curto-circuito

/ˈkuɾtu siɾˈkujtu/

o noun B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
os curtos-circuitos

Meaning

  1. short circuit

    • Um curto-circuito desarma o disjuntor.

      A short circuit trips the breaker.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

cortocircuito

cortocircuito is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "short circuit."

French

court-circuit

court-circuit is the French word for the same thing — both mean "short circuit."

Practice

1 What does curto-circuito mean?

2 Fill the gap: Um curto-___ desarma o disjuntor.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches curto-circuito?

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