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a. ( = unite) [+ metal] fondre3. nouna. ( = wire) fusible mb. [of bomb] détonateur m4. compounds* * *[fjuːz] 1.1) Electricity fusible m2.to blow a fuse — lit faire sauter un fusible; fig (colloq) piquer une crise (colloq)
transitive verb1) lit munir [quelque chose] d'un fusible [plug]; amorcer [bomb]; souder [wires]; amalgamer [metals]2) fig faire fusionner [ideas, images]3.1) lit [metals, chemicals] se fondre (ensemble)the lights have fused — GB un fusible a sauté
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∎ the two metals fused (together) les deux métaux ont fusionné∎ at some point the aims of the parties fused à un moment donné les objectifs des partis se sont rejoints ou confondus∎ the lights/the appliance fused les plombs ont sauté∎ to fuse two pieces together réunir deux pièces par fusion∎ an attempt to fuse traditional and modern methods une tentative pour associer les méthodes modernes et traditionnelles∎ to fuse the lights faire sauter les plombs(d) (explosive) amorcer3 noun(a) Electricity plomb m, fusible m;∎ to blow a fuse faire sauter un plomb ou un fusible; familiar figurative (lose one's temper) se mettre dans une colère noire, exploser;∎ the fuse keeps blowing les plombs n'arrêtent pas de sauter;∎ there's a fuse blown un des fusibles a sauté∎ familiar to have a short fuse être soupe au lait, se mettre facilement en rogne;∎ to set a fuse régler une fusée;∎ figurative the incident which lit the fuse of the revolution l'incident qui a déclenché la révolutionfuse wire fusible m -
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I 1. [fju:z] verb1) (to melt (together) as a result of great heat: Copper and tin fuse together to make bronze.) fusionner2) ((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.) (faire) sauter2. 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- fusionII [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.) détonateur -
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