derretir

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verb

derretir

transitive verb

1. to melt (licuar); to thaw (nieve)

derretirse

pronomial verb

1. to melt (metal, mantequilla); to thaw (hielo, nieve)

2. to be madly in love (informal) (enamorarse)(por with)

se derrite cada vez que ella lo mira (emocionarse) -> his heart misses a beat whenever she looks at him

derretir [der-ray-teer’]

article & verb transitive

1. To liquefy, to melt (hielo, manteca), to dissolve, to fuse.

2. To change money. (Colloquial)

3. To consume, to expend.

verb reflexive

4. To be deeply in love.

5. To fall in love very easily.

6. To liquefy, to fuse, to melt or to be melted, to become liquid.

7. To melt, to grow tender or loving.

8. To be full of impatience.

9. To smelt, to found. (Academy)

(Acad.)

	Presente	Pretérito	Imperfect	Futuro	Subjuntivo
Yo	derrito	derretí	derretía	derretiré	derrita
Tú	derrites	derretiste	derretías	derretirás	derritas
Ella/Él/Usted	derrite	derritió	derretía	derretirá	derrita
Nosotros	derretimos	derretimos	derretíamos	derretiremos	derritamos
Vosotros	derretís	derretisteis	derretíais	derretiréis	derritáis
Ellos/Ustedes	derriten	derritieron	derretían	derretirán	derritan

Complete derretir conjugation


Q:	Word of the day derretir
A:	No, it is not to make it passive. It is to make it intransitive. Remember Lazarus' tutorial about "el barco hundió vs. el barco se hundió". "El helado…