fuse

fusible

Petite pièce qui fond et coupe le courant quand trop d’électricité la traverse.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : blown fuse, fuse box, replace a fuse

mèche

Cordon qui brûle progressivement pour déclencher un feu d’artifice ou un explosif.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : fusee, match

Expressions courantes : light a fuse, burning fuse, firework fuse

fusée, détonateur

Dispositif qui fait exploser une bombe ou un autre explosif à un moment précis ou dans certaines conditions.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : fuze

Expressions courantes : bomb fuse, time fuse, delayed fuse

patience, tempérament

Degré de patience qui détermine si une personne se met vite ou lentement en colère.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : have a short fuse (My boss has a short fuse when deadlines approach.)

Synonymes : temper

Expressions courantes : short fuse, long fuse

fusionner, unir

Réunir plusieurs choses pour en former une seule, ou se réunir ainsi.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : 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.)

Synonymes : merge, combine, blend

Contraires : separate

Expressions courantes : fuse together, fuse something together, fuse with something

fondre, faire fondre

Devenir liquide sous l’effet de la chaleur, ou rendre un solide liquide.

En anglais simple : 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?

Synonymes : melt

Contraires : solidify

Expressions courantes : fuse the metal, fuse glass, begin to fuse

sauter, griller

Cesser de fonctionner parce qu’un fusible a coupé le courant.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : lights fuse, circuit may fuse