English-German translation for "short circuit"

"short circuit" German translation

"short-circuit" German translation

short-circuit
transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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  • einen Kurzschluss verursachen in (dative (case) | Dativdat)
    short-circuit electrical engineering | Elektrotechnik und ElektrizitätELEK
    kurzschließen (als Defekt) (als Betriebsmaßnahme)
    short-circuit electrical engineering | Elektrotechnik und ElektrizitätELEK
    short-circuit electrical engineering | Elektrotechnik und ElektrizitätELEK
examples
  • ausschalten, umgehen
    short-circuit bypass figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    short-circuit bypass figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
  • torpedieren
    short-circuit make ineffective
    short-circuit make ineffective
short-circuit
intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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to short-circuit a battery
to short-circuit a battery

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