freeze
verb
1 verb turn into ice INTRANSITIVEreoigh verb sioc verb the water froze during the night reoigh an t-uisce le linn na hoíche, shioc an t-uisce i rith na hoíchethe lake often freezes in winter is minic a reonn an loch sa gheimhreadh, is minic a bhíonn an loch reoite sa gheimhreadhit's frozen solid tá sé ina aon reothalach amháin
2 verb turn very cold and solidTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb turn contents to ice
TRANSITIVEreoigh verb the frost froze the water pipes reoigh an sioc na píobáin uisce, d'fhág an sioc na píobáin uisce reoite
4 verb become stuck from cold INTRANSITIVEreoigh verb my camera froze reoigh mo cheamaramy joints were frozen up bhí mo chuid alt stromptha leis an bhfuacht 5 verb preserve in freezerto freeze blood fuil a reo INTRANSITIVEreoigh verb it'll take a while to freeze completely tógfaidh sé tamall air reo ar fadthey freeze well is féidir iad a reocertain foods don't freeze tá bia áirithe ann nach féidir a reo
6 verb be very cold INTRANSITIVEbheith préachtabheith conáiltebheith siocthabheith stromptha leis an bhfuachtyou'll freeze if you don't put your coat on beidh tú préachta mura gcuirfidh tú do chóta ort, beidh tú sioctha mura gcuirfidh tú do chóta ortmany of them froze to death fuair go leor acu bás leis an bhfuacht 7 verb MET fall below zero INTRANSITIVEbheith ag cur seacait froze when night fell bhí sé ag cur seaca le titim na hoícheit'll freeze hard tonight beidh sioc crua ann anocht 8 verb MED anaesthetise TRANSITIVEreoigh verb the doctor froze her hand reoigh an dochtúir a lámh 9 verb stay completely still INTRANSITIVEbheith i do staic bheith i do stangaire I froze when I saw him rinneadh staic díom nuair a chonaic mé éFreeze! Seas in áit na mbonn!his smile froze on his lips d'imigh an gáire dá bhéal 10 verb stop working or changing INTRANSITIVEstad verb stop verb my world froze stad mo shaolthe city is frozen in time tá an chathair díreach mar a bhíodh sí fadó 11 verb COMP of computer, screen TRANSITIVEreoigh verb
12 verb CINE, TV-RAD stop film TRANSITIVEreoigh verb stop verb she froze the tape stop sí an téip 13 verb keep at same level TRANSITIVEcoinnigh mar atáreoigh verb they plan to freeze prices tá rún acu praghsanna a choinneáil mar atá, tá rún acu gan praghsanna a ardú 14 verb stop from continuing TRANSITIVEstop a chur le deireadh a chur le the talks were frozen cuireadh stop leis na cainteanna, cuireadh deireadh leis na cainteanna 15 verb FIN block access to TRANSITIVEreoigh verb she had her account frozen ní raibh teacht aici ar a cuntasto freeze assets sócmhainní a reonoun
16 noun MET below zero temperaturesioc masc3 siocán masc1 a big freeze is expected tá sioc mór geallta, tá siocán mór air 17 noun MET very cold periodfuacht masc3 I still remember the big freeze tá cuimhne fós agam ar an bhfuacht mór 18 noun on prices, pay etcreo masc4 there's a freeze on foreign aid tá bac ar níos mó cúnaimh a thabhairt don iasachtpay freeze (also wage freeze) reo párent freeze reo cíosanna