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1 helar
v.1 to freeze.El viento heló las rosas The wind froze the roses.2 to dumbfound.3 to frostbite.El viento frío heló mis pies The icy wind frostbit my feet.* * *1 (congelar) to freeze2 (plantas) to kill, freeze► verbo intransitivo (Used only in the 3rd person; it does not take a subject)1 METEREOLOGÍA to freeze1 (congelarse) to freeze2 (planta) to be killed by frost3 (persona) to freeze, freeze to death\se me heló la sangre figurado my blood ran cold* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (Meteo) to freeze, ice up2) (=congelar) [+ líquido] to freeze; [+ bebidas] to ice, chill3) (=pasmar) to dumbfound, amaze4) (=aterrar) to scare to death2.VI (=hacer frío) (Meteo) to freeze3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo/ intransitivo to freeze2.helar v impers3.anoche heló — it went below freezing last night (AmE), there was a frost last night (BrE)
helarse v pron1)a) río/charco to freeze (over); agua to freezeb) plantas/cosecha to freeze2) (fam)a) persona to freezeb) comida/café to get o go cold* * *= ice.Ex. The loins were divided into 2 lots: one lot was iced immediately and the other lot was left at room temperature for 6 hours before icing.* * *1.verbo transitivo/ intransitivo to freeze2.helar v impers3.anoche heló — it went below freezing last night (AmE), there was a frost last night (BrE)
helarse v pron1)a) río/charco to freeze (over); agua to freezeb) plantas/cosecha to freeze2) (fam)a) persona to freezeb) comida/café to get o go cold* * *= ice.Ex: The loins were divided into 2 lots: one lot was iced immediately and the other lot was left at room temperature for 6 hours before icing.
* * *helar [A5 ]vt1 ‹estanque/agua› to freeze2 ‹plantas/cosecha› to freeze■ helarvi«congelador» to freeze■anoche heló there was a frost last night■ helarseA1 «río» to freeze, freeze over; «estanque/charco» to freeze, freeze over, ice over; «agua» to freeze2 «plantas/cosecha» to freezeB ( fam)1 «persona» to freezecierra la ventana, que me estoy helando close the window, I'm freezing2 «comida/café» to get o go cold* * *
helar ( conjugate helar) verbo transitivo/intransitivo
to freeze
helar v impers:
helarse verbo pronominal
1 [río/charco] to freeze (over);
[agua/plantas/cosecha] to freeze
2 (fam)
b) [comida/café] to get o go cold
helar
I vtr (congelar) to freeze
II verbo impersonal to freeze: anoche heló, there was a frost last night
' helar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hiela
English:
freeze
- frost
* * *♦ vt1. [líquido] to freeze3. [dejar atónito] to dumbfound♦ v impersonalanoche heló there was a frost last night* * *I v/t freezeII v/i freeze;anoche heló there was a frost last night* * *helar {55} vcongelar: to freezehelar v impers: to produce frostanoche heló: there was frost last night* * *
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