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WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026:
| CCTV n | initialism (closed-circuit television) | vidéosurveillance nf |
| | | système de télévision en circuit fermé nm |
| | The robbery was captured on the bank's CCTV. |
| circuit board n | (electrical component) (composante électrique) | circuit imprimé nm |
| | (composante électrique) | carte de circuit imprimé nf |
| circuit breaker n | (electrical device) | disjoncteur nm |
| | A loose connection kept causing the circuit breaker to trip. |
| | Le vieux fer à repasser a encore fait sauter le disjoncteur. |
| circuit breaker n | figurative, US (tax relief) | dégrèvement fiscal nm |
| | The circuit breaker meant the elderly lady had enough money to visit her kids. |
| circuit breaker n | figurative (strict measures to reduce infection) (Bourse) | coupe-circuit nm |
| circuit court n | US (court: several locations) (US) | tribunal itinérant nm |
| circuit court of appeals n | US (law court in US system) (Droit américain) | cour d'appel nf |
| circuit judge n | (law: oversees specific locations) | juge itinérant nm |
| circuit training n | (athletic exercise) | entrainement en circuit nm |
| | (anglicisme, jargon) | circuit training nm |
| | Circuit training is effective for building aerobic endurance and burning fat, but not so much so for adding muscle. |
| circuit-breaker n as adj | figurative (strict measures to reduce infection) | traduction non disponible |
| | The government announced a two-week circuit-breaker lockdown. |
| closed circuit n | (electronics) (Électronique) | circuit fermé nm |
closed circuit,
closed-circuit n as adj | (TV, electronics) | en circuit fermé loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is usually used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| closed-circuit television n | (monitoring system) | télévision en circuit fermé nf |
| | (courant) | vidéosurveillance nf |
| | The thief was caught stealing the car on closed-circuit television. |
| | Le voleur a été pris en train de voler la voiture sur la vidéosurveillance. |
| complete circuit n | (sport: full lap) (Sports) | tour complet nm |
| complete circuit n | (electricity: unbroken connection) | circuit intact nm |
electric circuit,
electrical circuit n | (path of a current) | circuit électrique nm |
| federal judicial circuit n | (law: federal courts) (Droit) | circonscription judiciaire fédérale nm |
| integrated circuit n | (electronics) | circuit intégré nm |
| judicial circuit n | (court serving a local jurisdiction) (Droit) | circonscription judiciaire, juridiction locale, juridiction de proximité nf |
| open circuit n as adj | (electronics: voltage) (Électronique) | circuit ouvert nm |
| printed circuit n | (type of electronic circuit) | circuit imprimé nm |
| short circuit n | (electrical malfunction) | court-circuit nm |
| short-circuit⇒ vi | (malfunction electrically) | faire un court-circuit loc v |
| short-circuit [sth]⇒ vtr | (cause to malfunction electrically) | faire court-circuiter⇒ vtr |
| | The flooding in the basement short-circuited the freezer. |
| short-circuit [sth] vtr | US, figurative (impede, thwart) (des projets,...) | contrarier⇒ vtr |
| | (plus familier) | faire tomber [qch] à l'eau loc v |
| | Bad weather short-circuited our plans for a picnic. |
| short-circuit [sth] vtr | figurative (procedure: not follow) (figuré) | court-circuiter⇒ vtr |
| | The construction company put pressure on the council to short-circuit the planning permission process. |