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defrost

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de·frost  (d-frôst, -frst)
v. de·frost·ed, de·frost·ing, de·frosts
v.tr.
1. To remove ice or frost from: defrosted the windshield.
2. To cause to thaw.
v.intr.
1. To become free of ice or frost: a freezer that defrosts automatically.
2. To become thawed.

defrost
Verb
1. to make or become free of frost or ice
2. to thaw (frozen food) by removing from a deep-freeze
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.defrost - make or become free of frost or ice; "Defrost the car window"
dethaw, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, melt, dissolve - become or cause to become soft or liquid; "The sun melted the ice"; "the ice thawed"; "the ice cream melted"; "The heat melted the wax"; "The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase"; "dethaw the meat"
Translations
defrost [diːˈfrɔst] vt [+ frozen food, fridge] → descongelar

defrost [diːˈfrɔst] vt [+ fridge] → dégivrer [+ frozen food]; décongeler

defrost [diːˈfrɔst] vt (fridge) → abtauen;
(windscreen) → entfrosten;
(food) → auftauen

defrost [diːˈfrɔst] vt [+ fridge] → disgelare [+ frozen food]; scongelare

defrost
v defrost [diːˈfrost]
1 to remove frost or ice from (eg a refrigerator) I keep forgetting to defrost the freezer. ontvries, ontys, ontdooi يُزيلُ الصَّقيع размразявам odmrazit, rozmrazit afise abtauen ξεπαγώνω, αποψύχω descongelar (üles) sulatama یخ زدایی کردن؛ یخ چیزی را برطرف کردن sulattaa dégivrer לְהַפשִׁיר पिघलाना, पिघलना, बर्फ गलाकर हटाना odlediti leolvaszt membuang bunga es affrysta, þíða sbrinare 取り除く (성에가) 녹다; (냉장고의) 성에를 제거하다 atšildyti atkausēt mencairbekukan ontdooien avise, avrime, tine rozmrażać descongelar a dezgheţa размораживать odmraziť odtajati odmrznuti frosta av ทำให้น้ำแข็งละลาย buzunu çözmek/eritmek 除(去冰)霜 розморожувати ریفریجریٹر سے جمی ہوئی برف صاف کرنا rã băng )霜
2 (of frozen food etc) to thaw (out) Make sure you defrost the chicken thoroughly. ontdooi يُزيل الثَّلْج размразявам rozmrazit optø auftauen ξεπαγώνω descongelar (üles) sulatama آب کردن؛ یخ زدگی را برطرف کردن sulattaa décongeler לְהַפשִׁיר מָזוֹן बर्फ गलाकर हटाना odmrznuti kiolvaszt menghilangkan kebekuan þíða scongelare 解凍する 녹다; (냉동 식품을) 녹이다 atšildyti atlaidināt (saldētus produktus) mencairbekukan laten ontdooien tine rozmrażać descongelar a de­con­gela размораживать rozmraziť odmrzniti odmrznuti tina upp ละลาย buzunu çözmek 解凍 розморожувати غیر منجمد کرنا rã đông


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