freeze

freeze
fri:z
1. past tense - froze; verb
1) (to make into or become ice: It's so cold that the river has frozen over.) congelar
2) ((of weather) to be at or below freezing-point: If it freezes again tonight all my plants will die.) helar
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).) helarse, congelarse (morirse de frío)
4) (to make (food) very cold in order to preserve it: You can freeze the rest of that food and eat it later.) congelar
5) (to make or become stiff, still or unable to move (with fear etc): She froze when she heard the strange noise.) quedarse inmóvil
6) (to fix prices, wages etc at a certain level: If the situation does not improve, wages will be frozen again.) congelar

2. noun
(a period of very cold weather when temperatures are below freezing-point: How long do you think the freeze will last?) helada
- freezing
- frozen
- freezing-point
- freeze up
freeze vb helarse / congelarse
water freezes at nought degrees el agua se hiela a cero grados
El pasado de freeze es froze y el participio pasado es frozen; el gerundio se escribe freezing
freeze
tr[friːz]
noun
1 SMALLMETEOROLOGY/SMALL helada
2 SMALLCOMMERCE/SMALL congelación nombre femenino
■ price freeze congelación de precios
transitive verb (pt froze tr[frəʊz] , pp frozen tr['frəʊzən] , ger freezing)
1 (gen) congelar
■ can you freeze fish? ¿se puede congelar el pescado?
■ the government has frozen wages el gobierno ha congelado los salarios
intransitive verb
1 (liquid) helarse; (food) congelarse
■ water freezes at zero degrees el agua se hiela a cero grados
■ fruit doesn't freeze very well la fruta no se congela bien
■ the earth is frozen la tierra está helada
2 SMALLMETEOROLOGY/SMALL helar
3 figurative use (stop suddenly) quedarse inmóvil, quedarse paralizado,-a
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to freeze somebody's blood / make somebody's blood freeze hacer que se le hiela la sangre a alguien
■ when I saw them it made my blood freeze cuando los vi se me heló la sangre
to freeze to death morirse de frío
freeze ['fri:z] v, froze ['fro:z] ; frozen ['fro:zə n] ; freezing vi
1) : congelarse, helarse
the water froze in the lake: el agua se congeló en el lago
my blood froze: se me heló la sangre
I'm freezing: me estoy helando
2) stop: quedarse inmóvil
freeze vt
: helar, congelar (líquidos), congelar (alimentos, precios, activos)
freeze n
1) frost: helada f
2) freezing: congelación f, congelamiento m
freeze
n.
• congelación s.f.
• helada s.f. (Computing)
v.
(§ p.,p.p.: froze, frozen) = inmovilizar v.
v.
(§ p.,p.p.: froze, frozen) = bloquear v.
• congelar v.
• escarchar v.
• helar v.

I
1. friːz
(past froze; past p frozen) intransitive verb
1) \<\<pipe/lock/ground/person\>\> helarse*, congelarse

to freeze to death — morir* congelado

I'm freezing! — estoy helado!, me estoy muriendo de frío!

2) (stand still) quedarse inmóvil, paralizarse*

freeze! — alto or quieto ahí!

the remark froze on his lips — se quedó con el comentario en la boca

3) (Culin)

some fruits don't freeze well — algunas frutas no se prestan para ser congeladas


2.
vt
1)
a) (turn to ice) \<\<water/stream\>\> helar*, congelar
b) (ice up) \<\<pipe/mechanism\>\> helar*
2)
a) (preserve in freezer) congelar
b) (anesthetize) anestesiar
3) (Fin) \<\<assets/account/prices\>\> congelar

3.
v impers helar*, haber* helada
Phrasal Verbs:

II
noun (limitation, stoppage) congelación f

a wage/price freeze — una congelación salarial/de precios

[friːz] (pt froze) (pp frozen)
1. VT
1) (lit) [+ water] helar; [+ food] congelar
2) (fig) [+ prices, wages, assets] congelar
2. VI
1) (gen) helarse, congelarse

it will freeze tonight — esta noche va a caer una helada

to freeze to death — morirse de frío

2) (=be motionless) quedarse inmóvil

freeze! — ¡no te muevas!

the smile froze on his lips — se le heló la sonrisa en los labios

3. N
1) (Met) helada f
2) [of prices, wages etc] congelación f
* * *

I
1. [friːz]
(past froze; past p frozen) intransitive verb
1) \<\<pipe/lock/ground/person\>\> helarse*, congelarse

to freeze to death — morir* congelado

I'm freezing! — estoy helado!, me estoy muriendo de frío!

2) (stand still) quedarse inmóvil, paralizarse*

freeze! — alto or quieto ahí!

the remark froze on his lips — se quedó con el comentario en la boca

3) (Culin)

some fruits don't freeze well — algunas frutas no se prestan para ser congeladas


2.
vt
1)
a) (turn to ice) \<\<water/stream\>\> helar*, congelar
b) (ice up) \<\<pipe/mechanism\>\> helar*
2)
a) (preserve in freezer) congelar
b) (anesthetize) anestesiar
3) (Fin) \<\<assets/account/prices\>\> congelar

3.
v impers helar*, haber* helada
Phrasal Verbs:

II
noun (limitation, stoppage) congelación f

a wage/price freeze — una congelación salarial/de precios


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