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derretirse — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • melt verb To turn from a solid into a liquid through heat.
  • swoon verb To faint or become lightheaded, especially from strong emotion.

Senses

derretirse is used for these senses in English:

  • 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.
  • swoon (by extension) To be overwhelmed by emotion, especially infatuation.

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.

swoon — full definition

  1. verb To faint or become lightheaded, especially from strong emotion.
  2. verb To be overwhelmed with delight or admiration, especially romantic infatuation.
  3. noun A fainting spell, or a state of overwhelming delight.

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