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Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ɡəˈfʁiːʁən/
"Das Wasser wird bei null Grad gefrieren."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To solidify or become solidified by cooling or freezing.
"As the temperature dropped below zero, the liquid fat began to congel in the pan." - 2
To cause to coagulate or become rigid, compact, or dense.
"Fear seemed to congel his blood as he heard the footsteps approach the door."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'congelare', meaning to freeze or congeal, composed of 'con-' (together) and 'gelare' (to freeze, from 'gelu' meaning frost). Entering Middle English via Old French in the 15th century, the term historically shifted from describing literal freezing to metaphorical stiffening or coagulating.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Congel" is said worldwide
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congeler
Transliteration: /kɔ̃.ʒə.le/
"Le jus de fruit va congeler dans le congélateur."
gefrieren
Transliteration: /ɡəˈfʁiːʁən/
"Das Wasser wird bei null Grad gefrieren."
congelare
Transliteration: /kon.dʒeˈla.re/
"Il freddo intenso può congelare i tubi dell'acqua."
congelar
Transliteration: /koŋ.xeˈlaɾ/
"Debes congelar la carne si no la vas a cocinar hoy."
congelar
Transliteration: /kõ.ʒeˈlaɾ/
"O gelo vai congelar rapidamente no inverno."
जमना
Transliteration: jamna
"सर्दी में पानी बर्फ बनकर जम जाता है।"
冻结
Transliteration: dòngjié
"寒冷的冬天会把湖水冻结。"
응고시키다
Transliteration: eunggosikida
"낮은 온도는 액체를 응고시키다."
凍結する
Transliteration: tōketsu suru
"外の気温が下がると水たまりが凍結する。"
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