defrost

UK:^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/diːˈfrɒst/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/dɪˈfrɔst, -ˈfrɑst/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(di frôst′, -frost′)

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
defrost [sth]⇒ vtr	(thaw out: [sth] frozen)	descongelar⇒ vtr
	Sally defrosted the chicken in the refrigerator.
	Sally descongeló el pollo en el refrigerador.
defrost [sth] vtr	(thaw: freezer, etc.)	descongelar⇒ vtr
	We need to defrost our freezer because there is almost no room left at all.
	Necesitamos descongelar el congelador porque casi no hay lugar.
defrost⇒ vi	(frozen item: thaw)	descongelarse⇒ v prnl
	By the time we got home, the frozen meat had already defrosted.
	Para cuando llegamos a casa, la carne ya se había descongelado.
defrost vi	(freezer, etc.: thaw)	descongelarse⇒ v prnl
	The power has been out for hours and the freezer has almost completely defrosted.

Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
auto-defrost n	(freezer: self-thaw setting)	autodescongelamiento nm
	I prefer a frost-free freezer to one that has auto-defrost.
	ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Las heladeras vienen ahora con autodescongelamiento, ya no hace falta descongelarlas todas las semanas como cuando yo era chico.

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