frost

frost
frost
1. noun
1) (frozen dew, vapour etc: The ground was covered with frost this morning.) escarcha
2) (the coldness of weather needed to form ice: There'll be (a) frost tomorrow.) helada

2. verb
(often with over or up)
1) (to become covered with frost: The windscreen of my car frosted up last night.) helar(se), cubrir(se) de escarcha
2) ((American) to cover a cake with frosting.) escarchar
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- frosty
- frostily
- frostbite
- frostbitten
frost n escarcha
it was freezing, everything was covered with frost helaba, todo estaba cubierto de escarcha
frost
tr[frɒst]
noun
1 (covering) escarcha
■ the windscreen is covered with frost el parabrisas está cubierto de escarcha
2 (freezing) helada
■ there was a heavy frost last night la noche pasada heló
transitive verb
1 helar, cubrir de escarcha
■ the cold has frosted the pavement el frío ha helado la acera
2 (plants) quemar
3 (glass) esmerilar
4 (cake etc) recubrir con azúcar glas, escarchar
frost ['frɔst] vt
1) freeze: helar
2) ice: escarchar (pasteles)
frost n
1) : helada f (en meteorología)
2) : escarcha f
frost on the window: escarcha en la ventana
frost
n.
• escarcha s.f.
• helada s.f.
• hielo s.m.
v.
• cubrir de escarcha v.
• deslustrar v.
• escarchar v.
• esmerilar v.

I frɔːst, frɒst
noun
a) u c (sub-zero temperature) helada f
b) u (frozen dew) escarcha f

II
transitive verb
1) (Meteo) helar*; \<\<plant\>\> quemar
2) (Culin)
a) \<\<cake\>\> (AmE) bañar
b) (cover with sugar) escarchar
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Phrasal Verbs:
[frɒst]
1.
N (=substance) escarcha f ; (=weather) helada f

four degrees of frost — (Brit) cuatro grados bajo cero

2. VT
1)

the grass was frosted over — el césped apareció cubierto de escarcha

2) (esp US) (Culin) escarchar
3.
VI

to frost over or up — cubrirse de escarcha, escarcharse

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I [frɔːst, frɒst]
noun
a) u c (sub-zero temperature) helada f
b) u (frozen dew) escarcha f

II
transitive verb
1) (Meteo) helar*; \<\<plant\>\> quemar
2) (Culin)
a) \<\<cake\>\> (AmE) bañar
b) (cover with sugar) escarchar
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Phrasal Verbs:

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