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frozen

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fro·zen  (frzn)
v.
Past participle of freeze.
adj.
1. Made into, covered with, or surrounded by ice.
2. Very cold: the frozen North.
3. Preserved by freezing: frozen meat.
4.
a. Rendered immobile: frozen in their tracks with fear.
b. Immobile, as from pain or inflammation. Used of a joint: a frozen shoulder.
5. Expressive of cold unfriendliness or disdain: a frozen look on their faces.
6.
a. Kept at a fixed level: frozen rents.
b. Impossible to withdraw, sell, or liquidate: frozen assets.

frozen [ˈfrəʊzən]
vb
the past participle of freeze
adj
1. turned into or covered with ice
2. obstructed or blocked by ice
3. killed, injured, or stiffened by extreme cold
4. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) (of a region or climate) icy or snowy
5. (Cookery) (of food) preserved by a freezing process
6. (Economics)
a.  (of prices, wages, etc.) arbitrarily pegged at a certain level
b.  (of business assets) not convertible into cash, as by government direction or business conditions
7. frigid, unfeeling, or disdainful in manner
8. motionless or unyielding he was frozen with horror
frozenly  adv
frozenness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.frozen - turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold; "the frozen North"; "frozen pipes"; "children skating on a frozen brook"
cold - having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration; "a cold climate"; "a cold room"; "dinner has gotten cold"; "cold fingers"; "if you are cold, turn up the heat"; "a cold beer"
unmelted - not melted; "streets unpassable because of piles of unmelted snow"
unfrozen - not frozen; "unfrozen ground"
2.frozen - absolutely still; "frozen with horror"; "they stood rooted in astonishment"
nonmoving, unmoving - not in motion
3.frozen - devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain; "a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile"
cold - extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion; "a cold unfriendly nod"; "a cold and unaffectionate person"; "a cold impersonal manner"; "cold logic"; "the concert left me cold"
4.frozen - not thawed
unmelted - not melted; "streets unpassable because of piles of unmelted snow"
5.frozen - (used of foods) preserved by freezing sufficiently rapidly to retain flavor and nutritional value; "frozen foods"
preserved - prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use
6.frozen - not convertible to cash; "frozen assets"
nondisposable - (of assets) unavailable for use
7.frozen - incapable of being changed or moved or undone; e.g. "frozen prices"; "living on fixed incomes"
unchangeable - not changeable or subject to change; "a fixed and unchangeable part of the germ plasm"-Ashley Montagu; "the unchangeable seasons"; "one of the unchangeable facts of life"

frozen
adjective
1. icy, hard, solid, frosted, arctic, ice-covered, icebound the frozen bleakness of the Far North
2. chilled, cold, iced, refrigerated, ice-cold frozen desserts like ice cream
3. ice-cold, freezing, numb, very cold, frigid, frozen stiff, chilled to the marrow I'm frozen out here.
4. motionless, rooted, petrified, stock-still, turned to stone, stopped dead in your tracks She was frozen in horror.
5. fixed, held, stopped, limited, suspended, pegged (of prices) Prices would be frozen and wages raised.
Translations
frozen [ˈfrəʊzn]
A. PP of freeze
B. ADJ
1. [food] → congelado
2. we're simply frozenestamos totalmente helados
I'm frozen stiffestoy helado, estoy muerto de frío
C. CPD frozen assets NPL (Fin) → activo msing congelado

frozen [ˈfrəʊzən]
pp of freeze
adj
[food] → congelé(e)
frozen chips → des frites surgelées
[ground, liquid] → gelé(e)
(= very cold) [person, hands, face] → gelé(e)
to be frozen to the bone → être gelé(e) jusqu'aux os
frozen assets nplavoirs mpl gelés
frozen food n (bought)aliments mpl surgelés; (frozen at home)aliments mpl congelés
frozen food compartment npartie f congélateur

frozen ptp of freeze
adj
ground, land, earthgefroren; pipeeingefroren; lockzugefroren; frozen hardhart gefroren; frozen (over) (lake, river)zugefroren; frozen solidganz zugefroren
(for preservation, Cook) vegetables, meat, mealtiefgekühlt; (Med) embryo, spermeingefroren; frozen yoghurtgefrorener Jog(h)urt; to keep something frozenetw eingefroren lassen
(inf: = very cold) person, part of bodyeiskalt; I’m frozenmir ist eiskalt; to be frozen stiff (person, part of body)steif gefroren sein; frozen to death or to the bonevöllig durchgefroren ? marrow
(= rigid) person, animalstarr; frozen in horror/with fearstarr or steif vor Schreck/vor Angst; I stood or was frozen to the spotich stand wie angewurzelt da; a village frozen in timeein Dorf, in dem die Zeit stehen geblieben ist; he felt as if he was frozen in timees war ihm, als sei die Zeit stehen geblieben
(Econ) prices, wageseingefroren; (Fin) accounteingefroren

frozen:
frozen assets
pl (Fin) → festliegendes Kapital, eingefrorene Guthaben pl
frozen food
nTiefkühlkost f; frozen compartmentTiefkühlfach nt, → Gefrierfach nt
frozen shoulder
n (Med) → steife Schulter
frozen wastes
plewiges Eis

frozen [ˈfrəʊzn]
1. pp of freeze
2. adj (food) → congelato/a; (industrially deep frozen) → surgelato/a (Econ) (assets) → bloccato/a
I'm frozen stiff → sono gelato fino alle ossa

frozen [ˈfrəʊzn]
1. pp of freeze
2. adj (food) → congelato/a; (industrially deep frozen) → surgelato/a (Econ) (assets) → bloccato/a
I'm frozen stiff → sono gelato fino alle ossa

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At times they came onto bare fields and the sledge-runners rattled over frozen lumps of earth.
Dark spruce forest frowned on either side the frozen waterway.
But there remain a few undaunted sun-hunters who, in spite of frozen stays and ice-jammed connecting-rods, still haunt the blue empyrean.
 
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