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1 fondre
fondre [fɔ̃dʀ]➭ TABLE 411. transitive verba. ( = liquéfier) to melt ; [+ minerai] to smeltb. [+ cloche, statue] to castc. ( = réunir) to combined. [+ couleur, ton] to blend2. intransitive verbb. [provisions, réserves] to vanishc. ( = maigrir) (inf) to slim downd. ( = s'attendrir) to melte. ( = s'abattre) fondre sur qn [vautour, ennemi] to swoop down on sb3. reflexive verb► se fondre ( = disparaître)se fondre dans le décor [personne] to melt into the background ; [appareil, objet] to blend in with the decor* * *fɔ̃dʀ
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1) ( liquéfier) to melt down [métal]; to smelt [minerai]2) ( fabriquer) to cast [statue, caractère, lingot]
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verbe intransitif1) ( se liquéfier) [neige, métal, beurre] to melt2) ( se dissoudre) [sucre] to dissolve3) ( baisser) [réserve, économies] to melt away4) ( maigrir) [personne] to waste away5) ( s'attendrir) to softenfondre en larmes or pleurs — to dissolve into tears
6) ( s'abattre) fmlfondre sur — [troupe, oiseau] to swoop down on; [malheur] to overwhelm; [calamité] to ravage
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se fondre verbe pronominalse fondre dans — [personne, silhouette] to blend in with
* * *fɔ̃dʀ1. vi1) [glace, neige] to meltLa tablette de chocolat a fondu dans ma poche. — The bar of chocolate melted in my pocket.
2) (dans l'eau) [sucre, sel] to dissolve3) fig, [économies, colère] to melt away4) (= se précipiter)fondre sur [proie, victime] — to swoop down on
2. vt1) [glace, neige] to melt2) fig (= mélanger) to merge, to blend* * *fondre verb table: rendreA vtrB vi1 ( se liquéfier) [neige, métal, beurre] to melt; viande qui fond dans la bouche meat which melts in your mouth; faire fondre to melt;2 ( se dissoudre) [sucre] to dissolve; faire fondre dans un peu d'eau to dissolve in a little water;4 ( maigrir) [personne] to waste away; avoir fondu de dix kilos to have lost ten kilos; faire fondre to help the weight come off;5 ( s'attendrir) to soften; il fond devant sa petite-fille his heart melts when he sees his granddaughter; fondre en larmes or pleurs to dissolve into tears;6 ( s'abattre) fml fondre sur [troupe, oiseau] to swoop down on [lieu, troupeau]; [malheur] to overwhelm [personne, peuple]; [calamité] to ravage [lieu].[fɔ̃dr] verbe transitif1. [rendre liquide] to meltfondre de l'or/de l'argent to smelt gold/silver3. [dissoudre] to dissolve————————[fɔ̃dr] verbe intransitif1. [se liquéfier] to meltfondre comme cire ou neige au soleil to vanish into thin air2. [se dissoudre] to dissolveil sent son cœur fondre quand il voit ses enfants he can feel his heart melting when he sees his children4. (familier) [maigrir] to get thin————————fondre sur verbe plus prépositionto sweep ou to swoop down on————————se fondre verbe pronominal intransitif1. [se liquéfier] to meltse fondre dans la nuit/le brouillard to disappear into the night/mist -
2 effondrer
s'effondrer efɔ̃dʀe verbe pronominal1) ( s'écrouler) [toit, personne, régime, prix] to collapse; [rêve] to crumble; [espoir] to fall; [popularité] to fall drastically2) ( nerveusement) to collapse* * *1 ( s'écrouler) [toit, personne, régime, prix, monnaie] to collapse; [rêve, illusion] to crumble; [espoir, espérance] to flounder; [popularité] to fall drastically; s'effondrer dans un fauteuil to collapse into an armchair;2 ( nerveusement) to collapse; s'effondrer en larmes to dissolve into tears; s'effondrer de chagrin to be distraught with grief.[efɔ̃dre] verbe transitif2. (figuré)être effondré: après la mort de sa femme, il était effondré he was prostrate with grief after his wife's death————————s'effondrer verbe pronominal intransitif1. [tomber - mur] to fall (down), to collapse ; [ - plafond, voûte] to collapse, to fall ou to cave in2. [être anéanti - monnaie] to collapse, to plummet, to slump ; [ - empire] to collapse, to crumble, to fall apart ; [ - rêve, projet] to collapse, to fall through ; [ - raisonnement] to collapses'effondrer dans un fauteuil to slump ou to sink into an armchair
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