Significado de freeze en español

• 0 If something freezes, it becomes hard and solid because it is very cold.

  • The pond froze overnight.

• 1 to make food last a long time by making it very cold and hard

  • Freeze any bread that you have left over.

• 2 to feel very cold

  • You’ll freeze if you don’t wear a coat.

• 3 to suddenly stop moving, especially because you are frightened

  • She saw someone outside the window and froze.

• 4 to become or make hard as a result of very cold temperatures

  • The puddles had all frozen. Los charcos se habían congelado.

  • Freeze the bread to make it last longer. Congela el pan para que dure más tiempo.

• 5 to be very cold

  • I froze in my thin dress. Me helé en mi vestido fino.

  • hikers who froze to death in the cold excursionistas que se congelaron hasta morir en el frío

• 6 (of temperature) to reach 0º C (32º F) or lower

  • It’s supposed to freeze tonight. Se supone que va a helar esta noche.

• 7 to stop or make stop working as a result of ice

  • The locks on the car were frozen. Las cerraduras del coche estaban heladas.

  • The below-zero temperatures froze the pipes. Las temperaturas bajo cero helaron las tuberías.

• 8 (of people) to suddenly stop moving

  • We all froze at the sound of the scream. Todos nos quedamos helados al oír el grito.

• 9 to stop or make a computer stop working temporarily

  • My screen froze and then crashed. Mi pantalla se congeló y luego se colgó.

  • The video froze my computer. El vídeo congeló mi ordenador.

• 10 to keep a number, amount, or level the same as it was

  • Congressional salaries are to be frozen at last year’s levels. Los salarios del Congreso se congelarán a los niveles del año pasado.

• 11 to stop all activity in a bank or investment account

  • The company froze its pension plan. La empresa congeló su plan de pensiones.

• 12 a period when the temperature outside reaches 0º C (32º F) or lower

  • a freeze warning for tonight una advertencia de helada para esta noche

• 13 a period when a number, amount, or level is frozen

  • a price freeze una congelación de precios

• 14 a period when an activity is stopped

  • a freeze on recruitment una congelación en la contratación