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A n2 Econ, Fin (of credits, assets) gel m (on de) ; (of prices, wages) gel m, blocage m ; benefit/price/rent/wage freeze gel des allocations sociales/des prix/des loyers/des salaires.1 congeler [food] ; [cold weather] geler [liquid, pipes] ; the lock was frozen la serrure était gelée ;3 Cin arrêter [frame, picture] ;4 ( anaesthetize) insensibiliser [gum, wart, skin] ;5 Comput figer [window].1 ( become solid) [water, river, pipes] geler ; [food] se congeler ; to freeze to sth être collé à qch par le gel ;3 fig ( become motionless) [person, animal, blood] se figer ; the smile froze on his face son sourire s'est figé sur ses lèvres ; freeze! pas un geste! ; to freeze with horror/surprise se figer d'horreur/de surprise ;I can wait until hell freezes over je peux attendre aussi longtemps qu'il faudra ; when hell freezes over! jamais!■ freeze out:▶ freeze [sb/sth] out, freeze out [sb/sth] gen [person] tourner le dos à [colleague, friend] ; Comm supplanter [competitor, company] ; éliminer [qch] du marché [goods].■ freeze over [lake, river] geler ; [window, windscreen] se couvrir de givre ; the windscreen is frozen over le pare-brise est couvert de givre. -
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freeze [fri:z]a. [liquid] geler ; [food] se congelerb. ( = stop) se figer• freeze! pas un geste !b. [+ assets, credit, wages, prices] geler ; [+ bank account] bloquer3. nouna. ( = cold period) the big freeze of 1948 la vague de froid de 1948b. [of prices, credit] gel m4. compounds[lake, river] geler ; [windscreen] givrer* * *[friːz] 1.1) Meteorology gelées fpl2.1) congeler [food]; [cold weather] geler [liquid, pipes]2) Economics, Finance bloquer, geler3) Cinema arrêter4) ( anaesthetize) insensibiliser5) Computing figer3.1) ( become solid) [water, pipes] geler; [food] se congeler2) ( feel cold) geler3) ( become motionless) se figer ( with de)4) ( become haughty) devenir glacial4.impersonal verb Meteorology gelerPhrasal Verbs:
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