Compound Forms/Forme composte circuit | |
| Inglese | Italiano |
| CCTV n | initialism (closed-circuit television) (televisione a circuito chiuso) | TVCC, CCTV nf, abbr |
| The robbery was captured on the bank's CCTV. |
| circuit board n | (electrical component) | scheda elettronica nf |
| circuit breaker n | (electrical device) | interruttore nm |
| (interruttore di sicurezza) | interruttore magnetotermico nm |
| A loose connection kept causing the circuit breaker to trip. |
| circuit breaker n | US, figurative (tax relief) | esenzione fiscale nf |
| circuit breaker n | figurative (strict measures to reduce infection) (figurato) | scudo, riparo nm |
| meccanismo di difesa, sistema di protezione nm |
| circuit court n | US (court: several locations) (giustizia USA) | tribunale distrettuale nm |
| circuit court of appeals n | US (law court in US system) (USA) | Circuito della Corte d'Appello nm |
| circuit judge n | (law: oversees specific locations) | giudice che amministra la giustizia nei circuiti giudiziari nm |
| giudice di tribunale circondariale nm |
| circuit training n | (athletic exercise) | allenamento a circuito, circuit training nm |
| Circuit training is effective for building aerobic endurance and burning fat, but not so much so for adding muscle. |
| L'allenamento a circuito è efficace per aumentare la resistenza aerobica e per bruciare grassi, ma non per accrescere la massa muscolare. |
| circuit-breaker n as adj | figurative (strict measures to reduce infection) | preventivo, difensivo agg |
| di difesa loc agg |
| The government announced a two-week circuit-breaker lockdown. |
| closed circuit n | (electronics) | circuito chiuso nm |
closed circuit, closed-circuit n as adj | (TV, electronics) | a circuito chiuso loc agg |
| Nota: A hyphen is usually used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| closed-circuit television n | (monitoring system) | televisione a circuito chiuso, TV a circuito chiuso nm |
| The thief was caught stealing the car on closed-circuit television. |
| Il ladro è stato sorpreso a rubare l'auto dalla televisione a circuito chiuso. |
| complete circuit n | (sport: full lap) (sport) | giro completo nm |
| Dopo 5 giri completi Luigi conduceva la gara. |
| complete circuit n | (electricity: unbroken connection) (elettricità) | circuito chiuso nm |
| La corrente può circolare in un circuito chiuso. |
| federal judicial circuit n | (law: federal courts) | distretto giudiziario federale nm |
| integrated circuit n | (electronics) | circuito integrato nm |
| judicial circuit n | (court serving a local jurisdiction) | distretto giudiziario nm |
| open circuit n as adj | (electronics: voltage) | circuito aperto nm |
| printed circuit n | (type of electronic circuit) | circuito stampato nm |
| short circuit n | (electrical malfunction) | corto circuito nm |
| short-circuit⇒ vi | (malfunction electrically) | andare in corto circuito vi |
| short-circuit [sth]⇒ vtr | (cause to malfunction electrically) | mandare in corto circuito vtr |
| The flooding in the basement short-circuited the freezer. |
| L'allagamento nel seminterrato mandò in corto circuito il freezer. |
| short-circuit [sth] vtr | figurative (procedure: not follow) | aggirare⇒ vtr |
| The construction company put pressure on the council to short-circuit the planning permission process. |
| short-circuit [sth] vtr | US, figurative (impede, thwart) | mandare a monte [qlcs] vtr |
| Bad weather short-circuited our plans for a picnic. |