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court-circuit

short circuit

phrase Rare #45,323
short circuit An electrical fault in which current flows along an unintended path.
FR: Le court-circuit a coupé l’électricité.
EN: The short circuit cut off the power.

Un court-circuit.

A short circuit.

Il y a eu un court-circuit.

There was a short circuit.

Ça a fait un court-circuit et la pile lui brûlait le ventre.

It caused a short circuit and the battery was burning his stomach.

— Blow Out (1981)

Il y a dû y avoir un court-circuit.

There must have been a short circuit.

— La Guerre des étoiles (1977)

Le court-circuit a fait sauter un fusible.

The short circuit blew a fuse.