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thaw
(thô)v. thawed, thaw·ing, thaws
v.intr.
1. To change from a frozen solid to a liquid by gradual warming.
2. To lose stiffness, numbness, or impermeability by being warmed: left the frozen turkey out until it thawed; thawed out by sitting next to the stove.
3. To become warm enough for snow and ice to melt.
4. To become less formal, aloof, or reserved.
v.tr.
To cause to thaw.
n.
1. The process of thawing.
2. A period of warm weather during which ice and snow melt.
3. A relaxation of reserve, restraints, or tensions.
[Middle English thawen, from Old English thawian.]
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thaw
(θɔː)vb
1. to melt or cause to melt from a solid frozen state: the snow thawed.
2. to become or cause to become unfrozen; defrost
3. (intr) to be the case that the ice or snow is melting: it's thawing fast.
4. (intr) to become more sociable, relaxed, or friendly
n
5. the act or process of thawing
6. (Physical Geography) a spell of relatively warm weather, causing snow or ice to melt
7. an increase in relaxation or friendliness
[Old English thawian; related to Old High German douwen to thaw, Old Norse theyja to thaw, Latin tabēre to waste away]
ˈthawer n
ˈthawless adj
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thaw
(θɔ)v.i.
1. to pass or change from a frozen to a liquid or semiliquid state; melt.
2. to be freed from the physical effect of frost or extreme cold (sometimes fol. by out): Sit by the fire and thaw out.
3. (of the weather) to become warm enough to melt ice and snow.
4. to become less hostile, tense, or aloof: International relations thawed.
v.t. 5. to cause to thaw.
6. to make less hostile, tense, or aloof.
n. 7. the act or process of thawing.
8. a reduction or easing in tension or hostility.
9. (in winter or in areas where freezing weather is the norm) weather warm enough to melt ice and snow.
10. a period of such weather.
11. the thaw, the period in spring when ice in waterways breaks up enough to allow navigation.
[before 1000; (v.) Middle English; Old English thawian, c. Middle Low German dōien, Old High German douwen; akin to Old Norse theyja]
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thaw
Past participle: thawed
Gerund: thawing
| Imperative |
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| thaw |
| thaw |
| Present |
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| I thaw |
| you thaw |
| he/she/it thaws |
| we thaw |
| you thaw |
| they thaw |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I thawed |
| you thawed |
| he/she/it thawed |
| we thawed |
| you thawed |
| they thawed |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am thawing |
| you are thawing |
| he/she/it is thawing |
| we are thawing |
| you are thawing |
| they are thawing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have thawed |
| you have thawed |
| he/she/it has thawed |
| we have thawed |
| you have thawed |
| they have thawed |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was thawing |
| you were thawing |
| he/she/it was thawing |
| we were thawing |
| you were thawing |
| they were thawing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had thawed |
| you had thawed |
| he/she/it had thawed |
| we had thawed |
| you had thawed |
| they had thawed |
| Future |
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| I will thaw |
| you will thaw |
| he/she/it will thaw |
| we will thaw |
| you will thaw |
| they will thaw |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have thawed |
| you will have thawed |
| he/she/it will have thawed |
| we will have thawed |
| you will have thawed |
| they will have thawed |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be thawing |
| you will be thawing |
| he/she/it will be thawing |
| we will be thawing |
| you will be thawing |
| they will be thawing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been thawing |
| you have been thawing |
| he/she/it has been thawing |
| we have been thawing |
| you have been thawing |
| they have been thawing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been thawing |
| you will have been thawing |
| he/she/it will have been thawing |
| we will have been thawing |
| you will have been thawing |
| they will have been thawing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been thawing |
| you had been thawing |
| he/she/it had been thawing |
| we had been thawing |
| you had been thawing |
| they had been thawing |
| Conditional |
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| I would thaw |
| you would thaw |
| he/she/it would thaw |
| we would thaw |
| you would thaw |
| they would thaw |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have thawed |
| you would have thawed |
| he/she/it would have thawed |
| we would have thawed |
| you would have thawed |
| they would have thawed |
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Noun 1. [画像:thaw - the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid]thaw - the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid; "the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster"; "the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours"
phase change, phase transition, physical change, state change - a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition
2. [画像:thaw - warm weather following a freeze]thaw - warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt; "they welcomed the spring thaw"
atmospheric condition, weather, weather condition, conditions - the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation; "they were hoping for good weather"; "every day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no exception"; "the conditions were too rainy for playing in the snow"
3. thaw - a relaxation or slackening of tensions or reserve; becoming less hostile; "the thaw between the United States and Russia has led to increased cooperation in world affairs"
loosening, slackening, relaxation - an occurrence of control or strength weakening; "the relaxation of requirements"; "the loosening of his grip"; "the slackening of the wind"
Verb 1. [画像:thaw - become or cause to become soft or liquid]thaw - become or cause to become soft or liquid; "The sun melted the ice"; "the ice thawed"; "the ice cream melted"; "The heat melted the wax"; "The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase"; "dethaw the meat"
deliquesce - melt or become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air; "this type of salt deliquesces easily"
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thaw
verb melt, dissolve, soften, defrost, warm, liquefy, unfreeze The snow hasn't had a chance to thaw.
