оттаивать

This is the 14426th most frequent Russian word.


оттаивать

To thaw or unfreeze.


Here, 'оттаивать' is used in the sense of thawing a frozen item, like meat, to make it usable.

Мясо нужно оттаивать постепенно до комнатной температуры.

The meat must be thawed gradually to room temperature.


Here, 'оттаивать' is used metaphorically to describe becoming emotionally open or less guarded.

Её сердце начало оттаивать после услышанных теплых слов.

Her heart began to thaw after hearing the kind words.


Here, 'оттаивать' refers to the process of ice melting in a natural setting, such as a river in spring.

Река начала оттаивать с первыми лучами весеннего солнца.

The river began to thaw with the first rays of the spring sun.