melt

melt
melt
verb
(to (cause to) become soft or liquid, or to lose shape, usually by heating / being heated: The ice has melted; My heart melted when I saw how sorry he was.) derretir
- melting-point
- melting pot
melt vb derretir / fundir
melt
tr[melt]
transitive verb
1 (ice, snow, butter, etc) derretir
2 (metal) fundir (down, -)
3 (sugar, chemical) disolver
4 figurative use (anger etc) atenuar, disipar; (somebody's heart) ablandar
intransitive verb
1 (ice, snow) derretirse (away, -)
2 (metal) fundirse
3 (sugar, chemical) disolverse
4 figurative use (food) derretirse, deshacerse
■ it melts in the mouth se deshace en la boca
5 figurative use (somebody's heart) ablandarse, derretirse
6 (colour, sound, etc) desvanecer
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to melt into tears deshacerse en lágrimas
to melt into the crowd perderse entre la multitud
melt ['mɛlt] vt
1) : derretir, disolver
2) soften: ablandar
it melted his heart: ablandó su corazón
melt vi
1) : derretirse, disolverse
2) soften: ablandarse
3) disappear: desvanecerse, esfumarse
the clouds melted away: las nubes se desvanecieron
melt
v.
• ablandar v.
• colicuar v.
• derretir v.
• deshelar v.
• desvanecer v.
• disolver v.
• fundir v.
• regalar v.
melt
1.
intransitive verb
a) \<\<ice/butter\>\> derretirse*; \<\<metal/wax\>\> fundirse

the candy melted in his mouth — el caramelo se le deshizo or se le disolvió en la boca

b) (become mild, gentle) \<\<person\>\> ablandarse; \<\<anger\>\> desaparecer*

he melted in her arms — se derritió en sus brazos

c)

to melt INTO something: they melted into the crowd se perdieron en la muchedumbre; the scenes melt into one another — las escenas se funden unas con otras


2.
vt
a) (liquefy) \<\<snow/butter\>\> derretir*
b) (make gentle, compassionate)

their cries melted her heart — su llanto la conmovió

Phrasal Verbs:
[melt]
1. VT
1) (lit) [+ snow, chocolate, butter] derretir, fundir; [+ metal] fundir; [+ chemical] disolver
2) (fig) (=soften) ablandar
2. VI
1) (lit) [snow, chocolate, butter] derretirse, fundirse; [metal] fundirse; [chemical] disolverse

it melts in the mouth — se deshace en la boca

butter 1.
2) (fig)
a) [person] (=soften) ablandarse

to melt into tears — deshacerse en lágrimas

b) (=disappear)

the gunman melted into the crowd — el pistolero desapareció entre la multitud

night melted into day — la noche dio paso al día

* * *
[melt]
1.
intransitive verb
a) \<\<ice/butter\>\> derretirse*; \<\<metal/wax\>\> fundirse

the candy melted in his mouth — el caramelo se le deshizo or se le disolvió en la boca

b) (become mild, gentle) \<\<person\>\> ablandarse; \<\<anger\>\> desaparecer*

he melted in her arms — se derritió en sus brazos

c)

to melt INTO something: they melted into the crowd se perdieron en la muchedumbre; the scenes melt into one another — las escenas se funden unas con otras


2.
vt
a) (liquefy) \<\<snow/butter\>\> derretir*
b) (make gentle, compassionate)

their cries melted her heart — su llanto la conmovió

Phrasal Verbs:

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