curto-circuito
Portuguese, noun/ˌkuʁ.tu.siʁˈkuj.tu/
curto-circuito is spelled C-U-R-T-O-C-I-R-C-U-I-T-O (13 letters). Curto-circuito is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “short circuit (an unintentional connection of low resistance or impedance in a circuit)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of curto-circuitar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “passagem de corrente elétrica acima do normal em um circuito devido à redução abrupta da impedância do mesmo”.
What does curto-circuito mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineshort circuit (an unintentional connection of low resistance or impedance in a circuit)
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of curto-circuitar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. passagem de corrente elétrica acima do normal em um circuito devido à redução abrupta da impedância do mesmo
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of curto-circuito
- curto-circuitos plural
- curtos-circuitos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce curto-circuito?
- Brazil /ˌkuʁ.tu.siʁˈkuj.tu/
- Brazil [ˌkuh.tu.sihˈkuɪ̯.tu]
- Brazil /ˌkuʁ.tu.siʁˈkwi.tu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.