frozen

congelé, gelé

Devenu solide sous l’effet du froid, ou conservé à très basse température.

En anglais simple : Made solid by cold, or kept very cold to preserve it.

• We bought frozen peas.
• The lake was completely frozen.
• Leave the frozen chicken in the fridge to thaw.

Contraires : thawed

Expressions courantes : frozen food, frozen peas, frozen lake

figé, paralysé

Incapable de bouger ou d’agir, souvent à cause de la peur ou d’un choc.

En anglais simple : Unable to move or act, often because of fear or shock.

• She stood frozen with fear.
• We were frozen in shock after the crash.
• He remained frozen as the snake moved past him.

Comment l'utiliser : frozen with something (He stood frozen with fear.); frozen in something (They remained frozen in horror as the roof collapsed.)

Synonymes : motionless, paralyzed

Expressions courantes : frozen with fear, frozen in terror, stand frozen

bloqué, figé

Raide ou coincé dans une position, sans pouvoir bouger.

En anglais simple : Stiff or stuck in one position and unable to move.

• The lock was frozen solid.
• A frozen joint prevented the arm from bending.
• The handle remained frozen in one position.

Synonymes : stuck, rigid, immovable

Expressions courantes : frozen joint, frozen lock, frozen mechanism

figé

Qui conserve une forme ancienne de la langue, encore présente seulement dans certains mots ou expressions.

En anglais simple : Keeping an old language form that survives only in particular words or expressions.

• This phrase contains a frozen plural.
• The frozen expression preserves an old word order.
• Students compared frozen forms with modern grammatical patterns.

Synonymes : fossilized

Expressions courantes : frozen plural, frozen expression, frozen form