melting pot

melting pot

n.

1. A container in which a substance is melted.

2. A place or society in which immigrants of different cultures or races form a single culture.

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melting pot

n

1. a pot in which metals or other substances are melted, esp in order to mix them

2. an area in which many races, ideas, etc, are mixed

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melt′ing pot`

n.

1. a container in which metals or other substances are heated until they fuse.

2. a country, locality, or situation in which a blending of races, peoples, or cultures takes place.

[1375–1425]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	melting pot - an environment in which many ideas and races are socially assimilated environs, surround, surroundings, environment - the area in which something exists or lives; "the country--the flat agricultural surround"
	2.	melting pot - a vessel made of material that does not melt easily; used for high temperature chemical reactions crucible vessel - an object used as a container (especially for liquids)

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Translations

بوتَقَه

kde dochází k míchání národůkulturmístoras

smeltedigel

Schmelztiegel

melting pot

crogiolo

smeltedigel

miesto miešania

kaynaşma yuvası

民族的大熔炉

melting pot

n (fig) → crogiolo
to be in the melting pot → essere ancora in discussione

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

melt

(melt) verb

to (cause to) become soft or liquid, or to lose shape, usually by heating / being heated. The ice has melted; My heart melted when I saw how sorry he was. smelt يُذيب، يَذوب разтапям (се) derreter roztát schmelzen smelte λιώνωderretir sula(ta)ma ذوب کردن sulaa fondre לְהָמִיס पिघलाना topiti, rastopiti megolvad, elolvad mencair bræða; bráðna sciogliere, sciogliersi 溶ける (고체가 열, 압력으로) 녹다 (iš)tirp(dy)ti, atsileisti kust; atmaigt mencair smeltensmelte, tinetopnieć ذوب كول derreter a (se) topi таять; плавить roztopiť topiti se topiti se smälta ละลาย erimek 熔化，使熔化 топитися; м'якшати پگھلنا، گھلنا tan chảy 熔化

ˈmeltdown noun

the melting of the radioactive material in a nuclear reactor as a result of the failure of the cooling system. versmelting صَهْر، إنْصِهار разтапяне derretimento nuclear roztavení přehřátého jádra nukleárního reaktoru die Schmelze nedsmeltning σχάση fusión radioaktiivse materjali sulamine tuumareaktoris فروگداخت sulaminen fusionהתכה परमाणु दुर्घटना taljenje, topljenje zónaolvadás (reaktorban) kebocoran reaktor nuklir (fusione accidentale del nocciolo di un reattore) （原子炉の）炉心溶融 용융 radioaktyviųjų medžiagų nutekėjimas (avārijas) kušanas process kebocoran reaktor nuklear meltdown nedsmelting av en atomreaktor topnienie اوبه كيدل،ذوب كيدل расплавление tavenie, roztavená hmota v jadrovom reaktore talitev reaktorske sredica otopljenje härdsmälta การหลอมละลาย tümergime (核子反應爐內)核反應堆核心熔毀 розплавляння активної зони نیوکلیائی ری ایکٹر کے بالائی حصے کے شدید حدت سے پگھل جانے کی صورت hiện tượng tan chảy lõi phản ứng hạt nhân （核反应堆核心的）熔毁

ˈmelting-point noun

the temperature at which a given solid melts. The melting-point of ice is 0 centigrade. smeltpunt نُقْطَة الإنْصِهار точка на топене ponto de fusão bod tání der Schmelzpunkt smeltepunkt σημείο τήξης punto de fusión sulamispunkt نقطه ذوب sulamispiste point de fusion נְקוּדַת הִיתוּך तापमान जिस पर पदार्थ पिघलता है talište olvadáspont titik cair bræðslumark punto di fusione 融点 녹는점 lydymosi temperatūra kušanas temperatūra titik cair smeltpuntsmeltepunkt temperatura topnienia د ذوب كيدو نقطه ponto de fusão punct de topire точка плавления bod topenia tališče tačka topljenja smältpunkt จุดหลอมละลาย ergime noktası 熔點 точка плавлення کسی ٹھوس شے کا نقطغ گداختگی điểm nóng chảy 熔点

ˈmelting pot noun

a place where different peoples, races, cultures etc blend. The United States is often described as a melting pot. smeltkroes بوتَقَه място, където се смесват раси local de mistura de raças místo, kde dochází k míchání národů, ras, kultur der Schmelztiegel smeltedigel δοχείο τήξης, χωνευτήρι amalgama sulatuskatel دیگ ذوب فلزات sulatusuuni melting-pot כּוּר הִיתוּך गलन पात्र mjesto preobrazbe „olvasztótégely” tempat bercampurnya ras, dsb. crogiolo/calderone (di razze) るつぼ (인종, 문화의) 도가니 tautø kratinys/miðinys kultūru saplūsmes vieta wadah tumpuan smeltkroessmeltedigel tygiel د ذوب لپاره ديګ котёл miesto miešania talilni lonec mesto asimilacije ljudi smältdegel สถานที่หรือสถานการณ์ที่คน ความคิดหรือสิ่งต่าง ๆ มารวมกัน kaynaşma yuvası (種族、文化等的)大熔爐 плавильний котел وہ مقام جہاں نسلیں باہم مخلوط ہوں یا نظریات وغیرہ کا ملاپ ہو nơi tụ cư 民族的大熔炉

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