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melt [melted, melting, melts] (intransitive: (of a solid) to become a liquid) verb [UK: melt] [US: ˈmelt] | fondereverbHe melts copper. = Fonde del rame. sciogliereverbSnow melts. = La neve si scioglie. |
melt in the mouth (deliciously soft and creamy, needing little chewing) adjective | che si scioglie in boccaadjective che si sciolgono in boccaadjective |
melt in the mouth (to be deliciously soft and creamy, need little chewing) verb | |
meltdown [meltdowns] (severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor) noun [UK: ˈmelt.daʊn] [US: ˈmelt.daʊn] | fusione del nocciolonoun |
melting pot (crucible or similar pot) noun [UK: ˈmelt.ɪŋ pɒt] [US: ˈmelt.ɪŋ ˈpɑːt] | crogiolonoun |
melting pot (place where many divergent things come together and are homogenized) noun [UK: ˈmelt.ɪŋ pɒt] [US: ˈmelt.ɪŋ ˈpɑːt] | calderonenoun melting potnoun |
European smelt (Osmerus eperlanus) noun [UK: ˌjʊə.rə.ˈpɪən smelt] [US: ˌjʊ.rə.ˈpiːən ˈsmelt] | sperlanonoun |
smelt [smelts] (fish of the family Osmeridae) noun [UK: smelt] [US: ˈsmelt] | sperlanonoun |
smelt [smelted, smelting, smelts] (to fuse two things into one) verb [UK: smelt] [US: ˈsmelt] | fondereverb |
smell [smelt, smelt, smelling, smells] (sense with nose) verb [UK: smel] [US: ˈsmel] | fiutareverb sentire l'odoreverb |
smell [smelt, smelt, smelling, smells] (to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of") verb [UK: smel] [US: ˈsmel] | odorareverbIt smells burnt. = Odora di bruciato. |
smelter [smelters] (place where smelting is done) noun [UK: ˈsmel.tə(r)] [US: ˈsmel.tər] | fonderianoun |