Meaning

8 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)Molten material, the product of melting.

    Schmelze

    распла́вraspláv

  2. (countable, uncountable)The transition of matter from a solid state to a liquid state.

    плавле́ниеplavlénije, пла́вкаplávka

    the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid

  3. (countable, uncountable)The springtime snow runoff in mountain regions.

    Schmelzwasser

    та́яниеtájanije

  4. (countable, uncountable)A melt sandwich.

  5. (countable, uncountable)Rock showing evidence of having been remelted after it originally solidified.

    Numerous samples of breccia and impact melts were recovered by drilling into the floor of the crater.

  6. (countable, uncountable)A wax-based substance for use in an oil burner as an alternative to mixing oils and water.

  7. (UK, countable, derogatory, slang, uncountable)A soft, soppy, or overly emotional person.

  8. (UK, countable, derogatory, slang, uncountable)A centre-left or liberal person, when in opposition to a leftist; (especially) a critic of Jeremy Corbyn within the Labour Party.

Examples

355 sentences
  1. The snow has begun to melt.

    Сніг почав танути. — Sashka

    ruСнег начал таять. — marafon

  2. Hopefully, the snow will melt soon.

    Сподіваюся, сніг скоро розтане. — deniko

    ruБудем надеяться, снег скоро растает. — marafon

    deHoffentlich schmilzt der Schnee bald. — Waldelfe

  3. The ice has melted in the sun.

    Крина розтала на сонці. — deniko

    ruЛёд растаял на солнце. — marafon

    deDas Eis ist in der Sonne geschmolzen. — Naina

  4. Swiss chocolate really melts in your mouth.

    Швейцарський шоколад насправді тане в роті. — deniko

    ruШвейцарский шоколад действительно тает во рту. — Lenin_1917

  5. The next morning, the snowman had completely melted.

    Наступного ранку сніговик розтанув. — deniko

    ruНа следующее утро снеговик полностью растаял. — Biga

    deAm nächsten Morgen war der Schneemann vollständig geschmolzen. — Esperantostern

Translations

3 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
molten material:
transition of matter:
springtime snow runoff in mountain regions:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
molten material:
springtime snow runoff in mountain regions:

Origin

From Middle English melten, from a merger of Old English meltan (intransitive) and mieltan

From Middle English melten, from a merger of Old English meltan (intransitive) and mieltan (transitive), both meaning “to melt, digest,” from Proto-West Germanic *meltan and *maltijan, from Proto-Germanic *meltaną and *maltijaną, both from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meld- (“melt”). Cognate with Icelandic melta (“to digest”).

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Forms

plural: melts
Singularmelt
Pluralmelts

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

11 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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