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freeze verb

  /ˈfɹiːz/
  • (transitive) To lower something's temperature to the point that it freezes or becomes hard.
  • (intransitive) To drop to a temperature below zero degrees celsius, where water turns to ice.
  • (figuratively) To lose or cause to lose warmth of feeling; to shut out; to ostracize.
  • (transitive) To prevent the movement or liquidation of a person's financial assets
 congelar
  • (intransitive, copulative) Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature.
 congelar, gelar
  • (transitive) To cause someone to become motionless.
 congelar, estagnar
  • (intransitive) (of machines and software) To come to a sudden halt, stop working (functioning).
 travar

freeze noun

  /ˈfɹiːz/
  • (computer) The state when either a single computer program, or the whole system ceases to respond to inputs.
 bloquear

freezing noun

  /ˈfɹiːz.ɪŋ/
congelação
  • (countable, medicine) The action of numbing with anesthetics.
 anestesia

freezing adjective

  /ˈfɹiːz.ɪŋ/
  • (by extension, chiefly, hyperbole) Very cold
 glacial
freeze up
congelar, travar
freeze pop
geladinho, sacolé
freeze-up
geada
freeze-dry
criodessecar
deep-freeze
congelar
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