let's fuse

Affirmative imperativeweconjugation offuse.

fuse

el fusible

USAGE NOTE

This word may also be spelled "fuze."

fuse(

fyuz

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (electronics)

a. el fusible

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

A ten amp fuse is adequate for the lighting circuit.Un fusible de diez amperios es adecuado para el circuito de la iluminación.

b. el plomo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

The lights went out because we had a defective fuse.Las luces se apagaron porque teníamos un plomo defectuoso.

c. el tapón

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

(Southern Cone)

The water pump needs to be on a circuit with a 20 amp fuse.La bomba de agua debe estar en un circuito con un tapón de 20 amperios.

2. (detonation device)

a. la mecha

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

John lit the fuse and waited for the explosion.John prendió la mecha y esperó la explosión.

b. la espoleta

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

The bomb squad carefully detached the fuse before removing the bomb.El escuadrón antibombas desconectó la espoleta cuidadosamente antes de retirar la bomba.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).

transitive verb

3. (to melt together)

a. fundir

Early civilizations first learned to create alloys by fusing copper with tin.Las primeras civilizaciones aprendieron a crear aleaciones al fundir cobre con estaño.

b. alear

Brass is formed by fusing copper with zinc.El latón se forma al alear cobre con cinc.

4. (to merge)

a. fusionar

Diego created an interesting photo effect by fusing day and night images of the Grand Canyon.Diego creó un efecto fotográfico interesante al fusionar imágenes diurnas y nocturnas del Gran Cañón.

5. (to short circuit)

Regionalism used in the United Kingdom

(United Kingdom)

a. fundir

I had to walk around with a torch because Kelly fused the lights.Tuve que caminar con una linterna porque Kelly fundió los fusibles.

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

6. (to merge)

a. fusionar

Several countries in Europe fused to form the European Union.Varios países en Europa se fusionaron para formar la Unión Europea.

7. (to melt together)

a. fundirse

Metals fuse when they reach a high enough temperature.Los metales se funden cuando alcanzan una temperatura suficientemente alta.

b. fusionarse

The glass from the windows fused with the pavement when the car burned.Los vidrios de las ventanillas se fusionaron con el pavimento cuando se quemó el coche.

8. (to short circuit)

Regionalism used in the United Kingdom

(United Kingdom)

a. fundirse

If you turn the heater off and on too fast, it might fuse.Si lo prendes y apagas la calefacción demasiado rápido, se podría fundir.

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