frieren — meaning in English

English meaning

• freeze verb To turn solid from cold, or to lower something's temperature until it does.
• ice noun Water that has frozen solid.

Senses

frieren is used for these senses in English:

• freeze (intransitive) To drop to a temperature below zero degrees celsius, where water turns to ice.
• freeze (intransitive, informal) To be affected by extreme cold.
• freeze (transitive) To cause someone to become motionless.

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.

ice — full definition

1. noun Water that has frozen solid.
2. noun A cold, unfriendly manner or atmosphere between people.
3. noun Icing or frosting on a cake or pastry.
4. verb To cover a cake with icing or frosting.
5. verb To cool something by packing it in or around ice.

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