Korean word

얼리다

Pronunciation

Romanizationeollida

Meaning

  • verbfreeze

Example

주스를 얼려서 얼음으로 만들었어요.chu seu reul eol lyeo seo eo reu meu ro man deu reo sseo yo

I froze the juice and turned it into ice.

Illustration for 얼리다 (freeze)

More examples

냉동실에 고기를 얼려서 오래 보관했어요.naeng dong si re ko gi reul eol lyeo seo o rae po gwan hae sseo yo

I froze the meat in the freezer and stored it for a long time.

Core concept

A person or device lowers an object's temperature until it becomes solid.

Common phrases

  • 음식을 얼리다eum si geul eol li da

    freeze food

  • 냉동실에 얼리다naeng dong si re eol li da

    freeze in the freezer

  • 과일을 얼리다kwa i reul eol li da

    freeze fruit

Similar words

얼다eolda: Becomes hard or solid as the temperature falls.
냉동하다naengdonghada: Freezes food or other items to keep them stored for a long time.

Definition in Korean

물건이나 액체를 얼음이나 고체 상태로 만들기 위해 온도를 낮추다.mul geo ni na aek che reul eo reu mi na ko che sang tae ro man deul gi wi hae on do reul nat chu da

Word origin

This verb comes from the Korean verb meaning become frozen plus a causative ending, so its original sense is to make something freeze.

Usage tips

  • Unlike English intransitive uses of freeze, this verb normally presents the person or device as the cause and the frozen item as the object.

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