fuse

fusible

Pequeña pieza que se funde y corta la corriente cuando pasa demasiada electricidad.

En inglés sencillo: A small electrical part that melts and stops the current when too much electricity passes through it.

• The fuse has blown.
• We replaced the fuse and the lights came on.
• This circuit needs a fuse with the correct rating.

Expresiones frecuentes: blown fuse, fuse box, replace a fuse

mecha

Cordón que va ardiendo hasta hacer explotar fuegos artificiales u otros explosivos.

En inglés sencillo: A cord that burns along its length to make fireworks or explosives go off.

• The fuse was burning.
• A spark lit the firework’s fuse.
• The damp fuse went out before reaching the firework.

Sinónimos: fusee, match

Expresiones frecuentes: light a fuse, burning fuse, firework fuse

espoleta

Dispositivo que hace explotar una bomba u otro explosivo en un momento o bajo unas condiciones determinadas.

En inglés sencillo: A device that makes a bomb or other explosive go off at a chosen time or condition.

• The bomb had a faulty fuse.
• The shell’s fuse was designed to respond to impact.
• Investigators examined the explosive device’s damaged fuse.

Sinónimos: fuze

Expresiones frecuentes: bomb fuse, time fuse, delayed fuse

paciencia, genio

Grado de paciencia que determina lo rápido que una persona se enfada.

En inglés sencillo: Someone’s tendency to become angry quickly or slowly.

• He has a short fuse.
• Her fuse gets shorter when she is tired.
• You need a long fuse to handle those constant complaints.

Cómo se usa: have a short fuse (My boss has a short fuse when deadlines approach.)

Sinónimos: temper

Expresiones frecuentes: short fuse, long fuse

fusionar, fusionarse

Unir varias cosas hasta formar una sola, o juntarse de esa manera.

En inglés sencillo: To join things so they become one, or to become joined this way.

• The two pieces fused together.
• Her music fuses jazz with traditional folk songs.
• Heat was used to fuse the glass pieces into one sheet.

Cómo se usa: fuse A with B (The artist fuses modern techniques with traditional designs.); fuse into something (The separate groups fused into a single organization.); fuse together (The broken bones eventually fused together.)

Sinónimos: merge, combine, blend

Antónimos: separate

Expresiones frecuentes: fuse together, fuse something together, fuse with something

fundir, fundirse

Volverse líquido por el calor, o hacer que un sólido se vuelva líquido.

En inglés sencillo: To become liquid through heat, or make a solid become liquid.

• The powder fused under intense heat.
• They used a flame to fuse the material.
• At what temperature does this glass fuse?

Sinónimos: melt

Antónimos: solidify

Expresiones frecuentes: fuse the metal, fuse glass, begin to fuse

fundirse

Dejar de funcionar porque un fusible ha cortado el paso de la corriente.

En inglés sencillo: To stop working because an electrical safety part has broken the flow of electricity.

• The lights fused suddenly.
• The old circuit fused when we plugged in the heater.
• We used candles after the kitchen lights fused.

Expresiones frecuentes: lights fuse, circuit may fuse