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оттепель

n
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gen. thaw ((the time of) the melting of ice and snow at the end of winter, or the change of weather that causes this • The thaw has come early this year); snowbreak; thaw sing; snow-break (Anglophile); it is thawing; it thaws
construct. melting snow; slush avalanche
ecol. thawing weather
fig. thawing (Andrey Truhachev); thawing relations (в отношениях • Russia, Ukraine swap prisoners in first sign of thawing relations. 4uzhoj)
fig.of.sp. defrosting (BBC Moscow correspondent Daniel Sandford said although the trip was a sign of a defrosting of relations, "it is not a complete thaw". BBC Alexander Demidov)
Gruzovik, meteorol. thaw period
hydrol. thaw period
Makarov. partial thaw; thaw (повышение температуры воздуха до 0 град. C и выше в результате адвекции теплого воздуха на фоне установившихся отрицательных температур)
meteorol. warm spell (Heatwaves and warm spells are periods characterised by several days of very warm temperatures compared to local or regional averages. (climate.copernicus.eu) • Уже в эти выходные в Москву придёт оттепель. ART Vancouver)
space thaw
"Оттепель" n
cultur. The Thaw (Ehrenburg, 1954-6, Эренбург)
оттепель
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