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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈfʁiː.ʁən
"Wasser wird frieren, wenn die Temperatur unter null Grad fällt."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To become solid due to low temperature.
"Water will freeze if the temperature drops below 0 degrees Celsius."
- 1
A state of being frozen or a period of freezing temperatures.
"The freeze last winter caused many pipes to burst."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'frēosan', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch 'vriezen' and German 'frieren', from an Indo-European root meaning 'to burn' or 'to glow' (later shifting in meaning due to the burning sensation of intense cold).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Freeze" is said worldwide
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geler
Transliteration: ʒe.le
"L'eau va geler si la température descend en dessous de zéro."
frieren
Transliteration: ˈfʁiː.ʁən
"Wasser wird frieren, wenn die Temperatur unter null Grad fällt."
congelare
Transliteration: kon.dʒeˈla.re
"L'acqua congela se la temperatura scende sotto zero."
congelar
Transliteration: kon.xeˈlaɾ
"El agua se congela si la temperatura baja de cero grados."
congelar
Transliteration: kõ.ʒeˈlaɾ
"A água vai congelar se a temperatura cair abaixo de zero."
जमना
Transliteration: jamnā
"अगर तापमान शून्य से नीचे चला जाता है, तो पानी जम जाएगा।"
冻结
Transliteration: dòngjié
"如果温度降到零度以下，水会冻结。"
얼다
Transliteration: eolda
"온도가 0도 이하로 떨어지면 물이 얼 것이다."
凍る
Transliteration: kooru
"温度が0度以下になると、水は凍ります。"
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