melt in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for melt in the English»French Dictionary

I.melt [Brit mɛlt, Am mɛlt] N

1. melt (thaw):

melt

dégel m

melt

fonte f des neiges

2. melt Am FOOD:

melt

sandwich m recouvert de fromage fondu

II.melt [Brit mɛlt, Am mɛlt] VB trans

1. melt lit heat, sun, person snow, metal, plastic, butter, chocolate:

melt

faire fondre

2. melt fig pity, plea, person heart, person:

melt

attendrir

III.melt [Brit mɛlt, Am mɛlt] VB intr

1. melt lit snow, ice, butter, metal, plastic, chocolate:

melt

fondre (at à)

to melt in the sun/in your mouth

fondre au soleil/dans la bouche

I'm melting!

je suis en nage!

2. melt (soften) fig:

melt heart, person:

fondre (with de)

3. melt (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

melt away VB [Brit mɛlt -, Am mɛlt -]

1. melt away lit snow, ice:

melt away

fondre complètement

2. melt away (disappear) fig:

melt away fear, confidence, distrust:

se dissiper

melt away crowd, people:

se disperser

melt away money:

fondre

I.melt down VB [Brit mɛlt -, Am mɛlt -] (melt down [sth], melt [sth] down)

melt down metal, wax, object:

melt down

fondre (into en)

melt-in-the-mouth ADJ

melt-in-the-mouth

fondant

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(she looks as if) butter wouldn't melt in her mouth

on lui donnerait le bon Dieu sans confession

Translations for melt in the French»English Dictionary

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régime nival

snow melt dominated flow

refondre métal

to melt down again

fondre métal

to melt down

fondre neige, métal, beurre:

to melt

faire fondre

to melt

fondre réserve, économies:

to melt away

on te donnerait le bon Dieu sans confession

you look as if butter wouldn't melt in your mouth

fondre comme neige au soleil fortune, objections:

to melt away

melt in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for melt in the English»French Dictionary

I.melt [melt] VB intr

melt

fondre

II.melt [melt] VB trans a. fig

melt

fondre

melt away VB intr

melt away snow

fondre

melt away worries, people

disparaître

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he/she looks as if butter wouldn't melt in his/her mouth

on lui donnerait le bon Dieu sans confession

Translations for melt in the French»English Dictionary

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se liquéfier solide

to melt

fondre

to melt

fondre de pitié

to melt with pity

faire fondre sa colère

to melt away one's anger

fondre

to melt

fondre bijoux, argenterie

to melt down

s'effondrer

to melt away

attendrir cœur

to melt

melt Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

he/she looks as if butter wouldn't melt in his/her mouth

on lui donnerait le bon Dieu sans confession

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Others prefer not to risk leaving supplies out doors where they could easily be stolen or become stuck under melting ice.

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When the silicate melts, it makes wrought-iron self-fluxing.

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Frozen precipitation melts to rain while falling into the warm air layer, and then begins to refreeze in the cold layer below.

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The tumor has a unique property of being highly sensitive to radiation, sometimes acknowledged by the phrase melting like snow.

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She can also heat objects to melting point by touch, as well as fly by way of her fire powers.

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Then oils are heated, or melted if they are solid at room temperature.

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Additional micro-habitats include tussock tundra with seeps and late snow melt areas and on grantic outcrops.

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The arcing can oxidize, pit and melt the contacts.

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There is one significant difference between boiling points and melting points.

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By the time the winter ice melted, the island was above sea level, and both pipelines were in place and tested.

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