derretir
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derretir
derretir(
deh
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rreh
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teer
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
1. (to liquify)
Si derrites un poco de mantequilla, va muy bien con el bogavante.If you melt a little bit of butter, it goes really well with the lobster.
El aumento de la temperatura está derritiendo gran parte del hielo glacial en esta zona.The rise in temperature is melting large swaths of the glacial ice in this area.
b. to thaw (unfreeze)
El calor del sol empezó a derretir la nieve.The heat from the sun began to thaw the snow.
c. to melt down
Derritió todo el oro que tenía la familia para comprarse un coche.He melted down all the gold his family had in order to buy a car.
derretirse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g. Te ves cansado.).
2. (to liquefy)
3. (colloquial) (to fall in love; often used with "de")
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
a. to be crazy about (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
¿Si le gusta? ¡Se derrite por él!Does she like him? She's crazy about him!
derretirtransitive verbpronominal verb
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
1. (licuar)
a. to melt
2. (nieve)
a. to thaw
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g. Te ves cansado.).
3. (metal, mantequilla)
a. to melt
4. (hielo, nieve)
a. to thaw
la nieve se derrite con el solthe snow melts in the sunshine
5. (colloquial)
a. to be madly in love
6. (emocionarse)
a.
se derrite cada vez que ella lo mirahis heart misses a beat whenever she looks at him
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