short circuit

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
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short circuit n (electrical malfunction)cortocircuito nm
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
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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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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