einfrieren

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German

Etymology

ein- +‎ frieren

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔaɪ̯nfʁiːɐ̯n/, /ˈʔaɪ̯nfʁiːʁən/
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Verb

einfrieren (class 2 strong, third-person singular present friert ein, past tense fror ein, past participle eingefroren, past subjunctive fröre ein, auxiliary haben)

  1. to freeze (to lower something's temperature to freezing point)
  2. to freeze (wages, prices, etc.)
    • 2010, Der Spiegel, number 34/2010, page 87:
      Die Pharmakonzerne müssen ihre Preise nun drei Jahre lang auf dem Niveau vom Sommer 2009 einfrieren.
      The pharmaceutical companies now have to freeze their prices for three years at the level of summer 2009.

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