freeze, chill, harden, stiffen, solidify, congeal
freeze, chill, harden, stiffen, solidify, congeal
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
thaw
verbThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
ذَوَبان الثَّلْجيَذوبيُذيب
oblevarozmrazittánítát
optøtøtøvejr
felolvasztolvadolvadásolvaszt
leysingar, hlákaòíîaòíîa; òiîna
atlydysatšilti
atkausētatkusnisatkustkust
odmäktopiť
odtajatitajati se
thaw
[θɔː]A. N
2. (fig) (= easing up) → descongelación f
the thaw in East-West relations → la distensión en las relaciones Este-Oeste
the thaw in East-West relations → la distensión en las relaciones Este-Oeste
B. VT (also thaw out) [+ frozen food] → descongelar
C. VI
2. (also thaw out) [frozen food, cold toes] → descongelarse (fig) [relations] → distenderse
I sat by the fire to thaw out → me senté junto al fuego para entrar en calor
after a couple of glasses of wine he soon began to thaw → tras tomar un par de vasos de vino empezó a relajarse or perder su reserva inicial
I sat by the fire to thaw out → me senté junto al fuego para entrar en calor
after a couple of glasses of wine he soon began to thaw → tras tomar un par de vasos de vino empezó a relajarse or perder su reserva inicial
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
thaw
vt → auftauen (lassen); ice, snow also → tauen lassen ; (= make warm) person, hands → aufwärmen ; (fig: = make friendly) person → auftauen or warm werden lassen ; relations → entspannen
vi (lit, fig) → auftauen ; (ice, snow) → tauen ; (person: = become warmer) → auftauen, sich aufwärmen ; it is thawing → es taut
n (lit, fig) → Tauwetter nt; before the thaw/a thaw sets in → bevor das Tauwetter einsetzt ; there’s been a thaw in relations between ... → die Beziehungen zwischen ... sind aufgetaut
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
thaw
[θɔː]1. n → disgelo (fig) (easing up) → distensione f
2. vt (also thaw out) (food) → (fare) scongelare
3. vi (weather) → sgelare ; (ice) → sciogliersi (also thaw out) (frozen food, cold toes) → scongelarsi (fig) (person) → aprirsi ; (relations) → distendersi
it's thawing → sta sgelando
it's thawing → sta sgelando
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
thaw
(θoː) verb1. (of ice, snow etc) to melt, or make or become liquid. The snow thawed quickly. smelt يَذوب топя (се) descongelar tát tauen tø λιώνω descongelarse, derretirse sulama آب شدن؛ آب کردن sulaa (faire) dégeler/fondre לְהַפשִיר गलना topiti se, kopnjeti (meg)olvad mencair þíða; þiðna sciogliersi, sgelarsi とける (눈 등이) 녹다 tirpti kust mencair dooien tine, smelte topnieć descongelar a se topi таять topiť (sa) topiti se otopiti se töa ทําให้ละลาย erimek (冰雪)融化 танути, розтавати پگھلنا tan, chảy (冰雪)融化
2. (of frozen food etc) to make or become unfrozen. Frozen food must be thawed before cooking. ontdooi يُذيب размразявам descongelar (dát) rozmrazit auftauen optø; tø op ξεπαγώνω descongelar sulatama, üles sulama یخ چیزی را باز کردن sulattaa dégeler לְהַפשִיר ढीला पड़ना odmrznuti (fel)olvaszt menghilangkan kebekuan þíða scongelare 解凍する (음식 등을) 녹이다 atšildyti, atšilti atkust; atkausēt menyahsejuk beku ontdooien tine rozmrażać (się) descongelar a decongela, a dezgheţa размораживать (dať) rozmraziť odmrzniti otkraviti se tina ละลาย (น้ําแข็งหรือหิมะ) çözülmek (食品等)解凍 розморожувати(ся) گھلنا، گھلانا làm tan, làm chảy (食品等)解冻
noun (the time of) the melting of ice and snow at the end of winter, or the change of weather that causes this. The thaw has come early this year. ontdooiing ذَوَبان الثَّلْج топене degelo tání, obleva das Tauwetter tøvejr λιώσιμο των πάγων deshielo sula, sulailm شروع به آب شدن یخبندان roudanlähtö dégel הפשרה गलन topljenje, otapanje olvadás awal musim semi leysingar, hláka disgelo 雪どけ 해빙 atlydys atkusnis masa ais mencair dooi snøsmelting, mildvær odwilż degelo dezgheţ оттепель odmäk odjuga topljenje töväder สภาวะที่อากาศอุ่นขึ้นถึงจุดที่หิมะและน้ําแข็งละลาย kar ve buzların erimesi (zamanı) 解凍的氣候 відлига پگھلاؤ sự tan của tuyết 解冻的气候
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thaw
n. deshielo, descongelación;
v. descongelar, deshelar, derretir.
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