melt

melt
I [melt]
nome
1) (of ice, snow) disgelo m., scioglimento m.
2) AE gastr. = sandwich ricoperto da uno strato di formaggio fuso
II 1. [melt]
verbo transitivo
1) fondere, liquefare [plastic]; sciogliere, liquefare [snow, butter]
2) fig. intenerire, addolcire [heart]
2.
verbo intransitivo
1) [plastic] fondere, fondersi, liquefarsi; [snow, butter] sciogliersi, liquefarsi

to melt in your mouth — sciogliersi in bocca

2) fig. (soften) [heart, person] intenerirsi, commuoversi
3) (merge)

to melt into the crowd — dileguarsi o perdersi nella folla

* * *
[melt]
verb
(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.) sciogliere, sciogliersi
- melting-point
- melting pot
* * *
[mɛlt]
1. vt
1) (gen) sciogliere, struggere, (metal) fondere

melted butter — burro fuso

melt two ounces of butter in a saucepan — sciogliete sessanta grammi di burro in una casseruola

2) (fig: heart) intenerire, (anger) far svanire, (person) commuovere
2. vi
1) (gen) sciogliersi, struggersi, (metals) fondersi

it melts in the mouth — si scioglie in bocca

the snow is melting — la neve si sta sciogliendo

2) (fig: anger, determination) svanire, (heart) intenerirsi

he melted into the crowd — si confuse tra la folla

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melt /mɛlt/
n. [u] (metall.)
1 fusione; colata
2 metallo (o vetro, ecc.) in fusione
3 quantità (di metallo, vetro, ecc.) fusa in una volta
to be on the melt, essere in fusione.
♦ (to) melt /mɛlt/
(pass. melted, p. p. melted, e talvolta come agg. molten)
A v. t.
1 fondere (anche metall.); liquefare; sciogliere: to melt a metal, fondere un metallo; The sun has melted the ice, il sole ha sciolto il ghiaccio
2 (fig.) far struggere; intenerire; commuovere: Her grief melted my heart, il suo dolore mi commosse
B v. i.
1 fondere; fondersi; liquefarsi; sciogliersi: Butter melts when heated, il burro si liquefà quando lo si scalda; This cake melts in your mouth, questa torta si scioglie in bocca
2 (fig.) struggersi; intenerirsi: She melted when the child began to cry, si è intenerita quando il bambino si è messo a piangere.
* * *
I [melt]
nome
1) (of ice, snow) disgelo m., scioglimento m.
2) AE gastr. = sandwich ricoperto da uno strato di formaggio fuso
II 1. [melt]
verbo transitivo
1) fondere, liquefare [plastic]; sciogliere, liquefare [snow, butter]
2) fig. intenerire, addolcire [heart]
2.
verbo intransitivo
1) [plastic] fondere, fondersi, liquefarsi; [snow, butter] sciogliersi, liquefarsi

to melt in your mouth — sciogliersi in bocca

2) fig. (soften) [heart, person] intenerirsi, commuoversi
3) (merge)

to melt into the crowd — dileguarsi o perdersi nella folla


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