palautua — meaning in English

English meaning

• defrost verb To remove ice or frost from something, such as a freezer or windshield.
• normalize verb To make something normal, matching it to an accepted standard.
• recover verb To get better after being ill, injured, or upset.
• resile verb To pull back or give up on a plan or intention.
• resort noun A place people visit for a holiday, often with hotels, entertainment, and leisure facilities.
• revert verb To go back to a previous state, condition, or topic.

Senses

palautua is used for these senses in English:

• defrost (informal, intransitive) To recover from something tiresome.
• normalize (rail transport, intransitive, of points) To return to the normal position from the reverse position.
• recover (intransitive, followed by "from" to show what caused the bad feeling) To get better, to regain health or prosperity.
• resile To start back; to recoil; to recede from a purpose.
• resort (intransitive) To fall back; to revert.
• revert (transitive, now, rare) To turn back, or turn to the contrary; to reverse.
• revert (intransitive, legal) Of an estate: To return to its former owner, or to his or her heirs, when a grant comes to an end.
• revert (intransitive) To change back, as from a soluble to an insoluble state or the reverse.

defrost — full definition

1. verb To remove ice or frost from something, such as a freezer or windshield.
2. verb To thaw frozen food or another frozen substance.

normalize — full definition

1. verb To make something normal, matching it to an accepted standard.
2. verb To treat something as normal, even though older standards saw it differently.
3. verb To put something into a standard, consistent format.
4. verb To go back to being in a normal state.

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