Polyglot Dictionary

derretir

/dereˈtiɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
derrito
preterite (yo)
derretí
past participle
derretido

Meaning

  1. to melt

    • El sol derrite la nieve.

      The sun melts the snow.

V Category Occurrence Concreteness Concrete Agency Involuntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

fundir

fundir also means "to melt" metal, like casting or smelting, and can mean "to blow" a fuse or lightbulb; derretir is more general everyday melting, like ice, butter or chocolate.

Similar in other languages

French

faire fondre

faire fondre is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to melt."

Portuguese

derreter

derreter is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to melt."

Practice

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