Fondent (en. Melt)

/fɔ̃.dɑ̃/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

To change from a solid state to a liquid state by the effect of heat.

Chocolate melts over low heat.

Le chocolat fondent à feu doux.

To become liquid, to disappear by mixing with a medium.

The snow melts in the spring.

Les neiges fondent au printemps.

To dissolve, to mix.

Salts melt in water.

Les sels fondent dans l'eau.

The word 'melt' comes from the verb 'to melt', which has Latin origins from the word 'fundere' meaning to pour.

everything melts in the heat

everything becomes uncertain or disappears under pressure.

tout fond dans la chaleur

to melt into tears

to start crying intensely.

fondre en larmes

to rush at

to attack or move quickly towards something.

fondre sur

to melt

To make a solid body disappear in a liquid through heat.

fondre

fusion

The act of melting substances together.

fusion

liquefaction

The process of transforming a solid or gaseous body into a liquid.

liquéfaction

To have a crush or be very moved.

I really melted when I saw that scene.

J'ai vraiment fondent quand j'ai vu cette scène.

To be under someone's charm.

She has been melting for him since the first glance.

Elle fondent pour lui depuis le premier regard.