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freezes

/ˈfɹiːzɪz/

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verb

geler, se solidifier

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

Examples :

"The lake froze solid."

Le lac a gelé complètement.

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verb

Geler, congeler

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

Examples :

"The cold weather freezes the water in the birdbath. "

Le froid gèle l'eau dans le bain d'oiseaux.

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verb

Geler

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

Examples :

"The water in the birdbath freezes every winter night. "

L'eau dans le bain d'oiseaux gèle chaque nuit d'hiver.

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verb

Geler, se geler

To be affected by extreme cold.

Examples :

"The water in the bird bath freezes in the winter. "

L'eau dans le bain d'oiseaux gèle en hiver.

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verb

Planter, se bloquer

(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."

Depuis la dernière mise à jour, le programme se bloque après quelques minutes d'utilisation.

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verb

S'immobiliser, se figer

(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."

Malgré toutes les répétitions, je me suis figé dès que je suis monté sur scène.

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Immobiliser, figer

To cause someone to become motionless.

Examples :

"The sudden noise froze the children in their tracks. "

Le bruit soudain a figé les enfants sur place.

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Geler, exclure, ostraciser

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."

Avec le temps, il s'est figé envers elle et a cessé de réagir à ses avances amicales.

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verb

Geler, glacer

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

Examples :

"The icy wind freezes my face when I walk to school in the winter. "

Le vent glacial me gèle le visage quand je vais à l'école en hiver.

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verb

Geler, bloquer

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

Examples :

"The government freezes the dictator's bank accounts to stop him from using the money. "

Le gouvernement gèle les comptes bancaires du dictateur pour l'empêcher d'utiliser l'argent.

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Geler, bloquer

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

Examples :

"The company freezes salaries for a year to save money during the economic downturn. "

L'entreprise gèle les salaires pendant un an pour économiser de l'argent pendant le ralentissement économique.

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noun

Vague de froid, période de gel

A period of intensely cold weather.

Examples :

"The early freezes this year damaged many of the fruit trees. "

Les premières vagues de froid de cette année ont endommagé de nombreux arbres fruitiers.

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noun

Arrêt, gel

A halt of a regular operation.

Examples :

""The computer system often experiences freezes, requiring a restart to fix them." "

Le système informatique subit souvent des arrêts, ce qui nécessite un redémarrage pour les corriger.

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noun

Blocage, plantage

The state when either a single computer program, or the whole system ceases to respond to inputs.

Examples :

"After I opened too many tabs, my computer experienced a total freeze. "

Après avoir ouvert trop d'onglets, mon ordinateur a subi un blocage total.

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noun

Freeze

A precise draw weight shot where a delivered stone comes to a stand-still against a stationary stone, making it nearly impossible to knock out.

Examples :

"The skip called for a "freezes" on the button, hoping to secure the point even with our opponent's last rock advantage. "

Le skip a demandé un « freeze » sur le bouton, espérant assurer le point même avec l'avantage de la dernière pierre de notre adversaire.

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noun

Gel, blocage

A block on pay rises or on the hiring of new employees etc.

Examples :

"a hiring freeze; a pay freeze"

un gel des embauches ; un blocage des salaires

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noun

Une sorte d'étoffe de laine grossière avec un poil hirsute ou touffu (frisé) d'un côté

A kind of coarse woolen cloth or stuff with a shaggy or tufted (friezed) nap on one side.

Examples :

"The shepherd wore a thick coat made of freezes to protect himself from the harsh winter winds. "

Le berger portait un épais manteau fait de frise pour se protéger des vents d'hiver violents.

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noun

La frise

That part of the entablature of an order which is between the architrave and cornice. It is a flat member or face, either uniform or broken by triglyphs, and often enriched with figures and other ornaments of sculpture.

Examples :

"The museum guide pointed to the building's facade, explaining that the frieze, decorated with intricate carvings of mythical creatures, was positioned perfectly between the architrave and cornice. "

Le guide du musée a montré la façade du bâtiment, expliquant que la frise, ornée de sculptures complexes de créatures mythiques, était parfaitement positionnée entre l'architrave et la corniche.

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noun

Frise

Any sculptured or richly ornamented band in a building or, by extension, in rich pieces of furniture.

Examples :

"The art history lecture focused on the elaborate friezes decorating the ancient Greek temples. "

La conférence d'histoire de l'art portait sur les frises élaborées qui décoraient les temples grecs antiques.

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noun

Frise

A banner with a series of pictures.

Examples :

"The classroom had an alphabet frieze that showed an animal for each letter."

La salle de classe avait une frise de l'alphabet qui montrait un animal pour chaque lettre.

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