noun🔗ShareMueThe process of shedding or losing a covering of fur, feathers or skin etc."Some birds change colour during their winter moult."Certains oiseaux changent de couleur pendant leur mue hivernale.animalbiologyprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMueThe skin or feathers cast off during the process of moulting."The child examined the snake's old molt, a fragile, translucent skin left behind on the rocks. "L'enfant examina la mue de serpent, une peau fragile et translucide laissée sur les rochers.animalbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMuerTo shed or lose a covering of hair or fur, feathers, skin, horns, etc, and replace it with a fresh one."The snake molted its skin, revealing a fresh, smooth covering. "Le serpent a mué sa peau, révélant une nouvelle peau lisse.animalbiologynatureorganismprocessbirdphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMuerTo shed in such a manner."The snake molted its old skin, revealing a new, smooth one. "Le serpent a mué sa vieille peau, révélant une nouvelle peau lisse.animalbiologyphysiologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFondre, liquéfierTo change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat."I melted butter to make a cake."J'ai fait fondre du beurre pour faire un gâteau.physicschemistrymaterialsubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFondre, se disperser, disparaîtreTo dissolve, disperse, vanish."His troubles melted away."Ses problèmes se sont dissipés.naturebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAdoucir, amollirTo soften, as by a warming or kindly influence; to relax; to render gentle or susceptible to mild influences; sometimes, in a bad sense, to take away the firmness of; to weaken."The harsh criticism from her boss molted her resolve, making her more easily persuaded. "Les critiques acerbes de son patron ont adouci sa résolution, la rendant plus facilement persuadable.conditionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÊtre découragé, se découragerTo be discouraged."After failing the exam, Sarah molted, feeling very discouraged about her chances of graduating. "Après avoir échoué à l'examen, Sarah s'est découragée, se sentant très découragée quant à ses chances d'obtenir son diplôme.attitudeemotionmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÊtre attendri, s'émouvoirTo be emotionally softened or touched."Seeing the children perform in the school play made his hardened heart molt. "Voir les enfants jouer dans la pièce de théâtre de l'école a attendri son cœur endurci.emotionmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTranspirer abondamment, suer à grosses gouttesTo be very hot and sweat profusely."Working in the restaurant kitchen all day, I began to molt from the intense heat of the ovens. "En travaillant toute la journée dans la cuisine du restaurant, j'ai commencé à transpirer abondamment à cause de la chaleur intense des fours.physiologybodysensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
