freeze
Aussprache: [friːz]
Wort
Kontext: „temperature“
(verb) to make something very cold so that it changes from a liquid to a solid. Like when you put water in the freezer, it turns into ice.
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I froze the leftover soup so we can eat it later.
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I didn’t freeze the juice, so it stayed a liquid.
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Can we freeze the strawberries to use them in smoothies later?
Kontext: „stop movement“
(verb) to suddenly stop moving or to become very still as if you can't move at all. This can happen when you're scared or surprised.
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The cat froze when it saw the dog coming.
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He didn't freeze during the scary movie; he kept watching it without fear.
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Why did you freeze when the loud noise happened?
Kontext: „temperature“
(noun) the state of being very cold, especially when something turns into ice. When it gets really cold outside in winter, we can say it feels like freeze.
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The outside temperature was at freeze, and everything was covered in frost.
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It’s warm today, so there is no freeze to worry about.
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Is there a freeze warning for tonight?
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