thaw

scongelare, scongelarsi

Perdere il gelo con il calore, oppure far tornare morbido qualcosa di congelato.

In inglese semplice: To become warmer so that ice melts or frozen food becomes soft.

• The snow began to thaw.
• I thawed the chicken in the fridge.
• Has the ground thawed enough to dig?

Come si usa: thaw out (Leave the frozen bread to thaw out.)

Sinonimi: defrost, melt

Contrari: freeze

Espressioni comuni: thaw out, thaw frozen food, thaw in something, begin to thaw

sciogliersi, addolcirsi

Diventare meno freddo o arrabbiato e cominciare a sentirsi più a proprio agio con gli altri.

In inglese semplice: To become less unfriendly or angry and begin to feel more relaxed with others.

• He thawed when she smiled.
• Her anger slowly thawed during their conversation.
• After a few jokes, our host began to thaw.

Come si usa: thaw towards someone (She gradually thawed towards her new neighbours.)

Sinonimi: soften, warm up

Espressioni comuni: begin to thaw, thaw towards someone, finally thaw

disgelo

Periodo in cui il tempo diventa più caldo e neve e ghiaccio cominciano a sciogliersi.

In inglese semplice: A period of warmer weather when ice and snow start to melt.

• The thaw began in March.
• A sudden thaw caused the river to rise.
• We expect another thaw before winter ends.

Sinonimi: melting

Contrari: freeze

Espressioni comuni: spring thaw, sudden thaw, winter thaw

distensione, disgelo

Miglioramento di un rapporto dopo un periodo di rabbia, disaccordo o freddezza.

In inglese semplice: An improvement in a relationship after a period of anger, disagreement, or unfriendly behaviour.

• Their meeting led to a thaw.
• A thaw in relations allowed trade to resume.
• The sisters' letters suggested a thaw between them.

Come si usa: a thaw in something (The visit brought a thaw in relations.); a thaw between A and B (There was a thaw between the two former rivals.)

Sinonimi: warming, rapprochement

Espressioni comuni: thaw in relations, diplomatic thaw, thaw between countries