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See also: smalta, smaltą, and smælta

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish smælta, from Old Norse *smelta, from Proto-Germanic *smeltaną.

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Noun

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smälta c

  1. melt; molten material

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Verb

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smälta (present smälter, preterite smälte or smalt, supine smält or smultit, imperative smält)

  1. (intransitive) thaw; melt; become fluid.
    Vinterns första snö brukar smälta så snart den når marken
    The first snow of the winter usually melts as soon as it meets the ground
    Glassen smälte/smalt i solen
    The ice cream melted in the sun
  2. (transitive) melt (the act of making something become fluid)
    Han smälte ner guldet
    He melted the gold
  3. (transitive) digest (food)
    smälta maten i lugn och ro
    digest one's food in peace
  4. (transitive, figuratively) process, digest (take in, mentally, and often come to terms with)
    Jag försöker fortfarande smälta nyheten
    I'm still trying to process the news
    Jag kommer nog behöva lite tid att smälta det här
    I will probably need some time to process this
    Det är svårt att smälta att han inte längre finns / att vi är i final
    It's hard to process that he's no longer here / that we're in the finals
    smälta intrycken från resan
    process the impressions from the trip
    eleverna behöver tid att smälta materialet
    [the] students need time to digest the material

Usage notes

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The strong declension (smalt, smultit) can only be used in the intransitive sense, whereas the weak declension (smälte, smält) can be used for both first and second senses.

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