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freeze [friːz] vb freezes, freezing, froze [frəʊz] frozen [ˈfrəʊzən] 1. to change (a liquid) into a solid as a result of a reduction in temperature, or (of a liquid) to solidify in this way, esp to convert or be converted into ice 2. (when intr, sometimes foll by over or up) to cover, clog, or harden with ice, or become so covered, clogged, or hardened the lake froze over last week 3. to fix fast or become fixed (to something) because of the action of frost 4. (tr) to preserve (food) by subjection to extreme cold, as in a freezer 5. to feel or cause to feel the sensation or effects of extreme cold 6. to die or cause to die of frost or extreme cold 7. to become or cause to become paralysed, fixed, or motionless, esp through fear, shock, etc. he froze in his tracks 8. (Performing Arts) (tr) to cause (moving film) to stop at a particular frame 9. to decrease or cause to decrease in animation or vigour 10. to make or become formal, haughty, etc., in manner 11. (Economics) (tr) to fix (prices, incomes, etc.) at a particular level, usually by government direction 12. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) (tr) to forbid by law the exchange, liquidation, or collection of (loans, assets, etc.) 13. (Business / Commerce) (tr) to prohibit the manufacture, sale, or use of (something specified) 14. (tr) to stop (a process) at a particular stage of development 15. (Medicine) (tr) Informal to render (tissue or a part of the body) insensitive, as by the application or injection of a local anaesthetic 16. (intr; foll by onto) Informal chiefly US to cling n 1. the act of freezing or state of being frozen 2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) Meteorol a spell of temperatures below freezing point, usually over a wide area 3. (Economics) the fixing of incomes, prices, etc., by legislation 4. another word for frost sentence substitute 5. Chiefly US a command to stop still instantly or risk being shot [Old English frēosan; related to Old Norse frjōsa, Old High German friosan, Latin prūrīre to itch; see frost] freezable adj
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freeze verb 1. ice over or up, harden, stiffen, solidify, congeal, become solid, glaciate The ground froze solid. 2. deep freeze, cool, ice, chill, refrigerate, put in the freezer You can freeze the soup at this point. noun 2. fix, hold, halt, suspension, standstill A wage freeze was imposed on all staff. freeze someone out exclude, leave out, force out, shut out, refuse, remove, reject, ignore, eliminate, rule out, get rid of, boycott, expel, put out, throw out, oust, keep out, drive out, pass over, eject, evict, ostracize, send to Coventry, give the cold-shoulder to He's freezing me out because he knows I'm no good. Translations freeze [friːz] (froze (pt) (frozen (pp))) B. VI 1. (gen) → helarse, congelarse it will freeze tonight → esta noche va a caer una helada to freeze to death → morirse de frío C. N 1. (Met) → helada f 2. [of prices, wages etc] → congelación f freeze over VI + ADV [lake, river] → helarse; [windows, windscreen] → cubrirse de escarcha the lake has frozen over → el lago está helado