fondre — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bridge noun A structure built to carry a road, railway, or path across a river, valley, or other obstacle.
- cast verb To throw something, especially with some force or intent.
- dwindle verb To become steadily smaller, fewer or weaker over time.
- fuse noun A safety device containing a component that melts to break an electrical circuit if the current is too high.
- melt verb To turn from a solid into a liquid through heat.
- shred noun A small torn or cut strip or fragment of something.
- thaw verb To melt or soften after being frozen, or to cause something frozen to melt.
Senses
fondre is used for these senses in English:
- bridge (music) To transition from one piece or section of music to another without stopping.
- cast To shape (molten metal etc.) by pouring into a mould; to make (an object) in such a way. [from 15th c.]
- dwindle (intransitive) To decrease, shrink, diminish, reduce in size or intensity.
- fuse (transitive) To melt together; to blend; to mix indistinguishably.
- melt (ergative) To change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat.
- melt (transitive, figurative) To soften, as by a warming or kindly influence; to relax; to render gentle or susceptible to mild influences; sometimes, in a bad sense, to take away the firmness of; to weaken.
- shred (bodybuilding) To reduce body weight due to fat and water before a competition.
- thaw (intransitive) To gradually melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften from frozen.
bridge — full definition
- noun A structure built to carry a road, railway, or path across a river, valley, or other obstacle.
- noun The bony or cartilaginous ridge along the top of the nose.
- noun A raised platform on a ship from which the captain and crew control and observe the vessel.
- noun A section of a song that connects two other parts, often building tension before a chorus returns.
- noun A trick-taking card game for four players in two partnerships.
cast — full definition
- verb To throw something, especially with some force or intent.
- verb To choose actors for the roles in a play, film, or show.
- verb To shape a liquid material, especially molten metal, by pouring it into a mould.
- noun The group of actors performing in a play, film, or show.
- noun A rigid support, often plaster, used to hold a broken bone in place while it heals.