German word

einfrieren

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈaɪ̯nˌfʁiːʁən/

Meaning

  • verbfreeze

Example

Gestern habe ich das Gemüse eingefroren.

Yesterday I froze the vegetables.

Illustration for einfrieren (freeze)

More examples

Die Firma hat alle Investitionen eingefroren.

The company has frozen all investments.

Core concept

Cold locks food or another thing into a preserved, unmoving state.

Common phrases

  • Investitionen einfrieren

    freeze investments

  • eine Entscheidung einfrieren

    freeze a decision

  • Maßnahmen einfrieren

    freeze measures

Similar words

gefrieren: Become frozen, solid, and unable to move.
frieren: Feel the effects of cold through discomfort or shivering.
auftauen: Thaw from a frozen state and regain a soft texture.
sperren: Block access to something or prevent its use.

Definition in German

durch Gefrieren etwas haltbar oder unbeweglich machen

Word origin

Einfrieren combines the separable prefix ein- with inherited Germanic frieren, meaning to freeze something into a fixed state.

Usage tips

  • Einfrieren is separable: "Ich friere das Gemüse ein" becomes "Ich habe das Gemüse eingefroren" in the perfect tense.

Opposites

Related words

  • das Einfrierenfreezingnoun
  • eingefrorenfrozenadjective

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