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Translation

to freeze

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Word origin

From Latin gelare, from gelu ('frost, ice').

Origin
Latin
Root
gelu
English cognates
gel, jelly, congeal

Grammar

Verb type-are regular, perfect with essere (intransitive) or avere (transitive)

Examples

' secchio .

Tonight the water in the bucket froze.

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It's so cold my hands are freezing.

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The lake freezes almost every winter.

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