circuit

circuito, circuito eléctrico

Camino de conexiones por el que circula la electricidad, normalmente para hacer funcionar un aparato.

En inglés sencillo: A connected path through which electricity can flow, usually to make a device work.

• The battery powers the circuit.
• Opening the switch breaks the circuit.
• The device contains several small electrical circuits.

Sinónimos: electrical circuit

Expresiones frecuentes: electric circuit, circuit board, complete a circuit, break the circuit

circuito, vuelta

Recorrido que vuelve al punto de partida, o una vuelta completa por él.

En inglés sencillo: A route around a place that brings you back to where you started, or one journey along it.

• We ran one circuit of the park.
• The racing circuit has several sharp bends.
• She completed three circuits before stopping to rest.

Cómo se usa: a circuit of something (We walked a circuit of the lake.)

Sinónimos: loop, lap, round

Expresiones frecuentes: complete a circuit, race circuit, circuit of something