frozen

congelato, gelato

Diventato solido per il freddo o tenuto a temperatura molto bassa per conservarlo.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Contrari: thawed

Espressioni comuni: frozen food, frozen peas, frozen lake

paralizzato, immobile

Incapace di muoversi o agire, spesso per paura o per uno shock.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: frozen with something (He stood frozen with fear.); frozen in something (They remained frozen in horror as the roof collapsed.)

Sinonimi: motionless, paralyzed

Espressioni comuni: frozen with fear, frozen in terror, stand frozen

bloccato, immobilizzato

Rigido o incastrato in una posizione, senza possibilità di muoversi.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: stuck, rigid, immovable

Espressioni comuni: frozen joint, frozen lock, frozen mechanism

cristallizzato, fossilizzato

Che conserva una forma linguistica antica, sopravvissuta solo in certe parole o espressioni.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: fossilized

Espressioni comuni: frozen plural, frozen expression, frozen form