freeze

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

ruСуществительное, обозначающее процесс замораживания или состояние сильного мороза, при котором вода превращается в лёд.esSustantivo que designa el proceso de congelación o el estado de frío intenso en el que el agua se solidifica en hielo.frNom désignant le processus de congélation ou l'état de grand froid où l'eau se transforme en glace.deSubstantiv, das den Vorgang des Gefrierens oder einen Zustand starken Frostes bezeichnet, bei dem Wasser zu Eis wird. Auch bildlich für einen Stillstand oder Stopp verwendet.ptSubstantivo que designa o ato ou processo de congelamento, ou o estado de frio intenso em que a água se transforma em gelo.zh名词，指冻结、结冰的过程或状态，也指严寒、冰冻天气，即水变成冰的极冷状态。arاسم يدل على عملية التجميد أو التجمد، أو على حالة الصقيع والبرد الشديد الذي يتحول فيه الماء إلى جليد.

1. Period of freezing weather A2 formal

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

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

   ruМорозesOla de frío / heladafrpériode de geldeFrostperiodeptOnda de friozh冰冻期arالصقيع

   同义词: cold snapcold spellfrost

   反义词: thaw

2. Sudden stop or halt B1 informal

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

   • 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.

   ruВнезапная остановкаesDetención súbitafrArrêt brusquedePlötzlicher StillstandptParada súbitazh僵住arتوقف مفاجئ

   同义词: haltimmobilityparalysisstandstillstopstoppage

3. Financial or economic restriction C1 formal business

   A restriction on spending or financial activity.

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

   ruЗаморозкаesCongelación financierafrgel (financier/économique)deEinfrierenptCongelamentozh冻结arتجميد مالي

   同义词: blockcapceilingembargohaltmoratoriumrestraintsuspension

• freezes plural form
• freezes' possessive plural form
• freeze's possessive singular form

不规则动词

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

ruГлагол, обозначающий процесс превращения в твёрдое состояние из-за сильного холода или внезапную остановку движения.esVerbo que denota el proceso de convertirse en estado sólido por el frío intenso, o detenerse de repente y quedar inmóvil.frVerbe désignant le processus de passage à l'état solide sous l'effet d'un froid intense, ou l'arrêt soudain d'un mouvement ou d'une activité.deVerb, das den Übergang in einen festen Zustand durch starke Kälte oder einen plötzlichen Stillstand der Bewegung bezeichnet.ptVerbo que indica o processo de passar ao estado sólido por causa do frio intenso ou uma parada súbita de movimento ou funcionamento.zh表示因严寒而变成固态，或指突然停止不动。arفعل 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.

1. Turn into ice A2 formal

   To change from liquid to solid due to extreme cold.

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

   ruЗамерзатьesCongelarfrgelerdeGefrierenptCongelarzh结冰arيتجمد

   同义词: congealglaciatehardenicesolidify

   反义词: melt

2. Stop moving suddenly B1 informal

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

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

   ruЗамеретьesquedarse paralizadofrSe figer (sur place)deErstarrenptParalisar de medozh僵住arالتجمّد المفاجئ

   同义词: haltstand stillstop dead

3. Preserve by freezing B1 formal

   To preserve food by storing it at very low temperatures.

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

   ruЗаморозитьesCongelar para conservarfrcongelerdeEinfrierenptCongelarzh冷冻保存arالتجميد للحفظ

   同义词: deep-freezeicequick-freeze

4. Stop operation or activity B2 formal

   To halt or suspend something temporarily.

   • 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.

   ruЗаморозитьescongelar (detener temporalmente)frGeler (suspendre)deEinfrierenptCongelarzh冻结arتجميد

   同义词: arrestceasehaltpausestopsuspend

   反义词: continueproceedresumeunfreeze

• frozen past participle
• froze past simple
• freezing present participle
• freezes third person singular

短语动词变体: freeze downfreeze offfreeze out