he has a very short fuse

Mira otros diccionarios:

• short — short1 W1S1 [ʃo:t US ʃo:rt] adj comparative shorter superlative shortest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(time)¦ 2¦(length/distance)¦ 3¦(not tall)¦ 4¦(book/letter)¦ 5¦(not enough)¦ 6 be short on something 7¦(less than)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• fuse — [[t]fju͟ːz[/t]] fuses, fusing, fused 1) N COUNT A fuse is a safety device in an electric plug or circuit. It contains a piece of wire which melts when there is a fault so that the flow of electricity stops. The fuse blew as he pressed the button… …   English dictionary

• fuse — fuse1 [fju:z] n [Sense: 1; Date: 1800 1900; Origin: FUSE2] [Sense: 2,3; Date: 1600 1700; : Italian; Origin: fuso spindle (= long thin part which turns around) , from Latin fusus] 1.) a short thin piece of wire inside electrical equipment which… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• short — short1 [ ʃɔrt ] adjective *** ▸ 1 small in height/distance ▸ 2 time: not long ▸ 3 expressed in few words ▸ 4 with fewer words/letters ▸ 5 not having enough ▸ 6 about memory ▸ 7 rude and unfriendly ▸ 8 about vowel/syllable ▸ 9 full of butter/fat ▸ …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• fuse — 1 noun (C) 1 a short thin piece of wire that is inside electrical equipment and prevents damage by melting and stopping the electricity when there is too much power: two 13 amp fuses | blow a fuse (=make it melt by putting too much electricity… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Fuse TV — Launched 1994 (As MMUSA) May 19, 2003 (As Fuse) Owned by Madison Square Garden, Inc. (since 2010) Picture format 480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) Slogan …   Wikipedia

• Fuse (electrical) — A miniature time delay fuse used to protect electronic equipment, rated 0.3 amperes at 250 volts. 1.25 inches (about 32 mm) long …   Wikipedia

• Fuse (explosives) — In an explosive, pyrotechnic device or military munition, a fuse (or fuze) is the part of the device that initiates function. In common usage, the word fuse is used indiscriminately. However, when being specific (and in particular in a military… …   Wikipedia

• Hjalte Flagstad — is a Danish actor. Hjalte was brough into the media world by Danmarks Radio as a part of their youth porgrammes. He was the host of one of their music programmes called Liga.dk. He later moved on to act on the brand new sitcom, Teatret ved… …   Wikipedia

• Christianity — /kris chee an i tee/, n., pl. Christianities. 1. the Christian religion, including the Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox churches. 2. Christian beliefs or practices; Christian quality or character: Christianity mixed with pagan elements; …   Universalium

• Internal ballistics — Internal ballistics, a subfield of ballistics, is the study of a projectile s behavior from the time its propellant s igniter is initiated until it exits the gun barrel. The study of internal ballistics is important to designers and users of… …   Wikipedia