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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdeshelar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: des-eh-lar
"El sol comenzó a deshelar la nieve."
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
The word 'thaw' originates from Old English 'þawian', meaning 'to melt or become liquid'. It is related to the Proto-Germanic '*þawōną', which also signifies melting, and has evolved over centuries to encompass both the physical process of melting and the figurative sense of warming up emotionally or socially.
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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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