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Results for: "melt"

Translating from English to Icelandic

Translations:

melt — to become liquid, melt
→ bráðna
melt — to cause to melt
→ bræða

More translations:

melt
→ bræða; bráðna

English definitions WordNet

NOUN 1

  1. the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid

    • “the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster”
    • “the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours”

VERB 6

  1. reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating

    • “melt butter”
    • “melt down gold”
    • “The wax melted in the sun”
    Synonymsrunmelt down
  2. become or cause to become soft or liquid

    • “The sun melted the ice”
    • “the ice thawed”
    • “the ice cream melted”
    • “The heat melted the wax”
    • “The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase”
    • “dethaw the meat”
  3. become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial

    • “With age, he mellowed”
    Synonymsmellowmellow out
Show 3 more meanings
  1. lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually

    • “Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene”
    Synonymsmeld
  2. become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly

    • “The scene begins to fade”
    • “The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk”
    Synonymsfade
  3. become less intense and fade away gradually

    • “her resistance melted under his charm”
    • “her hopes evaporated after years of waiting for her fiance”