freeze up A. VI + ADV [handle, pipes] → helarse, congelarse; [windows] → cubrirse de escarcha freeze [ˈfriːz] vb [froze] [ˈfrəʊz] (pt) [frozen] [ˈfrəʊzən] (pp) vt [+ water, river, lake] → geler n → gel m [river] → geler [windscreen] → se couvrir de givre, se couvrir de glace freeze up vi → gelerfreeze-dried [ˌfriːzˈdraɪd] adj → lyophilisé(e) freeze-frame [ˌfriːzˈfreɪm] n freeze vb: pret <froze>, ptp <frozen> vi (Met) → frieren; (water, liquids) → gefrieren; (lakes, rivers) → zufrieren; (pipes) → einfrieren; it’ll freeze hard tonight → es wird heute Nacht starken Frost geben; to freeze to death (lit) → erfrieren; (fig) → sich zu Tode frieren ? freezing, frozen (fig) (blood) → erstarren, gerinnen; (heart) → aussetzen; (smile) → erstarren, gefrieren; the sound made me freeze → das Geräusch ließ mir das Blut in den Adern erstarren or gefrieren or gerinnen (= keep still) → in der Bewegung verharren or erstarren; he froze in his tracks → er blieb wie angewurzelt stehen; freeze! → keine Bewegung! (Cook) meat freezes well → Fleisch lässt sich gut einfrieren vt water → gefrieren; (Med, Cook) → einfrieren (Econ) assets → festlegen; credit, wages, programme, prices, bank account → einfrieren; (= stop) film → anhalten (Med) wound → vereisen n (Econ) → Stopp m; a wage(s) freeze, a freeze on wages → ein Lohnstopp m; a freeze on nuclear weapons testing → ein Atomwaffenteststopp m freeze: freeze-dry vt → gefriertrocknen freeze-frame n (Phot) → Standbild nt freeze [friːz] (froze (vb: pt) (frozen (pp))) 1. vt (water) → gelare; (food) → congelare; (industrially) → surgelare; (prices, assets, salaries) → bloccare, congelare 2. vi (Met) → gelare; (water, lake) → ghiacciare; (food) → congelarsi; (keep still) → bloccarsi freezing fog → nebbia gelata to freeze to death → morire assiderato/a he froze in his tracks → si bloccò freeze! → non muoverti! freeze over vi + adv (lake, river) → ghiacciarsi; (windows, windscreen) → coprirsi di ghiaccio freeze up vi + adv → gelarsi v freeze [friːz] 1 to make into or become ice It's so cold that the river has frozen over. vries يُجَمِّد замръзвам (za)mrznout fryse frieren παγώνω congelar jäätama, jäätuma یخ بستن jäätyä geler לִקפּוֹא, לְהַקפִּיא जमा देना zamrznuti (se) (meg)fagy, befagy membekukan frjósa, frysta gelare 凍る 얼다 užšalti sasalt; aizsalt; pārvērsties ledū membekukan bevriezen fryse (til) zamarzać, zamrażać congelar a îngheţa замерзать (za)mrznúť zamrzniti zamrznuti frysa, förvandlas till is ทำให้กลายเป็นน้ำแข็ง don(dur)mak 結冰 замерзати منجمد ہونا یا کرنا đóng băng 结冰 2 (of weather) to be at or below freezing-point If it freezes again tonight all my plants will die. ryp يَتَجَمَّد падам под нула градуса mrznout fryse frieren έχει παγωνιά (για καιρό) helar külma olema, külmetama بسیار سرد شدن pakastua geler לִקפוֹא तापमान हिमांक से नीचे होना smrzavati fagy membeku frjósa, frysta gelare 氷が張る 빙점 이하의 기온이다 šalti salt membeku vriezen være kuldegrader, fryse być/spaść poniżej zera gelar a da/a veni îngheţul морозить mrznúť zmrzovati zalediti se vara (bli) köldgrader ที่จุดเยือกแข็งหรือต่ำกว่า dondurucu olmak 冰凍 замерзати نقطئہ انجماد کے نیچے جانا lạnh đến mức nước đóng băng; cực kỳ lạnh 冰冻 3 to make or be very cold If you