Defuse Meaning in English

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परिभाषा

To remove the fuse from a bomb to make it safe; also, to make a dangerous or tense situation less serious or calmer.

उपयोग और बारीकियां

"Defuse" is formal and often used literally with bombs, and metaphorically for tension or arguments ('defuse a situation'). Do not confuse with 'diffuse' (to spread out). Colloquially, 'defuse tension' is very common.

• Spanish: desactivar (una bomba) - calmar (una situación)
• Portuguese (BR): desarmar (uma bomba) - acalmar (uma situação)
• Portuguese (PT): desarmar (uma bomba) - acalmar (uma situação)
• Chinese (Simplified): 拆除（炸弹）- 缓和（局势）
• Chinese (Traditional): 拆除（炸彈）- 緩和（局勢）
• Hindi: विस्फोटक निष्क्रिय करना - तनाव कम करना
• Arabic: نزع فتيل (قنبلة) - تهدئة (وضع)
• Bengali: বিস্ফোরক নিষ্ক্রিয় করা - উত্তেজনা প্রশমিত করা
• Russian: обезвредить (бомбу) - разрядить (обстановку)
• Japanese: 解除する (爆弾の信管を) - 和らげる (緊張などを)
• Vietnamese: tháo ngòi nổ - xoa dịu (tình hình, căng thẳng)
• Korean: 제거하다 (폭탄의 뇌관을) - 완화하다 (긴장, 상황을)
• Turkish: etkisiz hâle getirmek (bomba) - yatıştırmak (gerginlik, durum)
• Urdu: غیر فعال کرنا (بم) - کشیدگی کم کرنا
• Indonesian: menjinakkan (bom) - meredakan (ketegangan/situasi)

उदाहरण वाक्य

Sometimes, all it takes to defuse a conflict is to listen.

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It took the bomb squad two hours to defuse the device safely.

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The expert carefully defused the bomb.

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She tried to defuse the argument between her friends.

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The police managed to defuse the tense situation.

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His joke helped defuse the tension in the room.

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