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geler
An impersonal verb is a verb with no apparent subject (e.g., Il pleut en avril.).
1. (weather)
a. to freeze
D’après les prévisions, il va geler cette nuit.According to the forecast, it’s going to freeze tonight.
b. to be freezing
Regarde les pare-brise des voitures ! Il a dû geler cette nuit. - C’est juste un peu de rosée.Look at the car windshields! It must have been freezing last night. - It’s just a bit of dew.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., éternuer.).
a. to freeze
J’ai laissé une bouteille d’eau sur le balcon et elle a gelé.I left a bottle of water on the balcony and it froze.
b. to freeze over
Le lac a gelé plus tôt que d’habitude, cette année.The lake froze over earlier than usual this year.
a. to be freezing
Tu me prêtes ton manteau ? Je suis en train de geler !Can I borrow your coat? I'm freezing!
b. to be frozen
Regarde-toi ! Tu gèles. - Non, il fait juste un peu frais.Look at yourself! You're frozen. - No, it's just a little chilly.
c. to freeze
Si Nathalie reste dehors, elle va geler !If Nathalie stays outside, she’s going to freeze!
4. (mechanics)
a. to freeze up
Avec ce froid, le moteur risque de geler.In this cold weather, the engine might freeze up.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
a. to freeze
Un vent glacial gelait les rares passants qui s’étaient aventurés dehors.A biting wind was freezing the few passersby who had ventured outside.
7. (figurative) (to suspend the evolution of)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
a. to freeze (figurative)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
Le gouvernement a-t-il le pouvoir de geler les prix ?Does the government have the power to freeze prices?
b. to block
La direction a décidé de geler le projet jusqu'à nouvel ordre.Management decided to block the project until further notice.
8. (botany)
a. to freeze
Une vague de froid tardive a gelé les premiers bourgeons du cerisier.A late cold snap froze the first cherry tree buds.
9. (mechanics)
a. to freeze up
Le froid de la nuit dernière a gelé les canalisations.Last night's cold weather froze up the pipes.
Conjugations
Indicative of "geler"
Irregularities are in red
Collins French Verb Conjugation Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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