| Traduções principais |
| Inglês | Português |
| melt vi | (be heated until liquid) | derreter vt |
| The ice melted when the sun came out. |
| O gelo derreteu quando o sol saiu. |
| thaw vi | (melt) | derreter v int |
| descongelar v int |
| degelar v int |
| Now that the spring weather is here, the snow is starting to thaw. |
| Agora que a primavera chegou, a neve está começando a derreter. |
| melt away vi phrasal | (thaw) (literal) | derreter, degelar v int |
| The ice will melt away as the temperature rises. |
| smelt sth vtr | (metals: fuse, melt) (metal) | fundir, derreter vt |
| Randall is a metal worker who smelts metals. |
| melt sth down vtr phrasal sep | (substance) | derreter vt |
| Melt down used wax and pour it into molds to make new candles. |
| melt down vi phrasal | (nuclear power plant) (instalação nuclear) | derreter v int |
| entrar em colapso expres v |
| After the accident, the nuclear plant began to melt down. |
| melt sth vtr | (heat until liquid) | derreter vt |
| The cook melted the butter in the pan. |
| O cozinheiro derreteu a manteiga na panela. |
| thaw sth vtr | (defrost, melt) | derreter vt |
| descongelar vt |
| I survived in the forest by thawing snow over a fire. |
| Bob took the soup out of the freezer and thawed it in the microwave. |
| Sobrevivi na floresta descongelando a neve sobre um incêndio. // Bob tirou a sopa do freezer e descongelou no micro-ondas. |
| slush vi | (liquid: make sound from sloshing) | derreter v int |
| I could hear the gas slush in the can when I shook it. |
| render sth vtr | (melt down) | derreter vt |
| This plant renders animal fat to make tallow. |
| Essa planta transforma gordura animal em sebo. |
