schmelzen
Sentences
Durch den geringeren Kakao- und höheren Zuckeranteil schmelzen die Körner schlechter .
Due to the lower cocoa and higher sugar content, the grains melt worse.
Meaning
- (class-3, intransitive, strong) to melt; to liquefy
- (class-3, figuratively, intransitive, strong) to dwindle; to melt away
- (class-3, strong, transitive) to melt; to liquefy
Concepts
Synonyms
sich auflösen
fritten
sich verflüssigen
wegtauen
wegschmelzen
flüssig werden
zum Schmelzen bringen
sich lösen
sich vermischen
zusammenschmelzen
abtauen
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃmɛltsn̩/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German smelzen, from Old High German smelzan, from Proto-West Germanic *smeltan. Akin to Old Saxon smeltan. Cognate with English smelt, Danish smelte, Dutch smelten, German Low German smölten. Through the meaning of soften: compare Old Church Slavonic младъ (mladŭ) (whence младость (mladostĭ, “softness”)), Latin mollis (“soft”).
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