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1 melt
melt(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- meltdown- melting-point
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melt vb derretir / fundirtr[melt]1 (ice, snow, butter, etc) derretir3 (sugar, chemical) disolver1 (ice, snow) derretirse ( away, -)2 (metal) fundirse3 (sugar, chemical) disolverse4 figurative use (food) derretirse, deshacerse5 figurative use (somebody's heart) ablandarse, derretirse6 (colour, sound, etc) desvanecer\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto melt into tears deshacerse en lágrimasto melt into the crowd perderse entre la multitudmelt ['mɛlt] vt1) : derretir, disolver2) soften: ablandarit melted his heart: ablandó su corazónmelt vi1) : derretirse, disolverse2) soften: ablandarse3) disappear: desvanecerse, esfumarsethe clouds melted away: las nubes se desvanecieronv.• ablandar v.• colicuar v.• derretir v.• deshelar v.• desvanecer v.• disolver v.• fundir v.• regalar v.melt
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a) \<\<ice/butter\>\> derretirse*; \<\<metal/wax\>\> fundirsethe 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*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
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vta) ( liquefy) \<\<snow/butter\>\> derretir*b) (make gentle, compassionate)Phrasal Verbs:[melt]1. VT1) (lit) [+ snow, chocolate, butter] derretir, fundir; [+ metal] fundir; [+ chemical] disolver2) (fig) (=soften) ablandar2. VI1) (lit) [snow, chocolate, butter] derretirse, fundirse; [metal] fundirse; [chemical] disolversebutter 1.2) (fig)a) [person] (=soften) ablandarseb) (=disappear)* * *[melt]
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a) \<\<ice/butter\>\> derretirse*; \<\<metal/wax\>\> fundirsethe 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*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
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vta) ( liquefy) \<\<snow/butter\>\> derretir*b) (make gentle, compassionate)Phrasal Verbs: -
2 fuse
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1. fju:z verb1) (to melt (together) as a result of great heat: Copper and tin fuse together to make bronze.) fundir(se), fusionar(se)2) ((of an electric circuit or appliance) to (cause to) stop working because of the melting of a fuse: Suddenly all the lights fused; She fused all the lights.) fundir(se) (los plomos); saltar (los fusibles); estallar, explotar
2. noun(a piece of easily-melted wire included in an electric circuit so that a dangerously high electric current will break the circuit and switch itself off: She mended the fuse.) fusible, plomo- fusion
II fju:z noun(a piece of material, a mechanical device etc which makes a bomb etc explode at a particular time: He lit the fuse and waited for the explosion.)fuse n fusibletr[fjʊːz]1 SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL fusible nombre masculino, plomo■ the fuses blew saltaron los fusibles, se fundieron los plomos2 (wick) mecha; (detonator) espoleta1 (cause to stop working, melt) fundir2 figurative use (merge) fusionar1 (stop working, melt) fundirse2 figurative use (merge) fusionarse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLfuse box caja de fusiblesfuse wire alambre nombre masculino de fusible1) smelt: fundir2) merge: fusionar, fundirafuse vi: fundirse, fusionarsefuse n: fusible mn.• fusible (Electricidad) s.m.• mecha s.f.v.• fundir v.• fusionar v.fjuːz
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1) ( Elec) fusible m, plomo m (Esp), tapón m (CS)the fuses blew o went — saltaron los fusibles or (CS) los tapones, se fundieron los plomos (Esp)
to blow a fuse — \<\<person\>\> (hum) explotar (fam), estallar
2) ( for explosives)b) ( wick) mecha fto have a short fuse — tener pocas or malas pulgas, ser* una polvorilla
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1) ( Elec)a) ( short-circuit) (BrE)to fuse the lights — hacer* saltar los fusibles or (CS tb) los tapones, fundir los plomos (Esp)
