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1 freeze
I [friːz]1) meteor. gelo m., gelata f.2) econ. congelamento m., blocco m. (on di)II 1. [friːz]1) congelare [ food]; [ cold weather] gelare [liquid, pipes]2) econ. congelare, bloccare3) cinem. bloccare [ frame]4) (anaesthetize) anestetizzare con il freddo5) inform. bloccare [ window]2.1) (become solid) [water, pipes] gelare; [ food] congelarsi2) (feel cold) [ person] gelareto be freezing to death — fig. morire di freddo
4) fig. (become haughty) diventare borioso3.verbo impersonale meteor. gelare* * *[fri:z] 1. past tense - froze; verb1) (to make into or become ice: It's so cold that the river has frozen over.) gelare2) ((of weather) to be at or below freezing-point: If it freezes again tonight all my plants will die.) gelare3) (to make or be very cold: If you had stayed out all night in the snow you might have frozen to death (= died of exposure to cold).) congelare, gelare, (morire dal freddo)4) (to make (food) very cold in order to preserve it: You can freeze the rest of that food and eat it later.) congelare5) (to make or become stiff, still or unable to move (with fear etc): She froze when she heard the strange noise.) gelare, agghiacciare6) (to fix prices, wages etc at a certain level: If the situation does not improve, wages will be frozen again.) congelare2. noun(a period of very cold weather when temperatures are below freezing-point: How long do you think the freeze will last?) gelo- freezer- freezing
- frozen
- freezing-point
- freeze up* * *freeze /fri:z/n.1 gelo; gelata2 (econ.) blocco; congelamento: freeze on hiring, blocco delle assunzioni; pay (o wage) freeze, blocco dei salari; price freeze, blocco dei prezzi3 ► freeze-frame● (ind.) freeze drying, liofilizzazione ( di alimenti) □ (fin.) freeze out, esclusione dei soci minoritari ( dalle decisioni).♦ (to) freeze /fri:z/A v. t.3 (econ., fin.) bloccare; imporre il blocco di; congelare: to freeze wages, bloccare (o congelare) i salari; to freeze credit, congelare i crediti; (leg.) to freeze assets, congelare i beni4 (med.) anestetizzare (con il freddo)6 (fig.) far irrigidire; bloccare; immobilizzare; paralizzare: The village seemed to have been frozen in time, il villaggio sembrava essersi bloccato nel tempo7 (cinem., TV) fermare, bloccare (il fotogramma, l'immagine)B v. i.1 ( anche to freeze up) gelare; ghiacciare; coprirsi di ghiaccio: Water freezes at 0 В°C, l'acqua gela a 0В° centigradi; It froze last night, stanotte ha gelato; The pipes froze up last January, il gennaio scorso i tubi sono gelati3 (solo alla forma progressiva) (fam.) avere molto freddo; gelare; morire di freddo (fam.): I'm freezing, sto morendo di freddo; to freeze to death, morire assiderato; I'm freezing to death, sto gelando; sto morendo di freddo5 ( anche to freeze up) raggelarsi; irrigidirsi; arrestarsi; bloccarsi; immobilizzarsi; restare paralizzato: His smile froze, il suo sorriso si è irrigidito; to freeze with horror, essere paralizzato dall'orrore; The woman froze to the spot, la donna si immobilizzò; (fam.) Freeze!, fermo dove sei!; fermi tutti!7 (di comput.) bloccarsi; impallarsi (fam.)● to freeze on to st., restare attaccato a qc. per il gelo; (fig.) attaccarsi ostinatamente a qc. (un'idea, ecc.) □ to freeze solid, diventare un blocco [una lastra] di ghiaccio □ to make sb. 's blood freeze, far gelare il sangue (nelle vene) a q.* * *I [friːz]1) meteor. gelo m., gelata f.2) econ. congelamento m., blocco m. (on di)II 1. [friːz]1) congelare [ food]; [ cold weather] gelare [liquid, pipes]2) econ. congelare, bloccare3) cinem. bloccare [ frame]4) (anaesthetize) anestetizzare con il freddo5) inform. bloccare [ window]2.1) (become solid) [water, pipes] gelare; [ food] congelarsi2) (feel cold) [ person] gelareto be freezing to death — fig. morire di freddo
4) fig. (become haughty) diventare borioso3.verbo impersonale meteor. gelare -
2 tame
I [teɪm]1) [ animal] addomesticatoto become o grow tame — [ animal] addomesticarsi
2) (unadventurous) [story, party] noioso; [ reform] debole; [reply, ending of book, film] banaleII [teɪm]1) (domesticate) addomesticare [ animal]; (train) domare [lion, tiger]2) fig. (curb) soggiogare [person, opposition]* * *[teim] 1. adjective1) ((of animals) used to living with people; not wild or dangerous: He kept a tame bear as a pet.) domestico, addomesticato2) (dull; not exciting: My job is very tame.) noioso2. verb(to make tame: It is impossible to tame some animals.) addomesticare, domare- tamely- tameness
- tameable* * *[teɪm](animal) addomesticato (-a), (fig: person) docile, (story, style) scialbo (-a), insipido (-a), (book, performance) banaletame monkeys — scimmie fpl addomesticate
2. vt(wild creature) addomesticare, (lion, tiger, passion) domare* * *tame /teɪm/a.4 sbiadito; insipido; insulso; noioso; privo d'interesse: a tame description, una descrizione sbiadita; a tame football match, una partita di calcio priva d'interesse● (fig.) a tame cat, un tipo servizievoletamely avv. tameness n. [u]. (to) tame /teɪm/v. t.1 addomesticare; domare ( anche fig.); ammansire; rendere docile; sottomettere; to tame horses [lions], domare cavalli [leoni]; to tame inflation, domare l'inflazione* * *I [teɪm]1) [ animal] addomesticatoto become o grow tame — [ animal] addomesticarsi
2) (unadventurous) [story, party] noioso; [ reform] debole; [reply, ending of book, film] banaleII [teɪm]1) (domesticate) addomesticare [ animal]; (train) domare [lion, tiger]2) fig. (curb) soggiogare [person, opposition]
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