freeze

freeze
freeze [{{t}}fri:z] (pt froze [{{t}}frəʊz], pp frozen [{{t}}'frəʊzən])
1 intransitive verb
(a) (earth, pipes, water) geler; (food) se congeler;
the river has frozen la rivière est prise ou a gelé;
the earth had frozen hard la terre avait gelé;
the mud/food had frozen solid la boue/nourriture avait gelé;
to freeze to death mourir de froid;
we'll freeze if you open the window! nous allons geler si vous ouvrez la fenêtre!
(b) {{}}figurative{{}} (stop moving)
(everybody) freeze! que personne ne bouge!;
she froze (in her tracks) elle est restée figée sur place;
her blood froze son sang se figea ou se glaça dans ses veines;
the smile froze on his lips le sourire se figea sur ses lèvres
(c) {{}}Computing{{}} (of screen, computer) être bloqué
2 transitive verb
(a) (water) geler, congeler; (food) congeler; (at very low temperatures) surgeler; {{}}Medicine{{}} (blood, human tissue) congeler;
{{}}figurative{{}} she froze them with a look d'un regard elle les glaça sur place;
to be frozen to death mourir de froid
(b) {{}}Economics{{}} & {{}}Finance{{}} (credit, wages) geler, bloquer; (currency, prices, assets) geler
(c) {{}}Cinema{{}}
freeze it! arrêtez l'image!
3 noun
{{}}Meteorology{{}} gel m; {{}}Economics{{}} & {{}}Finance{{}} (of credit, wages) gel m, blocage m; (of currency, prices, assets) gel m;
we're in for another big freeze {{}}Meteorology{{}} il va y avoir une période de très grand froid; {{}}Economics{{}} il va y avoir une crise économique;
they called for a freeze in the production of nuclear weapons ils ont appelé à un gel de la production d'armes nucléaires;
pay freeze gel m ou blocage m des salaires
freeze out separable transitive verb
{{}}familiar{{}} (exclude) exclure ; (snub) snober
freeze over intransitive verb
geler
freeze up intransitive verb
(a) (turn to ice) geler
(b) {{}}familiar{{}} (person) rester pétrifié

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