derreter

[deh-heh-TEHR]

verb

to melt

1. to change from solid to liquid state due to heat

The ice cream is melting in the sun.

O sorvete está derretendo ao sol.

2. to become softer or lose firmness

The chocolate will melt if you leave it in a warm place.

O chocolate vai derreter se deixar em um lugar quente.

3. to feel overwhelmed by emotion (figurative)

She melted when she saw her newborn baby.

Ela derreteu quando viu seu bebé recém-nascido.

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

derreter

standard usage across Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

derreter

common colloquial use for emotional melting

São Paulo

derreter

standard usage

Portugal

derreter

standard usage, equivalent to European Portuguese

derreter de amor - to be madly in love

derreter de riso - to melt with laughter

derreter de frio - to be freezing (paradoxical, colloquial)

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