circuit breaker in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for circuit breaker in the English»Italian Dictionary

circuit breaker [Brit, Am ˈsərkət ˌbreɪkər] N

circuit breaker

interruttore m automatico

circuit breaker

salvavita m

Translations for circuit breaker in the English»Italian Dictionary

trip power surge: circuit breaker

fare scattare

Translations for circuit breaker in the Italian»English Dictionary

salvavita

circuit breaker

interruttore automatico

circuit breaker

Translations for circuit breaker in the English»Italian Dictionary

breaker [Brit ˈbreɪkə, Am ˈbreɪkər] N

1. breaker (wave):

breaker

frangente m

2. breaker (scrap merchant):

breaker

autodemolitore m / autodemolitrice f

breaker

sfasciacarrozze mf

3. breaker (CB radio user):

breaker

radioamatore m / radioamatrice f

I.circuit [Brit ˈsəːkɪt, Am ˈsərkət] N

1. circuit (race track):

circuit (for vehicles)

circuito m

circuit (for athletes)

pista f

2. circuit (lap):

circuit

giro m

to do 15 circuits of the track

fare 15 giri del circuito

3. circuit (regular round):

circuit

giro m

he's well-known on the circuit

è molto conosciuto nel giro

the cabaret, tennis circuit

il circuito dei cabaret, tennistico

4. circuit (round trip):

circuit

giro m

5. circuit LAW:

circuit

= giro effettuato periodicamente da una circuit court

6. circuit Am LAW (district):

circuit

distretto m di corte d'appello

7. circuit ELECTRON:

circuit

circuito m

to complete, break the circuit

chiudere, aprire il circuito

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

circuit course, town:

circuit

fare il giro di

I.short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt] ADJ

1. short (not long-lasting):

short time, stay, conversation, speech, period

breve

short course

di breve durata

short memory, chapter

corto

a short time ago

poco tempo fa

that was a short hour, month

quest'ora è volata, questo mese è volato

in four short years

nel breve spazio di quattro anni

to work shorter hours

lavorare meno ore

the days are getting shorter

le giornate si stanno accorciando

to go for a short walk

andare a fare una breve passeggiata or due passi

the meeting was short and sweet

la riunione è stata rapida e indolore

let's keep it short (and sweet)

facciamo una cosa rapida (e indolore)!

the short answer is that …

per farla breve …

2. short:

short (not of great length) animal's coat, fur, hair, dress, stick

corto

short (very short) animal's coat, fur, hair

raso

short distance

breve

the suit is too short in the sleeves

le maniche del vestito sono troppo corte

to have one's hair cut short

farsi tagliare i capelli corti

to win by a short head (riding)

vincere di mezza testa

3. short (not tall):

short person

basso

4. short (scarce):

short water, food

scarso

to be in short supply

essere a corto di riserve

food, coal is getting short

il cibo, il carbone comincia a scarseggiare

time is getting short

il tempo sta per finire

5. short (inadequate):

short rations

insufficiente

we're short by three

ce ne mancano tre

he gave me a short measure (in shop)

mi ha fregato sul peso

6. short (lacking):

I am, he is short of sth

mi, gli manca qc

to be short on person: talent, tact

mancare di

to go short of clothes, money, food

essere a corto di

my wages are £30 short

ho preso 30 sterline in meno sullo stipendio

I don't want you to go short

non voglio che ti manchi qualcosa

I'm running short of sth

sto esaurendo qc

7. short (in abbreviation):

Tom is short for Thomas

Tom è il diminutivo di Thomas

this is Nicholas, Nick for short!

ti presento Nicholas, per gli amici Nick

8. short mai attrib. (abrupt):

short person, personality

brusco, burbero

short laugh

breve

to be short with sb

essere brusco con qn

9. short LING:

short vowel

breve

10. short ECON:

short bill

a breve scadenza

short loan, credit

a breve termine

short seller

allo scoperto

11. short FOOD:

short pastry

frolla

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

short stop

improvvisamente

to stop short of doing

fermarsi un attimo prima di fare, stare quasi per fare

cut short sth, cut sth short holiday, visit, discussion

accorciare, abbreviare

to cut the conversation short

tagliare corto

cut sb short

interrompere qn

III.in short ADV

in short

in breve

in short

gbrevemente

IV.short of PREP

1. short of (just before):

short of

un po' prima di

the ball landed (just) short of the green

la palla è caduta (appena) un po' prima del green

2. short of (just less than):

short of

poco meno di

a little short of £1, 000

un po' meno di 1.000 sterline

that's nothing short of blackmail!

non è altro che un ricatto!

3. short of (except):

short of

a meno di

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

a meno di non chiuderlo in casa, non posso impedirgli di andarsene

V.short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt] N

1. short (drink):

short

cicchetto m

2. short ELEC:

short, also short circuit

corto m (circuito)

3. short CINE:

short

cortometraggio m

4. short ECON (deficit):

short

ammanco m

short

deficit m

5. short ECON (on stock exchange):

short

titolo m di stato a breve termine

VI.shorts N

shorts npl:

shorts

shorts m

shorts

pantaloncini m

shorts (underwear)

mutande f da uomo

a pair of (tennis) shorts

un paio di pantaloncini (da tennis)

VII.also short-circuit VB trans ELEC

also short-circuit

cortocircuitare

VIII.also short-circuit VB intr ELEC

also short-circuit

fare cortocircuito

IX.short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt]

to have a short temper, to be short-tempered

essere irascibile

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

tenere qn in pugno

to make short work of sth, sb

liquidare qc, qn in fretta

to bring or pull sb up short

cogliere qn di sorpresa

to sell oneself short

sottovalutarsi

to fall short

essere insufficiente or non bastare

to be taken or caught short

essere colto di sorpresa or preso alla sprovvista

the long and short of it is that they…

il succo del discorso è che loro…

circuit breaker in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for circuit breaker in the English»Italian Dictionary

circuit breaker N

circuit breaker

salvavita m inv

Translations for circuit breaker in the English»Italian Dictionary

breaker [ˈbreɪ·kɚ] N

1. breaker (wave):

breaker

frangente m

2. breaker inf RADIO:

breaker

radioamatore(-trice) m (f)

circuit [ˈsɜ:r·kɪt] N

1. circuit:

circuit

circuito m

2. circuit (district under circuit judge):

circuit

distretto m giurisdizionale

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This consists of a single pantograph, a potential divider, a vacuum circuit breaker, a surge diverter and the main transformers high voltage terminal.

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An earth leakage circuit breaker includes a specialized latching relay.

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Both products interlocked the electrical contacts with a circuit breaker, preventing arcs while switching or patching.

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A circuit breaker is another device for mains current limiting.

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When a large fault current flows through the circuit breaker, this is detected through the use of current transformers.

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The circuit breaker contacts are held closed by a latch.

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The equipment associated with the distribution system usually begins downstream of the distribution feeder circuit breaker.

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Distracted, he failed to disable the second channel, leaving the circuit breaker tagged (which masked the fact that it was no longer pulled).

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Each sectionalizer detects and counts fault current interruptions by the recloser (or circuit breaker).

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The charging station socket is dead if no vehicle is present; the pilot pin in the plug on the charger side controls the circuit breaker.

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