English-Spanish translations for melt

derretirEl endeudamiento no parecía un problema, pues se creía que el crecimiento económico lo derretiría como el sol derrite el hielo. Running up debts was not seen as a problem as it was felt that economic growth would melt them away like the sun melts the ice. La inflación aumentará y las pensiones que hemos ahorrado cuidadosamente se derretirán como la nieve bajo el sol y, si soportan la riqueza y la inflación, nos ocasionará grandes dificultades. Inflation will rise, our carefully saved pensions will melt away quickly, and in so far as they are welfare- and inflation-proof, they will get us into major difficulty.
derretirse

Molten material, the product of melting
The springtime snow runoff in mountain regions
A wax-based substance for use in an oil burner as an alternative to mixing oils and water
To change from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat
To dissolve, disperse, vanish
To soften, as by a warming or kindly influence; to relax; to render gentle or susceptible to mild influences; sometimes, in a bad sense, to take away the firmness of; to weaken
To be discouraged
To be very hot and sweat profusely

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