freeze

• Существительное, обозначающее процесс замораживания или состояние сильного мороза, при котором вода превращается в лёд.

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.

   Мороз

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

   Synonymscold snapcold spellfrost

   Antonymsthaw

2. Sudden stop or haltB1informal

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

   Внезапная остановка

   • 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.

   Synonymshaltimmobilityparalysisstandstillstopstoppage

3. Financial or economic restrictionC1formalbusiness

   A restriction on spending or financial activity.

   Заморозка

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

   Synonymsblockcapceilingembargohaltmoratoriumrestraintsuspension

• Глагол, обозначающий процесс превращения в твёрдое состояние из-за сильного холода или внезапную остановку движения.

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

irregular verb

1. Turn into iceA2formal

   To change from liquid to solid due to extreme cold.

   Замерзать

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

   Synonymscongealglaciatehardenicesolidify

   Antonymsmelt

2. Stop moving suddenlyB1informal

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

   Замереть

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

   Synonymshaltstand stillstop dead

3. Preserve by freezingB1formal

   To preserve food by storing it at very low temperatures.

   Заморозить

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

   Synonymsdeep-freezeicequick-freeze

4. Stop operation or activityB2formal

   To halt or suspend something temporarily.

   Заморозить

   • 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.

   Synonymsarrestceasehaltpausestopsuspend

   Antonymscontinueproceedresumeunfreeze

Phrasal variantsfreeze downfreeze offfreeze out