läkähtyä — meaning in English

English meaning

• boiling adj Extremely hot.
• melt verb To turn from a solid into a liquid through heat.

Senses

läkähtyä is used for these senses in English:

• boiling (informal, hyperbole) Of a person: feeling uncomfortably hot.
• melt (intransitive, colloquial) To be very hot and sweat profusely.
• swelter (intransitive) To suffer terribly from intense heat.

boiling — full definition

1. adj Extremely hot.
2. noun The process of heating a liquid to its boiling point.

melt — full definition

1. verb To turn from a solid into a liquid through heat.
2. verb To soften emotionally, or to make someone feel tender or moved.
3. noun A sandwich or dish topped with melted cheese.

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