cortafuegos

Spanish

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Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of corta (to cut) + fuegos (fires).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koɾtaˈfweɡos/ [koɾ.t̪aˈfwe.ɣ̞os]
  • Rhymes: -eɡos
  • Syllabification: cor‧ta‧fue‧gos

Noun

cortafuegos m (plural cortafuegos)

  1. firebreak, fire line, firetrail (Australia) (An area cleared of all flammable material in the woods to prevent a fire from spreading across it)
  2. (architecture) firewall (a fireproof barrier used to prevent the spread of fire between or through buildings, structures, electrical substation transformers, or within an aircraft or vehicle)
    Synonyms: muro cortafuegos, muro cortafuego
  3. (computing, also figurative) firewall
    Synonym: firewall
    • 2020 July 9, “Sánchez plantea revisar la inviolabilidad del Rey en la Constitución”, in El País:
      El Gobierno quiere salvaguardar a la Monarquía del escándalo causado por las informaciones sobre las cuentas de Juan Carlos I en paraísos fiscales levantando un cortafuegos entre el rey Felipe VI y su padre y planteando una reforma constitucional que limite la inviolabilidad del jefe del Estado.
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  4. plural of cortafuego

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