fuse box


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fuse box

n
(Electronics) a housing for electric fuses
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
Translations
skříňka s pojistkami
sikringsskab
sulakelaatikko
razvodna kutija
ヒューズボックス
두꺼비집
säkringsskåp
กล่องฟิวส์
hộp cầu chì

fuse box

n → Sicherungskasten m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

fuse box

n → scatola or cassetta dei fusibili
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

fuse box

→ عُلْبَةُ الـمِصْهَر skříňka s pojistkami sikringsskab Sicherungskasten κουτί ασφαλειών caja de fusibles, caja de los plomos sulakelaatikko boîte à fusibles razvodna kutija scatola dei fusibili ヒューズボックス 두꺼비집 zekeringkast sikringsskap skrzynka z bezpiecznikami caixa de fusíveis электрощит säkringsskåp กล่องฟิวส์ sigorta kutusu hộp cầu chì 保险丝盒
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