fuse
noun
/fjuːz/
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- A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device.
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mèche,
cordeau
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- (manufacturing, mining, military) The mechanism that ignites the charge in an explosive device; a detonator.
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détonateur
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- (figurative) A tendency to lose one's temper.
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plomb
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fuse
noun
/fjuːz/
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- (electrical engineering) A device to prevent excessive overcurrent from overload or short circuit in an electrical circuit, containing a component that melts and interrupts the current when too high a load is passed through it.
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fusible,
plomb
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fuse
verb
/fjuːz/
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- (transitive) To melt together; to blend; to mix indistinguishably.
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fondre,
fusionner
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