English–French

“deep-freeze” in French

French

Pronunciation

IPA/syʁʒəle/

Example

Il faut surgeler le poisson tout de suite.

The fish must be deep-frozen immediately.

Illustration for surgeler (deep-freeze)

How to say “deep-freeze” in French

“Deep-freeze” in French is surgeler.

A fish freezing almost at once into fine ice crystals instead of large ones, helping it retain its original texture.

Full entry for surgeler: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with surgeler

Je vais surgeler des légumes pour l'hiver.

I am going to deep-freeze vegetables for the winter.

Tips for using surgeler

  • On food packaging, surgelé is a common adjective for quick-frozen products, while congeler is the more general everyday verb.

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