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)
b. to thaw (unfreeze)
Tenemos que esperar hasta que se derrita el hielo de las tuberías para usar el lavabo de nuevo.We have to wait until the ice in the pipes thaws to use the sink again.
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!
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