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melt [melted, melting, melts] (intransitive: (of a solid) to become a liquid) verb [UK: melt] [US: ˈmelt] | fondre◼◼◼verbe se dissoudre◼◻◻verbe |
melt in the mouth (deliciously soft and creamy, needing little chewing) adjective | fondant◼◼◼adjectif |
melt in the mouth (to be deliciously soft and creamy, need little chewing) verb | fondre dans la bouche◼◼◼verbe fondre en boucheverbe |
meltdown [meltdowns] (severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor) noun [UK: ˈmelt.daʊn] [US: ˈmelt.daʊn] | fusion du cœur d'un réacteur nucléaire◼◼◼nom {f} |
melting (process of changing the state of a substance) noun [UK: ˈmelt.ɪŋ] [US: ˈmelt.ɪŋ] | fusion◼◼◼nom |
melting point [melting points] (temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium) noun [UK: ˈmelt.ɪŋ pɔɪnt] [US: ˈmelt.ɪŋ ˈpɔɪnt] | point de fusion◼◼◼nom {m} |
melting pot (crucible or similar pot) noun [UK: ˈmelt.ɪŋ pɒt] [US: ˈmelt.ɪŋ ˈpɑːt] | creuset◼◼◼nom {m} |
melting pot (place where many divergent things come together and are homogenized) noun [UK: ˈmelt.ɪŋ pɒt] [US: ˈmelt.ɪŋ ˈpɑːt] | melting pot◼◼◼nom {m} |
meltwater (water from melting ice or snow) noun [UK: ˈmel.ˌtwɑː.tə(r)] [US: ˈmel.ˌtwɑː.tər] | eau de fonte◼◼◼nom {f} |
butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouth (benign appearance, suggesting the contrary) phrase | |
cameltoe (clear visible presence of a woman's vulva) noun [UK: kˈamɪltˌəʊ] [US: kˈæmɪltˌoʊ] | cameltoe◼◼◼nom {m} |
carmeltazite (mineral) noun | carmeltazite◼◼◼nom {m} |
European smelt (Osmerus eperlanus) noun [UK: ˌjʊə.rə.ˈpɪən smelt] [US: ˌjʊ.rə.ˈpiːən ˈsmelt] | éperlan◼◼◼nom {m} éperlan européen◼◻◻nom {m} |
he who smelt it dealt it (a person calling attention to or complaining about a fart) phrase | premier péteur◼◼◼phrase premier senteur◼◼◼phrase |
resmelt (to smelt again) verb | refondre◼◼◼verbe |
smelt [smelts] (fish of the family Osmeridae) noun [UK: smelt] [US: ˈsmelt] | éperlan◼◼◼nom {m} |
smell [smelt, smelling, smells] (sense with nose) verb [UK: smel] [US: ˈsmel] | sentir◼◼◼verbeThat smells nice. = Ça sent bon. flairer◼◼◻verbeI smell blood. = Je flaire le sang. humer◼◼◻verbeHe is smelling the soup. = Il hume la soupe. odorer◼◻◻verbe |
smell [smelt, smelling, smells] (to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of") verb [UK: smel] [US: ˈsmel] | sentir◼◼◼verbeThat smells nice. = Ça sent bon. exhaler◼◻◻verbeThe roses gave off a nice smell. = Les roses exhalaient un doux parfum. fleurer◼◻◻verbe |
smelter [smelters] (place where smelting is done) noun [UK: ˈsmel.tə(r)] [US: ˈsmel.tər] | fonderie◼◼◼nom {f} |
smelter [smelters] (person employed to do smelting) noun [UK: ˈsmel.tə(r)] [US: ˈsmel.tər] | métalurgistenom |
smelting (process of melting or fusion, especially to extract a metal from its ore) noun [UK: ˈsmelt.ɪŋ] [US: ˈsmelt.ɪŋ] | fonderie◼◼◼nom {f} fonte◼◼◼nom {f} |