freezing

freezing
1. adjective
(lit. or fig.) frostig

freezing temperatures — Temperaturen unter null Grad

it is freezing in here — es ist eiskalt hier drinnen

2. noun, no pl.

above/below freezing — über/unter dem/den Gefrierpunkt

3. adverb

freezing cold — eiskalt

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adjective (very cold: This room's freezing.) eisig
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freez·ing
[ˈfri:zɪŋ]
I. adj inv (very cold) frostig
it's \freezing es ist eiskalt
I'm \freezing mir ist eiskalt
II. n no pl
1. (0°C) Gefrierpunkt m
above \freezing über dem Gefrierpunkt
2. (preserving) Einfrieren nt
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['friːzɪŋ]
1. adj
1) (lit: below zero) temperature unter null

freezing conditions — Temperaturen pl unter null

freezing weather — Frostwetter nt

freezing rain — Eisregen m

in freezing fog — bei Frost und Nebel

2) (= extremely cold) eiskalt, eisig kalt; wind eisig

in the freezing cold — bei klirrender Kälte

it's freezing (cold) — es ist eiskalt or eisig kalt

I'm freezing — mir ist eiskalt

my hands/feet are freezing — meine Hände/Füße sind eiskalt, ich habe eiskalte Hände/Füße

2. n
1) (COOK) Einfrieren nt
2) (= freezing point) der Gefrierpunkt

above/below freezing — über/unter null, über/unter dem Gefrierpunkt

to rise above freezing — über null or über den Gefrierpunkt steigen

to fall below freezing — unter null or unter den Gefrierpunkt fallen

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freezing
A adj
1. TECH Gefrier…, Kälte…:
freezing compartment academic.ru/29367/freezer">freezer 2 c;
freezing mixture Kältemischung f;
freezing point Gefrierpunkt m;
below freezing point unter dem Gefrierpunkt, METEO unter Null;
freezing process Tiefkühlverfahren n;
freezing temperatures Temperaturen unter dem Gefrierpunkt
2. eisig kalt, eiskalt
3. freezing rain Eisregen m
B s
1. be below freezing unter dem Gefrierpunkt sein
2. Einfrieren n (auch WIRTSCH, POL)
3. MED Vereisung f
4. Erstarrung f
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1. adjective
(lit. or fig.) frostig

freezing temperatures — Temperaturen unter null Grad

it is freezing in here — es ist eiskalt hier drinnen

2. noun, no pl.
(freezing point)

above/below freezing — über/unter dem/den Gefrierpunkt

3. adverb

freezing cold — eiskalt

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adj.
einfrierend adj. n.
Gefrieren n.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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