English dictionary, thesaurus, translations & etymology
FreeDict.com

jäädytys — meaning in English

Finnish → English · translate English → Finnish instead

English meaning

  • abeyance noun Expectancy; a condition when an ownership of real property is undetermined; lapse in succession of ownership of estate, or title.
  • freeze verb To turn solid from cold, or to lower something's temperature until it does.
  • icing noun A sweet coating, usually made from sugar and often butter or egg white, spread or piped onto cakes and other baked goods.

Senses

jäädytys is used for these senses in English:

  • abeyance (legal) Expectancy; a condition when an ownership of real property is undetermined; lapse in succession of ownership of estate, or title. [Late 16th century]
  • freeze A halt of a regular operation.
  • freeze (business, finance) A block on pay rises or on the hiring of new employees etc.
  • icing The process of forming a layer of ice on a surface.

abeyance — full definition

  1. noun Expectancy; a condition when an ownership of real property is undetermined; lapse in succession of ownership of estate, or title.
  2. noun Suspension; temporary suppression; dormant condition.
  3. noun Expectancy of a noble or armigeral title, its right in existence but its exercise suspended.

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.

Related Finnish words