congelar

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Etymology

Probably borrowed from Latin congelāre.

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congelar (first-person singular present congelo, first-person singular preterite congelí, past participle congelat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencian) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

  1. (transitive) to freeze

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Occitan

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Latin congelare, present active infinitive of congelo.

Pronunciation

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congelar

  1. (transitive) to freeze

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Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin congēlāre.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: con‧ge‧lar

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congelar (first-person singular present congelo, first-person singular preterite congelei, past participle congelado)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to freeze
    Antonym: descongelar

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin congelāre. Cognate with English congeal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /konxeˈlaɾ/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: con‧ge‧lar

Verb

congelar (first-person singular present congelo, first-person singular preterite congelé, past participle congelado)

  1. (transitive) to freeze (to lower something's temperature to the point that it freezes)
    Synonym: helar
  2. (transitive) to freeze, to suspend (an activity, a program)
    • 2019 April 22, León Krauze, “Dar la espalda al paisano”, in El Universal:
      Hace un par de semanas, el Instituto Nacional de Migración (INM) removió de sus cargos a los representantes en Estados Unidos y congeló el programa de asistencia, al que piensa reestructurar próximamente.
      A couple of weeks ago, the National Migration Institute (NMI) removed representatives in the United States from their posts and froze the aid program, which it plans to restructure shortly.

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