freeze

/friːz/ verb (past tense froze, past participle frozen)

Translation

ICE [I, T] › If something freezes or is frozen, it becomes hard and solid because it is very cold.

donmak, buzlanmak, buz tutmak, dondurmak

The river had frozen overnight. Water freezes at 0° Celsius.15111518

FOOD [I, T] › to make food last a long time by making it very cold and hard

(gıda) dondurmak, dondurarak saklamak

You can freeze any cakes that you have left over.903

PERSON [I] › to feel very cold

buz tutmak, çok donmak, buz kesmek

One of the climbers froze to death on the mountain.1518

NOT MOVE [I] › to suddenly stop moving, especially because you are frightened

dona kalmak, korkudan buz kesmek

She saw someone outside the window and froze.2514

LEVEL [T] › to fix the level of something such as a price or rate so that it does not increase

(fiyat, oran) dondurmak, sabitlemek

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(Definition of freeze verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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