Translation
to freeze, to chill; to ice
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Word origin
From Old French glacier, from glace ('ice'), from Latin glacies. English 'glacier' and 'glacial' share the root.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- glacies
- English cognates
- glacier, glacial, glaze
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | glace | glaçais | glaçai | glacerai | glacerais |
| tu | glaces | glaçais | glaças | glaceras | glacerais |
| il/elle | glace | glaçait | glaça | glacera | glacerait |
| nous | glaçons | glacions | glaçâmes | glacerons | glacerions |
| vous | glacez | glaciez | glaçâtes | glacerez | glaceriez |
| ils/elles | glacent | glaçaient | glacèrent | glaceront | glaceraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | glace | glaçasse |
| tu | glaces | glaçasses |
| il/elle | glace | glaçât |
| nous | glacions | glaçassions |
| vous | glaciez | glaçassiez |
| ils/elles | glacent | glaçassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | glace |
| nous | glaçons |
| vous | glacez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- glaçant
- Past participle
- glacé · glacée · glacés · glacées
Examples
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That news made my blood run cold.
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The cold froze the river in one night.
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She ices the cake with sugar and lemon.
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His stare chilled everyone.
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You have to chill the bottle before serving it.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 32, lesson 6: glacer, perturber, resto and 6 more words.