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melting ['meltɪŋ](a) (becoming liquid) fondant;∎ melting ice/snow de la glace/neige qui fond(b) figurative attendrissant;∎ she gave him a melting look elle lui a lancé un regard attendrissant2 noun(of ice, snow) fonte f; (of metal) fusion f, fonte f►► melting point point m de fusion;melting pot creuset m; figurative melting-pot m;∎ figurative a melting pot of several cultures un mélange de plusieurs cultures;∎ figurative the American melting pot le melting-pot ou le creuset américain -
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English-French dictionary of Geography > front of snow melting
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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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[Ɵo:] 1. verb1) ((of ice, snow etc) to melt, or make or become liquid: The snow thawed quickly.) (faire) dégeler/fondre2) ((of frozen food etc) to make or become unfrozen: Frozen food must be thawed before cooking.) (faire) dé(con)geler2. noun((the time of) the melting of ice and snow at the end of winter, or the change of weather that causes this: The thaw has come early this year.) dégel -
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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). -
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14 slush
1) (melting snow: The streets are covered with slush.) neige fondante2) ((something said or written showing) weak sentimentality: I think most romantic novels are just slush!) sensiblerie•- slushy- slushiness
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