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1. fju:z verb1) (to melt (together) as a result of great heat: Copper and tin fuse together to make bronze.) fundir(se), fusionar(se)2) ((of an electric circuit or appliance) to (cause to) stop working because of the melting of a fuse: Suddenly all the lights fused; She fused all the lights.) fundir(se) (los plomos); saltar (los fusibles); estallar, explotar
2. noun(a piece of easily-melted wire included in an electric circuit so that a dangerously high electric current will break the circuit and switch itself off: She mended the fuse.) fusible, plomo- fusion
II fju:z noun(a piece of material, a mechanical device etc which makes a bomb etc explode at a particular time: He lit the fuse and waited for the explosion.)fuse n fusibletr[fjʊːz]1 SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL fusible nombre masculino, plomo■ the fuses blew saltaron los fusibles, se fundieron los plomos2 (wick) mecha; (detonator) espoleta1 (cause to stop working, melt) fundir2 figurative use (merge) fusionar1 (stop working, melt) fundirse2 figurative use (merge) fusionarse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLfuse box caja de fusiblesfuse wire alambre nombre masculino de fusible1) smelt: fundir2) merge: fusionar, fundirafuse vi: fundirse, fusionarsefuse n: fusible mn.• fusible (Electricidad) s.m.• mecha s.f.v.• fundir v.• fusionar v.fjuːz
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1) ( Elec) fusible m, plomo m (Esp), tapón m (CS)the fuses blew o went — saltaron los fusibles or (CS) los tapones, se fundieron los plomos (Esp)
to blow a fuse — \<\<person\>\> (hum) explotar (fam), estallar
2) ( for explosives)b) ( wick) mecha fto have a short fuse — tener pocas or malas pulgas, ser* una polvorilla
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1) ( Elec)a) ( short-circuit) (BrE)to fuse the lights — hacer* saltar los fusibles or (CS tb) los tapones, fundir los plomos (Esp)
b) fused past p con fusible2)a) ( melt together) alear, fundirb) ( merge) fusionar
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vi1) (BrE Elec) fundirsethe lights have fused — se han fundido los fusibles or (Esp tb) los plomos, han saltado los fusibles or (CS tb) los tapones
2)a) \<\<metals\>\> fundirse; \<\<atoms\>\> fusionarseb) ( unite) fusionarse, amalgamarse(US) [fjuːz]1. N1) (Elec) plomo m, fusible mto blow a fuse — [equipment] fundirse un fusible; [person] salirse de sus casillas
there's been a fuse somewhere, a fuse has blown somewhere — un fusible se ha fundido en algún sitio
2) [of bomb] (=cord) mecha f ; (=detonating device) espoleta f2. VT1) [+ lights, television etc] fundir2) [+ metals] fundir3. VI1) (Elec)2) [metals] fundirse4.CPD* * *[fjuːz]
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1) ( Elec) fusible m, plomo m (Esp), tapón m (CS)the fuses blew o went — saltaron los fusibles or (CS) los tapones, se fundieron los plomos (Esp)
to blow a fuse — \<\<person\>\> (hum) explotar (fam), estallar
2) ( for explosives)b) ( wick) mecha fto have a short fuse — tener pocas or malas pulgas, ser* una polvorilla
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1) ( Elec)a) ( short-circuit) (BrE)to fuse the lights — hacer* saltar los fusibles or (CS tb) los tapones, fundir los plomos (Esp)
b) fused past p con fusible2)a) ( melt together) alear, fundirb) ( merge) fusionar
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vi1) (BrE Elec) fundirsethe lights have fused — se han fundido los fusibles or (Esp tb) los plomos, han saltado los fusibles or (CS tb) los tapones
2)a) \<\<metals\>\> fundirse; \<\<atoms\>\> fusionarseb) ( unite) fusionarse, amalgamarse -
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