Das schmelzende Eis
Example: Das schmelzende Eis verursacht Überschwemmungen im Frühling.
Definition
"Das schmelzende Eis" refers to ice that is undergoing the process of melting, typically due to rising temperatures. It often causes environmental changes such as flooding in spring when frozen water turns into liquid form.
Etymology
The phrase "das schmelzende Eis" comes from German, where "schmelzende" is the present participle of "schmelzen," meaning to melt, and "Eis" means ice. Did you know? The verb "schmelzen" has roots in Old High German 'smelzan,' related to the process of melting metal or ice.
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"Das schmelzende Eis" appears in the Vocaplus list "German - Environment - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 100 commonly used words.
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