Meaning
defrost; thaw
- to make frozen food become unfrozen
- to become unfrozen
- to remove ice from a freezer or appliance
In a sentence
Devo scongelare il pollo per cena.
I need to defrost the chicken for dinner.
Quanto tempo serve per scongelare il pane?
How long does it take to defrost the bread?
Non scongelare il pesce a temperatura ambiente.
Do not defrost the fish at room temperature.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| scongelare | infinitive |
| scongelo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| scongeli | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| scongela | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| scongeliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| scongelate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| scongelano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| scongelavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| scongelavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| scongelava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| scongelavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| scongelavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| scongelavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| scongelai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| scongelasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| scongelò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| scongelammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| scongelaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| scongelarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| scongelerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| scongelerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| scongelerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| scongeleremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| scongelerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| scongeleranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| scongeli | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| scongeli | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| scongeli | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| scongeliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| scongeliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| scongelino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| scongelassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| scongelassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| scongelasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| scongelassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| scongelaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| scongelassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| scongelerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| scongeleresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| scongelerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| scongeleremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| scongelereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| scongelerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| scongela | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| scongeliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| scongelate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| scongelando | gerund |
| scongelato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Can be transitive or intransitive: scongelare il pesce / il pesce si scongela.
- In cooking, often used with lentamente or in frigo.
- Past participle: scongelato.