had stayed out all night in the snow you might have frozen to death (= died of exposure to cold). verkluim يَجْمَدُ مِن البَرد، يَموت مِن البَرد измръзвам zmrznout fryse erfrieren παγώνω helarse, congelarse (morirse de frío) külmetama, külmuma سرما زده شدن jäätyä, paleltua geler, (mourir de froid) לְהַקפִּיא बहुत ठंडा ukočiti se od studeni; umrijeti od hladnoće megfagy(aszt) beku frjósa, (of)kólna congelare, gelare, (morire dal freddo) 凍えさせる 몹시 추워지다 sušalti, sušaldyti nosalt beku bevriezen fryse zamrozić, zamarzać gelar a îngheţa (de frig) замёрзнуть zamrznúť zmrzniti smrznuti se frysa หนาวมาก don(dur)mak 凍僵 замерзати سردی سے ٹھٹھر جانا یا ٹھٹھرا دینا chết vì lạnh; cảm thấy rất lạnh 冻僵 4 to make (food) very cold in order to preserve it You can freeze the rest of that food and eat it later. vries يُجَمِّد الطَّعام замразявам zmrazit fryse; nedfryse einfrieren καταψύχω congelar külmutama منجمد کردن pakastaa congeler לְהַקפִּיא अधिक ठंडा करना zamrznuti hranu mélyhűt(őbe tesz), fagyaszt membekukan frysta congelare 冷凍にする 냉동하다 užšaldyti sasaldēt membekukan bevriezen fryse (ned) zamrażać congelar a congela замораживать zmraziť zamrzniti zamrznuti djupfrysa, frysa in แช่แข็ง dondurmak 冷凍 заморожувати غذا کو انجماد کے ذریعے محفوظ رکھنا ướp đông lạnh 冷冻 5 to make or become stiff, still or unable to move (with fear etc) She froze when she heard the strange noise. vries يَجْمَد، يتوقَّف عن الحَرَكَه вцепенявам се ztuhnout stivne erstarren κοκαλώνω quedarse inmóvil tarretama, tarduma میخکوب شدن jähmettyä figer sur place, rester figé לִקפּוֹא עַל מְקוֹמוֹ रूखा हो जाना ukočiti se (od straha) megfagy mematung stirðna upp/verða agndofa af skelfingu gelare, agghiacciare すくむ 꼼짝 않다 sustingti sastingt mematung verstijven stivne, bli ubevegelig zamierać gelar a îngheţa, a împietri застыть на месте stuhnúť okamneti ukočiti se göra (bli) stel หยุดนิ่งแข็งเพราะความกลัว donakalmak 愣住 мерзнути خوف سے ساکت رہ جانا làm (ai) ớn lạnh 愣住 6 to fix prices, wages etc at a certain level If the situation does not improve, wages will be frozen again. vries تتجَمَّد الأسْعار фиксирам zmrazit fryse einfrieren, stoppen παγώνω (μτφ.), καθηλώνω (π.χ. για τιμή) congelar külmutama ثابت نگه داشتن jäädyttää geler (des crédits, des devises) לְהַקפִּיא स्थिर करना zalediti, blokirati (cijene, plaće) befagyaszt (árat, bért) membekukan frysta laun/verð(lag) congelare 凍結する 물가를 동결하다 užšaldyti iesaldēt bekukan harga bevriezen fastfryse/-låse zamrozić congelar a îngheţa замораживать zmraziť zamrzniti zamrznuti låsa fast, frysa คงราคาสินค้าและเงินค่าจ้าง (fiyat ve ücretleri) dondurmak 凍結 заморожувати قیمتوں ، اجرتوں وغیرہ کا ایک مقام پر مستقل یا منجمد ہو جانا ổn định 冻结 n a period of very cold weather when temperatures are below freezing-point How long do you think the freeze will last? vriespunt تَجَمُّد период на много ниски температури mráz frostvejr der Frost παγωνιά helada pakane یخبندان pakkanen gel קָרָה तुषार काल, कीलन jaka hladnoća fagy(ás) cuaca dingin frost gelo 寒波 혹한, 한파 šaltis, speigas sals cuaca sejuk vorstperiode frost(periode) mróz gelo îngheţ мороз mráz zmrzal zaleđenost köldknäpp, kyla ระยะเวลาที่อากาศหนาวมาก เมื่ออุณหภูมิอยู่ต่ำกว่าจุดเยือกแข็ง don 嚴寒期 холод, мороз پالا، سخت