short circuit in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for short circuit in the English»French Dictionary

I.short circuit [Brit, Am ʃɔrt ˈsərkət] N

short circuit

court-circuit m

II.short-circuit VB trans

short-circuit trans lit, fig:

short-circuit

court-circuiter

III.short-circuit VB intr

short-circuit intr:

short-circuit

faire court-circuit

Translations for short circuit in the French»English Dictionary

court-jus

short-circuit

court-circuit

short-circuit

court-circuiter

to short-circuit

Translations for short circuit in the English»French Dictionary

I.circuit [Brit ˈsəːkɪt, Am ˈsərkət] N

1. circuit (race track):

circuit (for vehicles)

circuit m

circuit (for athletes)

piste f

2. circuit (lap):

circuit

tour m

to do 15 circuits of the track

faire 15 tours de circuit

3. circuit (regular round):

circuit

circuit m

the cabaret circuit

le circuit de boîtes de nuit inf

the tennis circuit

le circuit du tennis

he's well-known on the circuit

il est connu dans le circuit

4. circuit (round trip):

circuit

circuit m

5. circuit LAW (periodic journey):

circuit

tournée f

to be on the circuit

être en tournée

6. circuit Am LAW (district):

circuit

circonscription f judiciaire

7. circuit ELECTRON:

circuit

circuit m

to complete/break the circuit

fermer/ouvrir le circuit

II.circuit [Brit ˈsəːkɪt, Am ˈsərkət] VB trans

circuit course, town:

circuit

faire le circuit de

I.short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt] N

1. short (drink):

short

alcool m fort

2. short ELEC → short circuit

3. short CINE:

short

court métrage m

4. short FIN (deficit):

short

manque m

short

déficit m

5. short FIN (on stock exchange):

short

vente f à découvert

II.shorts N

shorts npl:

shorts

short m

shorts (underwear)

caleçon m

a pair of (tennis) shorts

un short (de tennis)

III.short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt] ADJ

1. short (not long-lasting):

short time, stay, memory, period

court

short attr course

de courte durée

short conversation, speech, chapter

bref/brève

a short time ago

il y a peu de temps

that was a short hour/month

c'était une petite heure/un petit mois

in four short years

en quatre brèves années

to work shorter hours

travailler moins d'heures

the days are getting shorter

les jours diminuent or raccourcissent

to go for a short walk

faire une petite promenade or un petit tour

the meeting was short and sweet

la réunion a été brève

let's keep it short (and sweet)

soyons brefs!

the short answer is that …

la réponse est tout simplement que …

2. short:

short (not of great length) hair, dress, distance, stick

court

short attr animal's coat, fur

court

short attr (very short)

ras

the suit is too short in the sleeves

les manches du costume sont trop courtes

to have one's hair cut short

se faire couper les cheveux court

to win by a short head HORSE RAC

l'emporter d'une courte tête

3. short (not tall):

short person

petit

4. short (scarce):

short water, food

difficile à trouver

to be in short supply

être difficile à trouver

food/coal is getting short

la nourriture/le charbon se fait rare

time is getting short

le temps presse

5. short (inadequate):

short rations

insuffisant

we're short by three

il nous en manque trois

he gave me a short measure (in shop)

il a triché sur le poids

6. short (lacking):

I am/he is short of sth

il me/lui manque qc

to be short on person: talent, tact

manquer de

to go short of clothes, money, food

manquer de

my wages are £30 short

il me manque 30 livres sur mon salaire

I don't want you to go short

je ne veux pas qu'il te manque quoi que ce soit

to be running short of sth

commencer à manquer de qc

7. short (in abbreviation):

Tom is short for Thomas

Tom est le diminutif de Thomas

this is Nicholas, Nick for short!

je te présente Nicholas, mais on l'appelle Nick

8. short (abrupt):

short person, personality never attr

brusque

short laugh

bref/brève

to be short with sb

être brusque avec qn

9. short LING:

short vowel

bref/brève

10. short FIN:

short bill

à courte échéance

short loan, credit

à court terme

short seller

à découvert

11. short FOOD:

short pastry

brisé

IV.short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt] ADV (abruptly)

short stop

net

to stop short of doing

se retenir pour ne pas faire

V.in short ADV

in short

bref

VI.short of PREP

1. short of (just before):

short of

un peu avant

the ball landed (just) short of the green

la balle est tombée un peu avant le green

2. short of (just less than):

short of

pas loin de

a little short of £1, 000

pas loin de 1 000 livres

that's nothing short of blackmail!

c'est du chantage, ni plus ni moins!

