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(slegare) to untie, to loosen, to undo(irregular) [nodo, laccio]; mar. to cast(irregular) off, to unlash [cima]
(disciogliere) to dissolve [pastiglia, zucchero]
(fondere) to melt [neve, ghiaccio, burro]
(rendere meno rigido) to loosen up [gambe, muscoli]
fig. (liberare) ~ qcn. da to release sb. from [promessa, obbligo]; ~ qcn. da un incantesimo to break the spell on sb.
fig. (annullare) to terminate [contratto];
to dissolve [matrimonio];
to break(irregular) off [fidanzamento];
to break(irregular) up [alleanza]; (smembrare) to disband [partito]; (sospendere) to dissolve [seduta]
fig. (rivelare) to solve [dubbio, enigma, mistero]
sciogliersi pronom.
(slegarsi) [nodo, laccio] to loosen, to come(irregular) undone; -rsi i capelli to loosen o let down one’s hair
(disciogliersi) [compressa, zucchero] to dissolve
(fondersi) [ghiaccio, neve, burro] to melt; si scioglie in bocca! it melts in your mouth!
colloq. (intenerirsi) davanti al nipote lui si scioglie his heart melts when he sees his grandson
(diventare meno rigido) [gambe, muscoli] to loosen up, to become(irregular) more supple
fig. (dividersi) [assemblea, partito] to break(irregular) up;
[gruppo] to split(irregular) up
locuzioni idiomatiche ~ la lingua a qcn. to loosen sb.’s tongue; ~ dalle catene to unfetter; -rsi in lacrime to dissolve into tears, to break down.