thaw

thaw
1. noun
1) (warmth) Tauwetter, das
2) (act of thawing)

after the thaw — nachdem es getaut hat/hatte

3) (fig.) Tauwetter, das; Tauwetterperiode, die
2. intransitive verb
1) (melt) auftauen
2) (become warm enough to melt ice etc.) tauen
3) (fig.): (become less aloof or hostile) auftauen
3. transitive verb
1) (cause to melt) auftauen
2) (fig.): (cause to be less aloof or hostile) auftauen; entspannen [Atmosphäre]
Phrasal Verbs:
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[Ɵo:] 1. verb
1) ((of ice, snow etc) to melt, or make or become liquid: The snow thawed quickly.) tauen
2) ((of frozen food etc) to make or become unfrozen: Frozen food must be thawed before cooking.) auftauen
2. noun
((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.) das Tauwetter
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thaw
[θɔ:, AM θɑ:]
I. n
1. (weather) Tauwetter nt
2. no pl (fig: improvement in relations) Tauwetter nt fig
there are signs of a \thaw in relations between the two countries zwischen den beiden Ländern gibt es Anzeichen für eine Entspannung
II. vi
1. (unfreeze) auftauen; ice schmelzen
2. (fig: become friendlier) auftauen fig
III. vt FOOD
to \thaw sth etw auftauen
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[ɵɔː]
1. vt
auftauen (lassen); ice, snow also tauen lassen; (= make warm) person, hands aufwärmen; (fig = make friendly) person auftauen or warm werden lassen; relations entspannen
2. vi (lit, fig)
auftauen; (ice, snow) tauen; (person = become warmer) auftauen, sich aufwärmen

it is thawing — es taut

3. 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]
A v/i
1. (auf)tauen, schmelzen; (Tiefkühlkost) auftauen
2. unpers tauen:
it is thawing
3. auch thaw out sich aufwärmen
4. auch thaw out fig auftauen (Person)
B v/t
1. schmelzen, zum Tauen bringen, auch Tiefkühlkost auftauen
2. auch thaw out fig jemanden auftauen lassen
C s
1. (Auf)Tauen n
2. Tauwetter n (auch fig POL)
3. fig Auftauen n
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1. noun
1) (warmth) Tauwetter, das
2) (act of thawing)

after the thaw — nachdem es getaut hat/hatte

3) (fig.) Tauwetter, das; Tauwetterperiode, die
2. intransitive verb
1) (melt) auftauen
2) (become warm enough to melt ice etc.) tauen
3) (fig.): (become less aloof or hostile) auftauen
3. transitive verb
1) (cause to melt) auftauen
2) (fig.): (cause to be less aloof or hostile) auftauen; entspannen [Atmosphäre]
Phrasal Verbs:
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n.
Schmelze -n f.
Schneeschmelze f.
Tauwetter n. v.
tauen v.

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