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-circuit <pl court-circuits> [kuʀsiʀkɥi] N m

court-circuit

short-circuit

court-jus <pl courts-jus> [kuʀʒy] N m sl

court-jus

short inf

court-jus

short-circuit

court-circuiter [kuʀsiʀkɥite] VB trans

1. court-circuiter lit:

court-circuiter

to short-circuit

2. court-circuiter inf, fig intermédiaire:

court-circuiter

to bypass

short-circuit in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for short-circuit in the English»French Dictionary

I.short-circuit VB intr

short-circuit

se mettre en court-circuit

II.short-circuit VB trans ELEC

short-circuit a. fig

court-circuiter

short circuit N

short circuit

court-circuit m

Translations for short-circuit in the French»English Dictionary

court-circuit <courts-circuits> [kuʀsiʀkʏi] N m

court-circuit

short-circuit

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This approach greatly simplifies the work required in electrical calculations of voltage drop, power flow, and short-circuit currents.

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The possibility of increasing the amount of short-circuit current available into a fault by these changes is the major reason for a periodic system study.

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A direct path between the source and ground then results in some short-circuit power loss.

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Many types are also available with an internal protection circuit to prevent over-discharge and short-circuit damage.

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Special current-limiting fuses are applied ahead of some molded-case breakers to protect the breakers in low-voltage power circuits with high short-circuit levels.

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A typical short-circuit/overload protection scheme is shown in the image.

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When a hot-swap component is inserted its input and output signal pins will represent a temporary short-circuit to ground.

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Initial investigations reveal that the fire broke out because of short-circuit.

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The maximum short-circuit current that a breaker can interrupt is determined by testing.

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Their tears short-circuit the heat lamp; its smoke activates the sprinkler system, reviving them and the other dried sea creatures sold as souvenirs.

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