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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 -
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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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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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