b) fused past p con fusible2)a) ( melt together) alear, fundirb) ( merge) fusionar
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vi1) (BrE Elec) fundirsethe lights have fused — se han fundido los fusibles or (Esp tb) los plomos, han saltado los fusibles or (CS tb) los tapones
2)a) \<\<metals\>\> fundirse; \<\<atoms\>\> fusionarseb) ( unite) fusionarse, amalgamarse(US) [fjuːz]1. N1) (Elec) plomo m, fusible mto blow a fuse — [equipment] fundirse un fusible; [person] salirse de sus casillas
there's been a fuse somewhere, a fuse has blown somewhere — un fusible se ha fundido en algún sitio
2) [of bomb] (=cord) mecha f ; (=detonating device) espoleta f2. VT1) [+ lights, television etc] fundir2) [+ metals] fundir3. VI1) (Elec)2) [metals] fundirse4.CPD* * *[fjuːz]
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1) ( Elec) fusible m, plomo m (Esp), tapón m (CS)the fuses blew o went — saltaron los fusibles or (CS) los tapones, se fundieron los plomos (Esp)
to blow a fuse — \<\<person\>\> (hum) explotar (fam), estallar
2) ( for explosives)b) ( wick) mecha fto have a short fuse — tener pocas or malas pulgas, ser* una polvorilla
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1) ( Elec)a) ( short-circuit) (BrE)to fuse the lights — hacer* saltar los fusibles or (CS tb) los tapones, fundir los plomos (Esp)
b) fused past p con fusible2)a) ( melt together) alear, fundirb) ( merge) fusionar
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vi1) (BrE Elec) fundirsethe lights have fused — se han fundido los fusibles or (Esp tb) los plomos, han saltado los fusibles or (CS tb) los tapones
2)a) \<\<metals\>\> fundirse; \<\<atoms\>\> fusionarseb) ( unite) fusionarse, amalgamarse -
3 thaw
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1. verb1) ((of ice, snow etc) to melt, or make or become liquid: The snow thawed quickly.) descongelarse, derretirse2) ((of frozen food etc) to make or become unfrozen: Frozen food must be thawed before cooking.) descongelar(se)
2. 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.) deshielothaw vb deshelar / descongelar / derretirtr[ɵɔː]1 deshielo1 (food) descongelar; (snow, ice) derretir1 (food) descongelarse; (snow, ice) derretirse2 (person) ablandarse; (relations) distenderse, mejorarthaw ['ɵɔ] vt: descongelarthaw vi: derretirse (dícese de la nieve), descongelarse (dícese de los alimentos)thaw n: deshielo mn.• derretimiento s.m.• deshielo s.m.• enternecimiento s.m.v.• ablandarse v.• derretir v.• descongelar v.• deshelar v.
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1. θɔːintransitive verb \<\<snow/ice\>\> derretirse*, fundirse; \<\<frozen food\>\> descongelarse; \<\<atmosphere/relations\>\> hacerse* más cordial
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vt \<\<snow/ice\>\> derretir*, fundir, deshacer*; \<\<frozen food\>\> descongelar
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v impers ( Meteo) deshelar*Phrasal Verbs:- thaw out
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noun (Meteo, Pol) deshielo m[θɔː]1. N2) (fig) (=easing up) descongelación f2.VT (also: thaw out) [+ frozen food] descongelar3. VI1) (Met) [snow] derretirse; [ice] deshelarseafter a couple of glasses of wine he soon began to thaw — tras tomar un par de vasos de vino empezó a relajarse or perder su reserva inicial
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1. [θɔː]intransitive verb \<\<snow/ice\>\> derretirse*, fundirse; \<\<frozen food\>\> descongelarse; \<\<atmosphere/relations\>\> hacerse* más cordial
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vt \<\<snow/ice\>\> derretir*, fundir, deshacer*; \<\<frozen food\>\> descongelar
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v impers ( Meteo) deshelar*Phrasal Verbs:- thaw out
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noun (Meteo, Pol) deshielo m
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