Full sentence: Un court-circuit déclenche le disjoncteur. (A short circuit trips the breaker.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches court-circuit?
court-circuit: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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