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1 mechanical
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2 mechanical
1) (having to do with machines: mechanical engineering.) mecánico2) (worked or done by machinery: a mechanical sweeper.) mecánico3) (done etc without thinking, from force of habit: a mechanical action.) mecánicomechanical adj mecánicotr[mə'kænɪkəl]1 mecánico,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLmechanical engineer ingeniero,-a mecánico,-amechanical engineering ingeniería mecánicamechanical [mɪ'kænɪkəl] adj: mecánico♦ mechanically advadj.• maquinal adj.• mecánico, -a adj.mə'kænɪkəl, mɪ'kænɪkəladjective <problem/toy> mecánico, maquinal; <action/reply> mecánico[mɪ'kænɪkǝl]1. ADJ1) [toy, problem, failure, device] mecánico2) (fig) (=unthinking) [behaviour, reply] mecánico, maquinal2.CPDmechanical drawing N — diseño m mecánico
mechanical engineer N — ingeniero(-a) m / f mecánico(-a)
mechanical engineering N — ingeniería f mecánica
* * *[mə'kænɪkəl, mɪ'kænɪkəl]adjective <problem/toy> mecánico, maquinal; <action/reply> mecánico -
3 mechanical assist device
English-Spanish medical dictionary > mechanical assist device
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4 mechanical tripping device
nELEC circuit breaker dispositivo de disyunción mecánica m, disyuntor mecánico mEnglish-Spanish technical dictionary > mechanical tripping device
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5 fuse
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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 -
6 contrivance
1) (the act of contriving.) invención, invento; estratagema2) (something contrived (especially something mechanical): a contrivance for making the door open automatically.) dispositivo, artilugiotr[kən'traɪvəns]1 (device, tool) artefacto, invento, cacharro, artilugio, aparato2 (plan) estratagema, artimaña, tretacontrivance [kən'traɪvənts] n1) device: aparato m, artefacto m2) scheme: artimaña f, treta f, ardid mn.• artefacto s.m.• artificio s.m.• invención s.f.• plan s.m.kən'traɪvənsa) c ( device) artilugio m, aparato mb) c u ( stratagem) artimaña f, treta f[kǝn'traɪvǝns]N (=machine, device) artilugio m, aparato m ; (=invention) invención f, invento m ; (=stratagem) estratagema f* * *[kən'traɪvəns]a) c ( device) artilugio m, aparato mb) c u ( stratagem) artimaña f, treta f
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