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10 Language-to-English DictionariesThaw
/θɔː/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To cause to melt or become liquid.
"The sun began to thaw the frozen ground."
- 1
The process of melting or becoming liquid.
"The thaw of the ice in spring is a welcome sign of warmer weather."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English verb 'þāwian', of Germanic origin, sharing roots with Proto-Germanic '*þawwōna' and related to Dutch 'dooien' and German 'tauen'. Historically, it has consistently referred to the melting of ice or snow due to rising temperatures, later extending metaphorically to the easing of strained political or social relations.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Thaw" is said worldwide
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dégeler
Transliteration: deh-zheh-lay
"Le soleil a commencé à dégeler la neige."
tauen
Transliteration: tau-en
"Die Sonne begann, den Schnee zu tauen."
sciogliere
Transliteration: shol-yer-eh
"Il sole ha iniziato a sciogliere la neve."
deshelar
Transliteration: des-eh-lar
"El sol comenzó a deshelar la nieve."
descongelar
Transliteration: des-con-ge-lar
"O sol começou a descongelar a neve."
पिघलना
Transliteration: pighalna
"सूरज ने बर्फ को पिघलाना शुरू कर दिया।"
融化
Transliteration: rónghuà
"太阳开始融化冰雪。"
녹다
Transliteration: nokda
"태양이 눈을 녹이기 시작했다."
解凍する
Transliteration: かいとうする (kaitou suru)
"太陽が雪を解凍し始めた。"
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