fuse

S2 W2

BrE /fjuːz/ AmE /fuz/

noun / verb en → es

1 ELECTRICAL DEVICE [noun] B1

a device that stops the flow of electricity when there is too much of it, to protect an electrical system from damage

fusible, interruptor de circuito

Collocations fuse box · blown fuse

  • The lights went out when the fuse blew.

    Las luces se apagaron cuando el fusible saltó.

2 MERGE [transitive] B1

to join two or more things together, especially to make one continuous thing

fundir, mezclar, unir

  • fuse A and B
  • The two rivers fuse to form the Amazon.

    Los dos ríos se unen para formar el Amazonas.

3 PERSONALITY [intransitive] B2

to combine different qualities or characteristics in a person's personality to make one complete character

fundir, mezclar características

Collocations fuse A and B

  • Her personality fuses traditional values with modern ideas.

    Su personalidad funde valores tradicionales con ideas modernas.

1 ELECTRICAL [intransitive] B1

to stop the flow of electricity through a circuit because there is too much current, or to cause this to happen

saltar (el fusible), fundir

Collocations fuse out

  • The fuse has blown, so the lights won't work.

    El fusible ha saltado, así que las luces no funcionarán.

2 MERGE [transitive] B1

to join two or more things together by melting them

fundir, soldar

  • fuse A and B
  • The goldsmith fused the two pieces of metal together.

    El orfebre fundió las dos piezas de metal.

3 PERSONALITY [transitive] B2

to combine different qualities or characteristics in a person's personality to make one complete character

fundir, mezclar características

  • fuse A and B
  • She fuses her love of art with her interest in technology.

    Ella funde su amor por el arte con su interés en la tecnología.

4 PERSONALITY [intransitive] B2

to combine different qualities or characteristics in a person's personality to make one complete character

fundir, mezclar características

Collocations fuse A and B

  • Her personality fuses traditional values with modern ideas.

    Su personalidad funde valores tradicionales con ideas modernas.

5 ELECTRICAL [transitive] B1

to stop the flow of electricity through a circuit because there is too much current, or to cause this to happen

saltar (el fusible), fundir

Collocations fuse out

  • The fuse blew, so the lights won't work.

    El fusible saltó, así que las luces no funcionarán.