ice up

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Verb

ice up - become covered with a layer of ice; of a surface such as a window; "When the wings iced up, the pilot was forced to land his plane"

frost over, ice over

change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"

Translations

gelarsi ghiacciarsi

w>ice up

vi (aircraft wings, rail points, windscreen) → vereisen; (pipes etc) → einfrieren

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