el
masculine
/θiɾˈkwito/
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Translation
circuit
Word origin
From Latin circuitus ('a going around'), from circumire ('to go around'), from circum ('around') plus ire ('to go'). The same root gives English 'circuit'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- circuitus
- English cognates
- circuit
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralcircuitos
Examples
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The technician checked the electrical circuit of the house.
completaron .
The cars completed twenty laps of the circuit.
cortocircuito .
A short circuit left the whole neighbourhood without power.
¿ bombilla?
Do you know how to build a simple circuit with a battery and a bulb?
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The festival offers a circuit of concerts across the whole city.
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