court-circuit

French

Etymology

Calque of English short circuit.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kuʁ.siʁ.kɥi/
Audio (Paris) (file)

Noun

court-circuit m (plural courts-circuits)

short circuit (an unintentional connection of low resistance or impedance in a circuit)

Derived terms

court-circuitage
court-circuiter

Further reading

“court-circuit” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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