melt

sciogliere, sciogliersi

Diventare liquido o rendere liquido qualcosa, di solito riscaldandolo.

In inglese semplice: To become liquid, or make something liquid, usually by heating it.

• The ice will melt soon.
• She melted the butter in a pan.
• Has all the snow melted yet?

Sinonimi: liquefy

Contrari: freeze, solidify

Espressioni comuni: melt butter, melt chocolate, melt the ice

svanire, dissolversi

Scomparire gradualmente o confondersi con qualcos’altro.

In inglese semplice: To gradually disappear or become part of something else.

• Her worries began to melt away.
• The thief melted into the crowd.
• By morning, the mist had melted away.

Come si usa: melt away (The tension melted away after we talked.); melt into something (His figure melted into the darkness.)

Sinonimi: fade, disappear, vanish

Contrari: appear

Espressioni comuni: melt away, melt into something

intenerirsi

Intenerirsi o provare un forte affetto perché qualcosa tocca i propri sentimenti.

In inglese semplice: To become gentle or feel strong affection because something touches your feelings.

• Her smile made my heart melt.
• He melted when the baby reached for him.
• That small act of kindness melted her heart.

Come si usa: melt at something (She melted at the sight of the sleeping puppy.)

Sinonimi: soften

Contrari: harden

Espressioni comuni: melt your heart, melt at something

roccia rifusa

Roccia tornata liquida dopo essersi solidificata.

In inglese semplice: Rock that became liquid again after first becoming solid.

• The drill recovered impact melt from the crater.
• These melts formed when the asteroid struck.
• Scientists examined the melt for signs of rapid cooling.

Espressioni comuni: impact melt, rock melt, melt sample