melt down

• Verbe à particule désignant le processus de fusion complète d'un solide ou, au sens figuré, la perte de contrôle émotionnel ou une dépression nerveuse.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the process of melting a solid substance completely, or metaphorically, to lose emotional control or have a breakdown.

indénombrable · transitif et intransitif · phrasal, séparable

1. To become extremely upset or lose controlinformal

   To have a sudden emotional breakdown or become very angry, often in a dramatic way.

   craquer

   • She melted down when she heard the bad news.
   • He completely melted down during the stressful exam.
   • The toddler melted down in the middle of the store.

   Synonymesblow a fusebreak downfall apartfreak outgo ballisticgo to pieceslose it

   Antonymescalmcomposerelax

2. To melt a substance completelyformal

   To heat a solid material until it becomes liquid, often for recycling or processing.

   fondre complètement

   • They melted down the old gold jewelry to make a new ring.
   • The factory melts down scrap metal for reuse.
   • The ice cream melted down in the hot sun.

   Synonymesfuseliquefymeltsmelt

   Antonymescongealfreezehardensolidify

Verbe de basemelt