Level | B1 |
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Kind | verb |
Front | freeze |
IPA | /friːz / verb (past tense froze /frəʊz /; past participle frozen /ˈfrəʊzn /) |
Back | donmak; dondurmak |
Back 2 | freeze (verb) /friːz
/ verb (past tense froze /frəʊz /; past participle frozen /ˈfrəʊzn /)
BECOME ICE
1 [intransitive,
transitive]
to become hard (and
often change into ice) because of extreme cold; to make sth do this
donmak; dondurmak
Water freezes at 0° Celsius.
The ground was frozen solid for most
of the winter.
frozen peas/fish/food
Strawberries taste strange if you freeze them,
but raspberries freeze well.
WEATHER
2 [intransitive]
used with it to
describe extremely cold weather when water turns into ice
(hava) sıfırın
altına düşmek
I think it's going to freeze tonight.
BE VERY COLD
3 [intransitive,
transitive]
to be very cold or to
die from cold
donmak;
donarak
ölmek;
dondurmak;
donarak
öldürmek
It was so cold on the mountain that we
thought we would freeze to death.
Turn the heater up a bit – I'm frozen
stiff (donuyorum).
STOP MOVING
4 [intransitive]
to stop moving
suddenly and completely because you are frightened or in danger
donakalmak
The terrible scream made her freeze with
terror.
Suddenly the man pulled out a gun and
shouted ‘Freeze!’
5 when
a computer screen freezes you cannot move any of the images, etc. on it,
because there is a problem with the system
(bilgisayar) donmak
PRICES
6 [transitive]
to keep the money you
earn, prices, etc. at a fixed level for a certain period of time.
(fiyat vb.) dondurmak
Spending on defence has been frozen for one
year.
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