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sciogliere — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • fold verb To bend something, especially paper or fabric, over on itself.
  • melt verb To turn from a solid into a liquid through heat.
  • resolve verb To find a satisfactory solution to a problem or disagreement.
  • unfasten verb To detach from any connecting agency or link; to disconnect.
  • untie verb To undo a knot or something tied.

Senses

sciogliere is used for these senses in English:

  • fold (transitive, cooking) To stir (semisolid ingredients) gently, with an action as if folding over a solid.
  • 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.
  • resolve To cause to perceive or understand; to acquaint; to inform; to convince; to assure; to make certain.
  • unfasten (intransitive) To come unloosed or untied.
  • untie (transitive) To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage the parts of.

fold — full definition

  1. verb To bend something, especially paper or fabric, over on itself.
  2. verb To stop or withdraw, especially from a card game bet or a failing business.
  3. noun A crease or bend made by folding.
  4. noun A fenced enclosure for keeping sheep, or, figuratively, a group united by shared belief or purpose.

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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