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short circuit

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
short circuit n	(electrical malfunction)	cortocircuito nm

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Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
short-circuit⇒ vi	(malfunction electrically)	provocar un cortocircuito loc verb
		hacer un cortocircuito loc verb
short-circuit [sth]⇒ vtr	(cause to malfunction electrically)	hacer cortocircuito en loc verb
		cortocircuitar⇒ vtr
	The flooding in the basement short-circuited the freezer.
	La inundación en el sótano hizo cortocircuito en el freezer.

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Additional Translations
Inglés		Español
short-circuit [sth] vtr	figurative (procedure: not follow) (procedimiento)	saltar⇒ vtr
	The construction company put pressure on the council to short-circuit the planning permission process.
	La compañía constructora presionó al municipio para saltar los procedimientos de licencias.
short-circuit [sth] vtr	US, figurative (impede, thwart)	arruinar⇒ vtr
	Bad weather short-circuited our plans for a picnic.
	El mal tiempo arruinó nuestros planes de un picnic.

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