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thaw
/θɔː/
verb
rozmarzać
Also
topniećrozluźniać się
Definition
To melt or become liquid after being frozen, or to become friendlier or more relaxed.
Examples
The frozen ground began to thaw in the spring sunshine.
Zamarznięta ziemia zaczęła rozmarzać w wiosennym słońcu.
After a long silence, their relationship finally began to thaw.
Po długim milczeniu ich relacje w końcu zaczęły się rozluźniać.
Collocations
ice thawthaw outpolitical thaw
noun
odwilż
Definition
A period of warmer weather that melts ice and snow, or a relaxation of tension.
Examples
The sudden thaw caused widespread flooding.
Nagła odwilż spowodowała rozległe powodzie.
There was a political thaw between the two rival nations.
Nastąpiła polityczna odwilż między dwoma rywalizującymi narodami.
Synonyms
Collocations
spring thawsudden thawpolitical thaw
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