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A n2 fig ( detente) ( political) détente f ; a thaw in her attitude towards me ( social) une amélioration f dans son attitude envers moi.B vtr1 [heat, sun] faire fondre [ice, snow] ;2 [person] décongeler [frozen food].C vi2 fig [person, relations] se détendre.■ thaw out:▶ thaw [sth] out, thaw out [sth] [person] décongeler [frozen food] ; [sun] dégeler [ground]. -
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thaw [θɔ:]∎ it's beginning to thaw il commence à dégeler(b) (frozen food) dégeler, se décongeler(c) (get warmer → person, hands) se réchauffer∎ she seems at last to be thawing towards me elle semble enfin perdre sa réserve ou sa froideur à mon égard(a) (ice, snow) faire dégeler ou fondre(b) (frozen food) dégeler, décongeler3 noun(a) Meteorology dégel m∎ figurative a thaw in relations un dégel ou une détente des relations➲ thaw out(a) (frozen food) décongeler, dégeler(b) (feet, hands) réchauffer;∎ come and thaw yourself out in the sitting room venez vous réchauffer au salon(a) (frozen food) se décongeler(b) (hands, feet) se réchauffer;∎ I'm beginning to thaw out now je commence à me réchauffer maintenant -
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thaw [θɔ:]1. noun[+ frozen food] décongeler* * *[θɔː] 1.1) Meteorology dégel m2) ( political) détente f2.a thaw in her attitude towards me — ( social) une amélioration f dans son attitude envers moi
transitive verb faire fondre [ice, snow]; décongeler [frozen food]3.1) lit [snow] fondre; [ground, frozen food] dégeler2) fig se détendre4.impersonal verb dégelerPhrasal Verbs:- thaw out -
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thaw out [frozen food, ground] dégeler; [person, fingers] se réchauffer; thaw [something] out, thaw out [something] [person] décongeler [frozen food]; dégeler [ground] -
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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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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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15 defrost
[di:'frost]1) (to remove frost or ice from (eg a refrigerator): I keep forgetting to defrost the freezer.) dégivrer2) ((of frozen food etc) to thaw (out): Make sure you defrost the chicken thoroughly.) décongeler -
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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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