freeze

freeze
[fri:z] 1. past tense - froze; verb
1) (to make into or become ice: It's so cold that the river has frozen over.) a îngheţa
2) ((of weather) to be at or below freezing-point: If it freezes again tonight all my plants will die.) a da/a veni îngheţul
3) (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).) a îngheţa (de frig)
4) (to make (food) very cold in order to preserve it: You can freeze the rest of that food and eat it later.) a congela
5) (to make or become stiff, still or unable to move (with fear etc): She froze when she heard the strange noise.) a îngheţa, a împietri
6) (to fix prices, wages etc at a certain level: If the situation does not improve, wages will be frozen again.) a îngheţa
2. noun
(a period of very cold weather when temperatures are below freezing-point: How long do you think the freeze will last?) îngheţ
- freezing
- frozen
- freezing-point
- freeze up

English-Romanian dictionary. 2013.

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