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congelar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • freeze verb To turn solid from cold, or to lower something's temperature until it does.

Senses

congelar is used for these senses in English:

  • freeze (intransitive, copulative) Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature.
  • run out the clock (idiomatic, sports) To preserve a lead in a game by retaining possession, to waste time.

freeze — full definition

  1. verb To turn solid from cold, or to lower something's temperature until it does.
  2. verb To suddenly become motionless, often from fear or surprise.
  3. verb Of a machine, program, or system, to stop responding.
  4. verb To stop something, such as prices, wages, or assets, from changing or moving.
  5. noun A period of very cold weather, or an official halt on something changing.

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