sciogliere

dissolve

verb SHOH-lyeh-reh Less Common

Also means

melt

Usage Note

Sciogliere means to dissolve, melt, or untie, and it is irregular: the past participle is sciolto. Reflexively, sciogliersi describes ice melting or a knot coming undone.

Examples

"Devi sciogliere lo zucchero nel caffè."

Natural Translation

You must dissolve the sugar in the coffee.

Literal Translation

You-must to-dissolve the sugar in-the coffee.

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