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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdécongeler
Pronunciation / Transliteration: dey-kohn-zhuh-ley
"Il faut décongeler la viande avant de la cuisiner."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To become free of ice or frost, or to cause something frozen to thaw.
"Remember to defrost the chicken before you start cooking dinner."
- 1
A mechanism or function on a refrigerator, freezer, or vehicle window designed to clear ice.
"Turn on the car's rear defrost to clear the morning ice."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English prefix de- (meaning to reverse or remove) combined with frost, originating from Old English frēosan, tracing back to Proto-Germanic *freusaną. The verb form emerged in the mid-19th century with the advent of refrigeration technology to describe the removal of ice or frost.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Defrost" is said worldwide
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décongeler
Transliteration: dey-kohn-zhuh-ley
"Il faut décongeler la viande avant de la cuisiner."
auftauen
Transliteration: owf-tow-en
"Du musst das Fleisch im Kühlschrank auftauen lassen."
scongelare
Transliteration: scon-je-la-re
"Devi scongelare il pesce prima di cucinarlo."
descongelar
Transliteration: des-kon-he-lar
"Tienes que descongelar el pollo antes de cocinarlo."
descongelar
Transliteration: des-kon-zhuh-lar
"Precisa descongelar a carne antes de preparar o jantar."
पिघलाना
Transliteration: pighalana
"खाना पकाने से पहले चिकन को पिघलाना न भूलें।"
解冻
Transliteration: jiědòng
"烹饪前请先把肉解冻。"
해동하다
Transliteration: haedonghada
"요리하기 전에 고기를 해동해야 합니다."
解凍する
Transliteration: kaitou suru
"調理する前に肉を解凍してください。"
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