How do you pronounce defuse?

defuse is pronounced as /diːˈfjuːz/.

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defuse

🧯defuse (dɪˈfjuːz)

verb

/diːˈfjuːz/

désamorcer (desamorcer)

defunct defy

Signification

To make a situation less dangerous, tense, or explosive; to remove a fuse from a bomb.

Traduction de la signification

Rendre une situation moins dangereuse, tendue ou explosive; retirer le fusible d'une bombe.

Phrases d'exemple

The negotiator helped defuse the tense situation.

Le négociateur a aidé à désamorcer la situation tendue.

Le negociateur a aide a desamorcer la situation tendue.

Expressions d'exemple

defuse a situation

désamorcer une situation

desamorcer une situation

Synonymes

disarm, ease, calm, neutralize

Antonymes

ignite, provoke, inflame

Collocations

defuse a bomb, defuse a crisis, defuse tension

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