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1 melt down
melt down [something], melt [something] down fondre [metal] -
2 melt
A nB vtrC vi1 lit [snow, ice, butter, metal, plastic, chocolate] fondre (at à) ; to melt in the sun/in your mouth fondre au soleil/dans la bouche ; I'm melting! je suis en nage! ;3 ( merge) to melt into the crowd/background/forest se fondre dans la foule/le fond/la forêt ; to melt into sb's arms fondre dans les bras de qn.1 lit [snow, ice] fondre complètement ;2 fig ( disappear) [fear, confidence, distrust] se dissiper ; [crowd, people] se disperser ; [money] fondre.■ melt down:▶ melt down [sth], melt [sth] down fondre [metal, wax, object] (into en). -
3 melt
melt [melt]a. [ice, butter] fondre• he looks as if butter wouldn't melt in his mouth on lui donnerait le bon Dieu sans confession (inf)[+ butter] (faire) fondre ; [+ metal] fondre3. compounds[confidence] disparaître ; [crowd] se disperser* * *[melt] 1.1) ( thaw) dégel m, fonte f des neiges2) US Culinary sandwich m recouvert de fromage fondu2.transitive verb lit [heat, sun, person] faire fondre [snow, plastic, butter]; fig attendrir [heart]3.1) lit fondre3) ( merge)to melt into — se fondre dans [crowd]
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4 melt
melt [melt](a) (become liquid) fondre;∎ that chocolate melts in your mouth ce chocolat fond dans la bouche;∎ his heart melted ça l'a attendri∎ to melt (away), to melt into thin air disparaître, s'évaporer∎ he tried to melt into the crowd il a essayé de se fondre ou de disparaître dans la foule;∎ the green melts into the blue le vert se fond dans le bleu ou se confond avec le bleu;∎ the images melted into one another les images se fondaient les unes dans les autres∎ the sun will melt the ice le soleil fera fondre la glace;∎ melt the butter in a pan faire fondre le beurre dans une poêle;∎ to melt sb's heart attendrir (le cœur de) qn3 noun∎ (sandwich) bacon/tuna melt sandwich m au bacon/au thon recouvert de fromage fondu(b) (clouds, vapour) se dissiper; (crowd) se disperser; (anger, objections, resistance etc) se dissiper, s'évanouir(faire) fondre(faire) fondre -
5 render
B vtr1 ( cause to become) to render sth impossible/harmless/lawful rendre qch impossible/inoffensif/légal ; to render sb unconscious/homeless/speechless laisser qn inconscient/sans abri/sans voix ;2 ( provide) rendre [service] (to à) ; apporter [assistance, aid] (to à) ; ‘for services rendered’ ‘pour services rendus’ ;3 ( give) rendre [homage, respect, allegiance] (to à) ; to render one's life for sth littér se sacrifier pour qch ;6 Comm ( submit) remettre [account] ; présenter [statement] ; ‘for account rendered’ ‘suivant compte remis’ ;7 Jur rendre [judgment, decision] ;8 Constr enduire, recouvrir [wall, surface] ;9 ( melt down) ⇒ render down.■ render down:▶ render [sth] down, render down [sth] faire bouillir [qch] pour le/la dégraisser [carcass, meat].■ render up:
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melt-down — s.m.inv. ES ingl. 1. TS fis. → fusione del nocciolo 2. TS econ. fig., caduta, crollo finanziario: il melt down delle azioni {{line}} {{/line}} VARIANTI: meltdown. DATA: sec. XX. ETIMO: ingl. melt down, comp. di (to) melt fondere e down giù … Dizionario italiano
melt down — /meltˈdaun, ingl. ˈmɛltˌdaun/ o meltdown [vc. ingl., dal v. to melt down «sciogliere»] s. m. inv. (fig.) crollo, caduta, tracollo … Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione
melt|down — «MEHLT DOWN», noun. 1. a condition in which the radioactive fuel of a nuclear reactor melts through its insulation and is released because of a breakdown of its cooling system: »If there were to be a meltdown, the release of radioactivity would… … Useful english dictionary
melt down — verb reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating melt butter melt down gold The wax melted in the sun • Syn: ↑melt, ↑run • Derivationally related forms: ↑meltable ( … Useful english dictionary
melt down — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms melt down : present tense I/you/we/they melt down he/she/it melts down present participle melting down past tense melted down past participle melted down to heat a metal until it becomes liquid, especially in… … English dictionary
melt down — PHRASAL VERB If an object is melted down, it is heated until it melts, so that the material can be used to make something else. [be V ed P] Some of the guns were melted down and used to help build a statue... [V n P] When Jefferson didn t like a… … English dictionary
melt·down — /ˈmɛltˌdaʊn/ noun, pl downs 1 : an accident in which the core of a nuclear reactor melts and releases radiation [count] a nuclear meltdown [noncount] fears that an accident could cause meltdown 2 a : a very fast collapse or failure … Useful english dictionary
melt down — phr verb Melt down is used with these nouns as the object: ↑metal … Collocations dictionary
melt down — melt … English contemporary dictionary
melt down — Synonyms and related words: colliquate, concentrate, cut, decoagulate, decoct, defrost, deliquesce, dissolve, distill, essentialize, express, fluidify, fluidize, flux, fuse, hold in solution, infuse, leach, liquefy, liquesce, liquidize, lixiviate … Moby Thesaurus
melt down — intransitive verb Date: 1956 to suffer a meltdown ; collapse … New Collegiate Dictionary