Polyglot Dictionary

derretimento

/deʀetʃiˈmẽtu/

o noun B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. melting, thawing

    • O derretimento da neve inundou as ruas da cidade.

      The melting of the snow flooded the city's streets.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Practice

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2 Fill the gap: O ___ da neve inundou as ruas da cidade.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches derretimento?

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