3. short of (except):

short of

à moins de

short of locking him in, I can't stop him leaving

à moins de l'enfermer à clé, je ne peux pas l'empêcher de partir

VII.short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt] VB trans, intr

short ELEC → short circuit

VIII.short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt]

to bring or pull sb up short

couper qn dans son élan

to have a short temper, to be short-tempered

être coléreux or soupe au lait inf

to have sb by the short hairs Am inf or short and curlies Brit inf

tenir qn à la gorge

to sell oneself short

se sous-estimer

to make short work of sth/sb

expédier qc/qn

to be taken or caught short

être pris d'un besoin pressant

the long and short of it is that they…

en un mot (comme en cent), ils…

See also short circuit, cut short

I.short circuit [Brit, Am ʃɔrt ˈsərkət] N

short circuit

court-circuit m

II.short-circuit VB trans

short-circuit trans lit, fig:

short-circuit

court-circuiter

III.short-circuit VB intr

short-circuit intr:

short-circuit

faire court-circuit

I.cut short VB [Brit kʌt -, Am kət -] (cut short [sth], cut [sth] short)

cut short holiday, visit, discussion:

cut short

abréger

to cut the conversation short

couper court

II.cut short VB [Brit kʌt -, Am kət -] (cut [sb] short)

cut short

interrompre

short circuit in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for short circuit in the English»French Dictionary

I.short circuit N

short circuit

court-circuit m

II.short circuit VB intr

short circuit

se mettre en court-circuit

III.short circuit VB trans to short-circuit

1. short circuit (create wrong current flow):

to short-circuit

court-circuiter

2. short circuit (reduce time):

to short-circuit

diminuer

Translations for short circuit in the French»English Dictionary

court-circuit

short-circuit

Translations for short circuit in the English»French Dictionary

circuit [ˈsɜ:kɪt, Am ˈsɜ:r-] N

circuit

circuit m

I.short [ʃɔ:t, Am ʃɔ:rt] ADJ

1. short (not long):

short

court(e)

to be short for sth

être à court de qc

2. short (not tall):

short

petit(e)

3. short (not far):

short distance

pas très loin

at short range

à courte portée

4. short (brief):

short

bref(brève)

short memory

court(e)

at short notice

dans un bref délai

in the short term

à court terme

short and sweet

aussi rapide qu'un éclair

5. short (not enough):

to be in short supply of sth

manquer de qc

to be short on brains

ne pas en avoir beaucoup dans la cervelle

to be short of breath

être essoufflé

to be short (of cash) inf

être sur la corde raide

to be short of space

être à l'étroit

to be short of time

ne pas avoir assez de temps

6. short:

to be short with sb

manquer de patience avec qn

Phrases:

the short answer is ‘no’

en un mot c'est ‘non’

to have a short fuse

démarrer au quart de tour

to get short shrift from sb

se faire envoyer sur les roses

to make short shrift of sth

ne pas traîner avec qc

to draw the short straw

tirer à la courte paille

to make short work of sb

ne faire qu'une bouchée de qn

to make short work of sth

se dépêcher de faire qc

II.short [ʃɔ:t, Am ʃɔ:rt] N

1. short CINE (genre):

short

court métrage m

2. short inf ELEC:

short

court-circuit m

3. short Brit inf (alcohol):

short

alcool m fort

III.short [ʃɔ:t, Am ʃɔ:rt] ADV

short to stop:

short

net

to stop short of doing sth

se retenir de faire qc

to cut short

abréger

to cut sb short

couper la parole à qn

to go short of sth

manquer de qc

to run short of sth

se trouver à court de qc

to be caught short

être pris d'un besoin pressant

to be caught short (need money)

être à court d'argent

Phrases:

in short

en bref

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

An electrical short circuit caused a fire to break out in the hotel.

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However, grounding one channel may also be dangerous to the equipment if the result is to short circuit the output of the right channel amplifier.

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The shunting creates a short circuit which removes power from the protected circuitry.

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A short circuit in one of the wires prevented the destruction of the south wing.

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This is unwanted because a short circuit contributes to material removal differently from the ideal case.

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When the laser strikes an area containing a short circuit, localized heating occurs.

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Because a breakdown in a capacitor normally is a short circuit and destroys the component, the operating voltage is lower than the breakdown voltage.

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The amplifier's casing had been opened, exposing its inner circuitry and allowing it to short circuit when placed against the metal desk.

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The effect of too high short circuit current is discussed in the previous paragraph.

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A cut set is formed by allowing all but one of the tree branches to be short circuit.

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