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freeze

/friːz/

verb

Donmak, buz tutmak

To turn from liquid to solid because of cold temperature; to become ice.

  • Water freezes at 0 degrees Celsius.
  • The lake froze solid last winter.
  • Don't leave the pipes exposed or they'll freeze.
  • Economic sanctions can effectively freeze the assets of foreign governments until diplomatic negotiations resume successfully.
  • During cryopreservation procedures, laboratory technicians freeze biological samples at extremely low temperatures to maintain cellular integrity.
  • Budget constraints forced the administration to freeze all new hiring until the fiscal situation improved significantly.
verb

Dondurmak (yiyecek)

To preserve food by storing it at very low temperature.

  • You can freeze the leftovers for later.
  • She froze berries from her garden.
  • This soup freezes well.
verb

Donup kalmak, donakalmak

To stop moving suddenly, especially because of fear or shock.

  • He froze when he heard footsteps behind him.
  • The deer froze in the headlights.
  • Freeze! Don't move or I'll shoot!
verb

Dondurmak (fiyat, maaş, fon)

To officially prevent money, prices, wages, or activities from changing.

  • The government froze all spending on new projects.
  • His bank account was frozen by court order.
  • They announced a wage freeze.
noun

Don, dondurucu soğuk dönemi

A period of very cold weather when temperatures are below freezing.

  • The freeze damaged many of the crops.
  • A hard freeze is expected tonight.
noun

Dondurma (fiyat, maaş)

An official block on changes to prices, wages, or activities.

  • The company imposed a hiring freeze.
  • There's a freeze on all new construction permits.