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1 askance
askance [ə'skæns]∎ to look askance at sb/sth regarder qn/qch avec méfiance;∎ he looked askance at her il l'a regardée d'un air méfiant∎ to look askance at sb regarder qn de travers -
2 melt
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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