Grammatical class

Noun

fonte

melting, smelting, thawing

Details

Syllables

fon-te

Phonetics

fɔ̃t

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

5983

Freq. (movies)

21251

Freq. (news)

13883

Sentences

La fonte est un alliage de fer et de carbone.

Cast iron is an alloy of iron and carbon.

A1

Un satellite fut lancé en orbite pour surveiller la fonte des glaciers.

A satellite was launched into orbit to monitor melting glaciers.

A1

Les vrais mecs vont à la gym pour soulever de la fonte, pas pour faire de l'aérobic.

Real men go to the gym to pump iron, not to do aerobics.

A1

La fonte de la statue fut reportée.

The casting of the statue was delayed.

B2

Les niveaux croissants de pollution contribuèrent à l'effet de serre qui conduirait à la fonte partielle des calottes polaires.

Rising pollution levels contributed to the greenhouse effect that would lead to partially melting the polar ice caps.

C2