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meltverb
melted
Past Simple
melted
Past Participle
melting
Gerund
UK
/mɛlt/
US
/mɛlt/
attendrirSens figuré, transitif.
His kind words melted her anger away.
Ses paroles bienveillantes ont attendri sa colère.
faire fondre
She melted the chocolate in a double boiler.
Elle a fait fondre le chocolat au bain-marie.
The ice cream began to melt in the hot sun.
La glace a commencé à fondre au soleil brûlant.
s'attendrirSens figuré.
Her stern expression began to melt as she listened to the child's story.
Son expression sévère a commencé à s'attendrir en écoutant l'histoire de l'enfant.
Synonyms
dissolve
liquefy
thaw
soften
fuse
blend
combine
Antonyms
freeze
solidify
meltnoun
melts
pl
fusionProcessus de transformation sous l’effet de la chaleur.
The melt of the ice was accelerated by the rising temperatures.
La fusion de la glace a été accélérée par la hausse des températures.
Additional translations
couléeMétallurgie.
sandwich au fromage fonduCuisine.
faiblardFamilier, surtout britannique.
Synonyms
thaw
fusion
liquefaction
melting
molten mass

Definitions

meltverb
To change from a solid to a liquid state, typically as a result of heat.
The ice cream began to melt in the hot sun.
To become more gentle or tender in attitude or feeling.
Her stern expression began to melt as she listened to the child's story.
To cause something to become more gentle or tender.
His kind words melted her anger away.
To heat (a solid) until it becomes liquid.
She melted the chocolate in a double boiler.
meltnoun
The process of becoming liquefied by heat.
The melt of the ice was accelerated by the rising temperatures.
A dish or sandwich containing melted cheese.
I ordered a tuna melt for lunch.
The quantity of metal melted at one time.
The foundry produced a large melt of steel for the construction project.
(slang, chiefly British) A weak, foolish, or contemptible person.
Stop being such a melt and stand up for yourself.
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