Melting pot

[CrOtALiTo]

I have searched in the Google about the meaning of the word and I found this meaning.

Melting means fundente, corrimiento.

I will appreciate your contribution.

[JPablo]

Hola CrOtALiTo,
melt = derretirse, fundirse
pot = vasija, olla... recipiente.

crisol 1 m. Recipiente que se emplea para fundir y purificar materiales, por ejemplo el oro o la plata, a temperatura muy elevada.

I hope you appreciate, esteem and value my humble contribution.

[CrOtALiTo]

Yeah.

I esteem your humble contribution Lord.

You are useful for me.

[JPablo]

Glad to be of help, Mr. CrOtALiTo.

I think that instead of "Lord" you could use "sir", (if you want to be formal) Otherwise "lord" with I-cap (Initial-capital letter) is like "God"... as in good Lord! = ¡Dios mío!

[Elaina]

So Lord JPablo, all I could find were English words..... cauldron, fusion, crucible..

I had never heard the word "crisol" before so I thank you for enlightening me and contributing to my vocabulary bank.

[JPablo]

Well, Milady Elaina, you're welcome... (Hey, does that sound alliterative or what?)
Hey, I like that word "crucible"... (I take you can say "Barcelona is a crucible of cultures..." understood in the same figurative way.)

[CrOtALiTo]

Originally Posted by Elaina

So Lord JPablo, all I could find were English words..... cauldron, fusion, crucible..

I had never heard the word "crisol" before so I thank you for enlightening me and contributing to my vocabulary bank.

Yes it a good idea.

Sir Lord Juan Pablo.

Do you recognise that name?

Mr Pablo.

Did you remember my pronoun?

Lord Juan Pablo.

Mr Pablo.

Pleased having you here.

[poli]

In American English the word crucible isn't much used. Many people ARE Arthur Miller's great play called "The Crucible", but the word crucible is not a part of contemprary language when not referring to the play. Although it clearly means melting pot, more often it's thought to be a cross to bear -- a difficult test of one's moral integrity. Maybe it's because of the play that I think that way.

[Perikles]

I remember using a crucible in chemistry lessons at school, which I used for melting things over a Bunsen burner.

[JPablo]

@CrOTaLiTo,
By George! I sure remember your name, Sir Lord George McCrotalitus!
I guess I could go with something more British, as in Sir Lord John Paul Jones... (it is a difficult choice to make, mate)
@ Poli,
Thank you for the data on this (crucible) and the way it is perceived in English.
@ Perikles, thank you too... the Bunsen burner reminds me the "Flauta Bunsen" (one of the "classical" instruments by Les Luthiers.)


El Tubófono silicónico cromático o flauta Bunsen está constituido por 31 tubos de ensayo (aquellos utilizados en los laboratorios químicos) dispuestos en doble hilera en un soporte acrílico.
More here, http://www.leslu.com.ar/instrumentos/tubo/tubofono.htm