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"Melt" is an intransitive verb which is often translated as "derretirse", and "snowman" is a noun which is often translated as "el muñeco de nieve". Learn more about the difference between "melt" and "snowman" below.
melt(
mehlt
)
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
a. derretirse
The ice is melting.El hielo se está derritiendo.
b. fundirse
The candle wax melted slowly.La cera de la vela se fundió lentamente.
a. ablandarse
She melted as soon as she saw him crying.Se ablandó en cuanto lo vio llorando.
a. desaparecer
The snake melted into the high grass.La culebra desapareció en la hierba alta.
4.
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
(literary)
(to become tender)
a. derretirse
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
(literary)
Estela melted into the arms of her beloved.Estela se derritió en los brazos de su amado.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. derretir
First, you need to melt the chocolate in the microwave .Primero, hay que derretir el chocolate en el microondas.
b. fundir
We were asked to hand in any gold items so they could be melted down.Nos pedían que entregáramos cualquier artículo de oro para que se lo fundiera.
a. conmover
His sweet words melted her heart.Sus dulces palabras la conmovieron.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el sándwich con queso fundido
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
I'd like a turkey melt.Para mí un sándwich de pavo con queso fundido.
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snowman(
sno
-
mahn
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el muñeco de nieve
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
The snowman Eli made is missing a nose!¡Al hombre de nieve que hizo Eli le falta la nariz!
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