English-Dutch translations for fuse

• lont
  Wie daar overheen walst, zou zelf weleens de lont van het kruitvat aan kunnen steken. Whoever denies this might well be the one to light the fuse to the powder keg.
  Mevrouw de Voorzitter, ik ondersteun graag de woorden gesproken door het Raadsvoorzitterschap en voeg daar nog aan toe dat in Albanië de lont bij het kruitvat ligt. Madam President, I am happy to echo the words of the Council presidency and would add that in Albania the fuse is smouldering.
• samensmelten
  Je kunt verschillende economieën met verschillende groeipercentages en verschillende patronen van mondiale handel niet samensmelten. You cannot fuse together different economies with different rates of growth and with different patterns of trade across the world.
• smelten
• stop
• versmelten
• zekering

Definition of fuse

• A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device
• The mechanism that ignites the charge in an explosive device
• A device to prevent the overloading of an electrical circuit, containing a component that melts and interrupts the current when too high a load is passed through it
• A friction match for smokersuse, having a bulbous head which when ignited is not easily blown out even in a gale of wind
• To melt together; to blend; to mix indistinguishably
• To furnish with or install a fuse

Examples

• When talking about being laid off, he has a short fuse

Related words

• confuse
• profuse
• refuse
• confused
• infuse
• suffuse
• fusebox
• fuselage
• perfuse