thaw

thaw  (thô)

v. thawed, thaw·ing, thaws

v.intr.

1. To change from a frozen solid to a liquid by gradual warming.

2. To lose stiffness, numbness, or impermeability by being warmed: left the frozen turkey out until it thawed; thawed out by sitting next to the stove.

3. To become warm enough for snow and ice to melt.

4. To become less formal, aloof, or reserved.

v.tr.

To cause to thaw.

n.

1. The process of thawing.

2. A period of warm weather during which ice and snow melt.

3. A relaxation of reserve, restraints, or tensions.

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[Middle English thawen, from Old English thawian.]

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thaw [θɔː]

vb

1. to melt or cause to melt from a solid frozen state the snow thawed

2. to become or cause to become unfrozen; defrost

3. (intr) to be the case that the ice or snow is melting it's thawing fast

4. (intr) to become more sociable, relaxed, or friendly

n

1. the act or process of thawing

2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a spell of relatively warm weather, causing snow or ice to melt

3. an increase in relaxation or friendliness

[Old English thawian; related to Old High German douwen to thaw, Old Norse theyja to thaw, Latin tabēre to waste away]

thawer  n

thawless  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	thaw - the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid; "the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster"; "the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours" melt, melting, thawing heating, warming - the process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature phase change, phase transition, physical change, state change - a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition
	2.	thaw - warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt; "they welcomed the spring thaw" thawing, warming atmospheric condition, weather, weather condition, conditions - the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation; "they were hoping for good weather"; "every day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no exception"; "the conditions were too rainy for playing in the snow"
	3.	thaw - a relaxation or slackening of tensions or reserve; becoming less hostile; "the thaw between the United States and Russia has led to increased cooperation in world affairs" loosening, slackening, relaxation - an occurrence of control or strength weakening; "the relaxation of requirements"; "the loosening of his grip"; "the slackening of the wind"
Verb	1.	thaw - 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" dethaw, unfreeze, unthaw, melt, dissolve deliquesce - melt or become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air; "this type of salt deliquesces easily" de-ice, defrost, deice - make or become free of frost or ice; "Defrost the car window" flux, liquify, liquefy - become liquid or fluid when heated; "the frozen fat liquefied"

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thaw

verb melt, dissolve, soften, defrost, warm, liquefy, unfreeze The snow hasn't had a chance to thaw.
freeze, chill, harden, stiffen, solidify, congeal

Translations

thaw [θɔː]

A. N

1. (gen) → deshielo m; [of snow] → derretimiento m
a thaw had set in → había empezado el deshielo

2. (fig) (= easing up) → descongelación f
the thaw in East-West relations → la distensión en las relaciones Este-Oeste

B. VT (also thaw out) [+ frozen food] → descongelar

C. VI

1. (Met) [snow] → derretirse; [ice] → deshelarse
it is thawing → está deshelando

2. (also thaw out) [frozen food, cold toes] → descongelarse (fig) [relations] → distenderse
I sat by the fire to thaw out → me senté junto al fuego para entrar en calor
after a couple of glasses of wine he soon began to thaw → tras tomar un par de vasos de vino empezó a relajarse or perder su reserva inicial

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thaw [ˈθɔː]

n

(in weather) → dégel m

(fig) (in relations) → dégel m

vi

[ice, snow] → fondre
it's thawing (weather) → il dégèle

[food] → dégeler

(fig) [relations] → se dégeler

vt

[+ food] → faire dégeler, dégeler

(fig) [+ atmosphere] → dégeler

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thaw

vt → auftauen (lassen); ice, snow also → tauen lassen; (= make warm) person, hands → aufwärmen; (fig: = make friendly) person → auftauen or warm werden lassen; relations → entspannen

vi (lit, fig) → auftauen; (ice, snow) → tauen; (person: = become warmer) → auftauen, sich aufwärmen; it is thawing → es taut

n (lit, fig) → Tauwetter nt; before the thaw/a thaw sets in → bevor das Tauwetter einsetzt; there’s been a thaw in relations between … → die Beziehungen zwischen … sind aufgetaut

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thaw [θɔː]

1. n → disgelo (fig) (easing up) → distensione f

2. vt (also thaw out) (food) → (fare) scongelare

3. vi (weather) → sgelare; (ice) → sciogliersi (also thaw out) (frozen food, cold toes) → scongelarsi (fig) (person) → aprirsi; (relations) → distendersi
it's thawing → sta sgelando

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thaw [θɔː]

1. n → disgelo (fig) (easing up) → distensione f

2. vt (also thaw out) (food) → (fare) scongelare

3. vi (weather) → sgelare; (ice) → sciogliersi (also thaw out) (frozen food, cold toes) → scongelarsi (fig) (person) → aprirsi; (relations) → distendersi
it's thawing → sta sgelando

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thaw

v thaw [θoː]

1 (of ice, snow etc) to melt, or make or become liquid The snow thawed quickly. smelt يَذوب топя (се) tát tø tauen λιώνω descongelarse, derretirse sulama آب شدن؛ آب کردن sulaa (faire) dégeler/fondre לְהַפשִיר गलना topiti se, kopnjeti (meg)olvad mencair þíða; þiðna sciogliersi, sgelarsi とける (눈 등이) 녹다 tirpti kust mencair dooien tine(s), smelte(s) topnieć descongelar a se topi таять topiť (sa) topiti se otopiti se töa ทำให้ละลาย erimek (冰雪)融化 танути, розтавати پگھلنا tan, chảy （冰雪）融化

2 (of frozen food etc) to make or become unfrozen Frozen food must be thawed before cooking. ontdooi يُذيب размразявам (dát) rozmrazit optø; tø op auftauen ξεπαγώνω descongelar(se) sulatama, üles sulama یخ چیزی را باز کردن sulattaa (faire) dé(con)geler לְהַפשִיר ढीला पड़ना odmrznuti (fel)olvaszt menghilangkan kebekuan þíða scongelare 解凍する (음식 등을) 녹이다 atšildyti, atšilti atkust; atkausēt menyahsejuk beku ontdooien tine(s) rozmrażać (się) descongelar a decongela, a dezgheţa размораживать(ся) (dať) rozmraziť odmrzniti otkraviti se tina ละลาย (น้ำแข็งหรือหิมะ) çözülmek (食品等)解凍 розморожувати(ся) گھلنا، گھلانا làm tan, làm chảy （食品等）解冻

n

(the time of) the melting of ice and snow at the end of winter, or the change of weather that causes this The thaw has come early this year. ontdooiing ذَوَبان الثَّلْج топене tání, obleva tøvejr das Tauwetter λιώσιμο των πάγων deshielo sula, sulailm شروع به آب شدن یخبندان roudanlähtö dégel הַפשָרָה गलन topljenje, otapanje olvadás awal musim semi leysingar, hláka disgelo 雪どけ 해빙 atlydys atkusnis masa ais mencair dooi snøsmelting, mildvær odwilż degelo dezgheţ оттепель odmäk odjuga topljenje töväder สภาวะที่อากาศอุ่นขึ้นถึงจุดที่หิมะและน้ำแข็งละลาย kar ve buzların erimesi (zamanı) 解凍的氣候 відлига پگھلاؤ sự tan của tuyết 解冻的气候