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• اسم يدل على عملية التجميد أو التجمد، أو على حالة الصقيع والبرد الشديد الذي يتحول فيه الماء إلى جليد.

A noun referring to the act or process of freezing, or a state of extreme cold causing water to turn into ice.

1. Period of freezing weatherA2formal

   A period of very cold weather when water turns to ice.

   الصقيع

   • The freeze last winter damaged many crops.
   • We had a hard freeze overnight.
   • The pipes burst during the freeze.

   المرادفاتcold snapcold spellfrost

   الأضدادthaw

2. Sudden stop or haltB1informal

   An act of stopping suddenly and completely, often due to fear or surprise.

   توقف مفاجئ

   • The deer did a freeze when it saw the headlights.
   • She went into a freeze during the performance.
   • The audience freeze lasted for several seconds.

   المرادفاتhaltimmobilityparalysisstandstillstopstoppage

3. Financial or economic restrictionC1formalbusiness

   A restriction on spending or financial activity.

   تجميد مالي

   • The government imposed a wage freeze.
   • There was a hiring freeze at the company.
   • The budget freeze affected all departments.

   المرادفاتblockcapceilingembargohaltmoratoriumrestraintsuspension

• فعل يدل على تحوُّل شيء إلى الحالة الصلبة بسبب شدة البرد، أو على توقُّف الحركة أو النشاط فجأة. ويُستعمل أيضًا للدلالة على الجمود أو فقدان القدرة على الحركة من شدة البرد.

A verb used to indicate the process of becoming solid due to extreme cold or stopping movement suddenly.

فعل شاذ

1. Turn into iceA2formal

   To change from liquid to solid due to extreme cold.

   يتجمد

   • The lake froze overnight during winter.
   • Water freezes at 0 degrees Celsius.
   • The pipes froze because of the cold weather.

   المرادفاتcongealglaciatehardenicesolidify

   الأضدادmelt

2. Stop moving suddenlyB1informal

   To become suddenly still or unable to move, often from fear or surprise.

   التجمّد المفاجئ

   • She froze in terror when she saw the bear.
   • He froze on stage during his speech.
   • The children froze when they heard the noise.

   المرادفاتhaltstand stillstop dead

3. Preserve by freezingB1formal

   To preserve food by storing it at very low temperatures.

   التجميد للحفظ

   • We freeze vegetables from our garden for winter.
   • She froze the leftovers in the freezer.
   • They freeze fish immediately after catching it.

   المرادفاتdeep-freezeicequick-freeze

4. Stop operation or activityB2formal

   To halt or suspend something temporarily.

   تجميد

   • The bank froze his account due to suspicious activity.
   • The government froze all payments during the crisis.
   • They froze the project until funding was secured.

   المرادفاتarrestceasehaltpausestopsuspend

   الأضدادcontinueproceedresumeunfreeze

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