Freeze in spanish
pronunciation: koʊnxelɑɹ̩ part of speech: noun, verb
freeze1 = congelación, paralización.
Example: Since a freeze on all hiring was in effect, taking on new people was out of the question.more:
» antifreeze = anticongelante.
Example: Chapter 11 covers the following: jumpstarting; installing antifreeze; replacing radiator hose, radiator cap, thermostat and fuses; and checking brake fluid .» budget freeze = congelación de los presupuestos.
Example: Of course, this frozen budget is the product of cutbacks, austerity measures, and a five-year budget freeze that was put together in the mid-1990s.» freeze drying = secado en frío.
Example: Freeze drying is denoted by the special auxiliary .046 and introduced in a class mark by the facet indicator .0 (point nought).» freeze-frame = congelación de la imagen.
Example: Consequently, a freeze-frame or still-picture effect can be achieved by simply halting the movement of the head across the disc.» nuclear freeze = moratoria nuclear.
Example: Differing attitudes about nuclear war, the nuclear freeze, and escalation of war are discussed in their cultural contexts.» salary freeze = congelación salarial, congelación del salario.
Example: One in four US companies plan salary freeze.» vacuum freeze drying = secado y congelado al vacío.
Example: This article describes a system of deacidifying and strengthening newsprint by vacuum freeze drying.freeze2 = congelar, paralizar. [Verbo irregular: pasado froze, participio frozen]
Example: So far has the computerization of cataloguing processes gone in the Library of Congress that a decision was taken in 1978 to 'freeze' the traditional reading room card catalogue and operate instead a fully automated system.more:
» be (so) cold (enough) to freeze the balls off/of a brass monkey = hacer un frío que pela, hacer un frío de cojones.
Example: Well right now I am on the horns of a dilemma as the weather outside is so cold it would freeze the balls off a brass monkey but I would be barking mad not to go home and get a good heavy coat for later this evening.» freeze + a frame = congelar una imagen.
Example: For example, the most recent range of video recorders includes features like freeze frame, slow motion, fast motion and rapid search for individual frames.» freeze in + time = congelar en el tiempo.
Example: Many of the stories associated with this infamous experiment are wild such as whispers of men frozen in time for months and rumors of men traveling through time.» freeze over = helarse, congelarse.
Example: Arctic belugas migrate southward in large herds when the sea freezes over.» freeze + Posesivo + assets = congelar + Posesivo + bienes, congelar + Posesivo + activos, intervenir + Posesivo + bienes.
Example: The district court judge issued a temporary restraining order barring the defendants' illegal business practices and freezing their assets.» freeze + Posesivo + eggs = congelar los óvulos.
Example: She doesn't have a boyfriend at the moment but she is planning to freeze her eggs in two or three years if she hasn't met Mr Right by then.» freeze + Posesivo + nuts off = morirse de frío, congelarse de frío, quedarse patitieso.
Example: He excused himself because he was snivelling a bit as a result of sitting outside on Sunday for five hours in pouring driving rain, freezing his nuts off.» freeze + salaries = congelar los salarios, congelar los sueldos.
Example: Some companies experiencing financial difficulties may choose to freeze salaries for a while in order to minimize layoffs.» freeze + the budget = congelar el presupuesto.
Example: One possible way to deal with this financial crisis is to freeze all budgets.» freeze + the expenditure = congelar los gastos. [Verbo irregular: pasado froze, participio frozen]
Example: During the last 10 years the service level in the City has fallen and music has stagnated, since the local council library committee froze all expenditure on music in 1984.» freeze to + death = morirse de frío, congelarse de frío, quedarse patitieso.
Example: The deportees died in part starving and freezing to death in concentration camps and in part working themselves to death under a barbaric police regimen.» re-freeze [refreeze] = volver a congelarse. [Verbo irregular: pasado re-froze, participio re-frozen. Pincha en para ver otras palabras que comienzan con este prefijo]
Example: Libraries in effect will need to unfreeze themselves to adopt change, then re-freeze around the new structure to exploit and secure the advances.» unfreeze = descongelar. [Verbo irregular: pasado unfroze, participio unfrozen]
Example: Libraries in effect will need to unfreeze themselves to adopt change, then re-freeze around the new structure to exploit and secure the advances.» until/till hell freezes over = hasta que las ranas críen pelos, hasta el final de los tiempos, hasta el día del juicio final.
Example: But while he detested abolitionism, he passionately loved the Union and felt even greater hatred toward secessionists, vowing to 'fight them till hell freezes over'.» when hell freezes over = cuando las ranas críen pelos.
Example: After claiming they'd get back together 'when hell freezes over,' The Eagles did exactly that and this excellent album is the result.