dégel — meaning in English
French → English · translate English → French instead
English meaning
Senses
dégel is used for these senses in English:
- breakup (Alaska and northern Canada, seasons, time) The time of year during which winter ice covering bodies of water disintegrates; more generally, spring.
- thaw The melting of ice, snow, or other frozen or congealed matter; the transformation of ice or the like into the state of a fluid; liquefaction by heat of anything congealed by frost
- thaw (figuratively) A period of relaxation, of reduced reserve, tension, or hostility or of increased friendliness or understanding.
breakup — full definition
- noun The end of a romantic relationship.
- noun The act of something splitting apart or coming to an end.
thaw — full definition
- verb To melt or soften after being frozen, or to cause something frozen to melt.
- verb To become friendlier or less reserved after being cold or distant.
- noun A period when frozen ground, ice, or snow melts, or a period of improving relations.