سردی tiết đông giá 严寒期 n freezer a cabinet for keeping food at, or bringing it down to, a temperature below freezing-point. vrieskas حُجَيْرَة التَّجْميد في ثَلّاجَه фризер mraznička fryser; dybfryser der Tiefkühler καταψύκτης congelador sügavkülmkapp فریزر pakastin congélateur מַקפּיא फ्रीजर frizer (dio frižidera), škrinja za zamrzavanje mélyhűtő; fagyasztószekrény lemari pembeku frystir congelatore 冷凍庫 냉동기 šaldymo kamera saldētājkamera; (liels) ledusskapis tempat beku diepvries fryseboks, (dyp)fryser zamrażarka congelador congelator морозилка mraznička zamrzovalnik zamrzivač frys[] ช่องแช่แข็งในตู้เย็น dondurucu 冰箱 морозильник ٹھنڈا صندوق، سردخانہ tủ lạnh; phòng lạnh 冰箱 adj freezing very cold This room's freezing. ysig بارد جدا، مُجَمِّد много студен ledový iskold eisig παγωμένος, παγερός helado jäine بسیار سرد hyvin kylmä glacial קַר מְאוֹד बहुत ठंडा smrzavajuci, leden nagyon hideg sangat dingin ískaldur gelato, gelido, molto freddo とても寒い 매우 추운 labai šaltas, ledinis ledains; stindzinošs sangat sejuk ijskoud iskald mroźny, lodowaty gelado rece ca gheaţa ледяной ľadový ledenomrzel leden iskall หนาวมาก çok soğuk 極冷的 льодяний, крижаний بہت سرد rất lạnh; rét mướt 极冷的 adj frozen bevrore مُتَجَمِّد замръзнал zmrzlý frossen gefroren κατεψυγμένος congelar jäätunud, külmutatud یخزده (con)gelé קָפוּא हिमकृत smrznut, ukocen fagyott beku frosinn 凍った 언, 혹한의, 동결된 sušalęs, užšalęs, užšaldytas, sušaldytas sasalis; aizsalis; nosalis; sasaldēts beku bevroren frossen, frosset (til), iskald, stiv zamrożony gelado îngheţat замёрзший;замороженный zamrznutý zamrznjen zamrznut frusen ที่แช่แข็งแล้ว donmuş 冰凍的 замерзлий منجمد đóng băng 冰冻的 n freezing-point the temperature at which a liquid becomes solid The freezing-point of water is 0 centigrade. vriespunt نُقْطَة التَّجَمُّد температура на замръзване bod mrazu frysepunkt der Gefrierpunkt σημείο πήξης punto de congelación külmumispunkt نقطه انجماد jäätymispiste point de congélation נְקוּדַת קִיפָּאוֹן हिमांक बिन्दु ledište (0şCili 32şF) fagypont titik beku frostmark punto di congelamento 氷点 어는점 užšalimo temperatūra sasalšanas punkts takat beku vriespunt frysepunkt temperatura zamarzania ponto de congelação точка замерзания bod mrazu ledišče tačka smrzavanja fryspunkt จุดเยือกแข็ง donma noktası 冰點 точка замерзання نقطئہ انجماد điểm đông 冰点 freeze up to stop moving or functioning because of extreme cold The car engine froze up. vries يَتَوَقَّف عن الحركَه بسبب البرد الشّديد замръзвам (за двигател) zamrznout fryse til einfrieren παγώνω helarse kinni külmuma یخ زدن jäätyä kiinni geler לִקפּוֹא अत्यधिक ठंड की वजह कर काम करना बंद कर देना paralizirati se, ukočiti se, slediti se befagy membeku stöðvast vegna kulda gelare 凍結する 동결하다 užšalti sasalt membeku bevriezen fryse til/inn, bli stiv/ubevegelig zamarznąć congelar a îngheţa застывать zamrznúť zamrzniti zalediti se frysa [] ทำให้เป็นน้ำแข็งจนหมด donmak 凍結 заклякнути سرد ہو جانا bị đóng băng 冻结 freeze → يَتَجمد zamrznout fryse frieren παγώνω congelar, congelarse jäätyä geler smrznuti gelare 凍る 얼다 vriezen fryse zamarznąć congelar замерзать frysa กลายเป็นน้ำแข็ง donmak đông lại 冻结 Want to thank TFD for its existence? 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