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freezing

/ˈfɹiːz.ɪŋ/

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verb

Gefrieren

Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature.

Examples :

"The lake froze solid."

Der See gefror zu Eis.

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verb

Einfrieren, gefrieren

To lower something's temperature to the point that it freezes or becomes hard.

Examples :

"The chef is freezing the soup to preserve it for later. "

Der Koch friert die Suppe ein, um sie für später zu konservieren.

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verb

Einfrieren

To drop to a temperature below zero degrees celsius, where water turns to ice.

Examples :

"The temperature outside froze last night, freezing the puddles into solid ice. "

Die Außentemperatur ist letzte Nacht eingefroren und hat die Pfützen zu festem Eis gefroren.

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verb

Erfrieren, frieren

To be affected by extreme cold.

Examples :

"My hands are freezing because I forgot my gloves. "

Meine Hände frieren, weil ich meine Handschuhe vergessen habe.

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verb

Einfrieren, abstürzen

(of machines and software) To come to a sudden halt, stop working (functioning).

Examples :

"Since the last update, the program freezes / freezes up after a few minutes of use."

Seit dem letzten Update friert das Programm nach ein paar Minuten Nutzung ein.

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verb

Erstarren, stocken

(of people and other animals) To stop (become motionless) or be stopped due to attentiveness, fear, surprise, etc.

Examples :

"Despite all of the rehearsals, I froze up as soon as I got on stage."

Trotz aller Proben erstarrte ich, sobald ich auf der Bühne stand.

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verb

Erstarren lassen

To cause someone to become motionless.

Examples :

"The loud bang outside froze her in place, making her unable to move. "

Der laute Knall draußen ließ sie erstarren und unfähig sich zu bewegen.

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verb

Einfrieren, ausgrenzen

To lose or cause to lose warmth of feeling; to shut out; to ostracize.

Examples :

"Over time, he froze towards her, and ceased to react to her friendly advances."

Im Laufe der Zeit fror er ihr gegenüber ein und reagierte nicht mehr auf ihre freundlichen Avancen.

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verb

Einfrieren, erstarren lassen

To cause loss of animation or life in, from lack of heat; to give the sensation of cold to; to chill.

Examples :

"The cold weather is freezing the lake, making it impossible to go ice skating. "

Das kalte Wetter lässt den See zufrieren, wodurch Eislaufen unmöglich wird.

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verb

Einfrieren, blockieren

To prevent the movement or liquidation of a person's financial assets

Examples :

"The company froze the employees' retirement funds to avoid bankruptcy. "

Das Unternehmen fror die Altersvorsorge der Mitarbeiter ein, um die Insolvenz zu vermeiden.

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verb

Einfrieren, stagnieren

Of prices, spending etc., to keep at the same level, without any increase.

Examples :

"The company is freezing salaries this year to avoid further financial problems. "

Das Unternehmen friert dieses Jahr die Gehälter ein, um weitere finanzielle Probleme zu vermeiden.

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noun

Einfrieren, Gefrieren

The change in state of a substance from liquid to solid by cooling to a critically low temperature.

Examples :

"The freezing of the lake made ice skating possible for the children. "

Das Gefrieren des Sees ermöglichte den Kindern das Eislaufen.

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noun

Betäubung, Vereisung

The action of numbing with anesthetics.

Examples :

"The dentist administered a freezing before starting the root canal, so I wouldn't feel any pain. "

Der Zahnarzt verabreichte eine Betäubung, bevor er mit der Wurzelbehandlung begann, damit ich keine Schmerzen spüren würde.

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adjective

Gefrierend, eisig

Suffering or causing frost

Examples :

"The freezing temperatures outside made the school bus windows covered in frost. "

Die eisigen Temperaturen draußen beschlugen die Fenster des Schulbusses mit Frost.

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adjective

Eiskalt, sehr kalt

(by extension) Very cold

Examples :

"The classroom was freezing this morning; I had to wear my jacket inside. "

Der Klassenraum war heute Morgen eiskalt; ich musste drinnen meine Jacke tragen.

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