congelar

Catalan

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Latin congelāre, present active infinitive of congelō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kuɲ.ʒəˈla]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [koɲ.ʒəˈla]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [koɲ.d͡ʒeˈlaɾ]

Verb

congelar (first-person singular present congelo, first-person singular preterite congelí, past participle congelat)

1. (transitive) to freeze

Derived terms

• descongelar

Related terms

• congelació
• gelar

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Occitan

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Latin congelare, present active infinitive of congelo.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Béarn):

  (file)

• Audio (Languedocien):

  (file)

Verb

congelar

1. (transitive) to freeze

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Synonyms

• conglaçar

Related terms

• gelar

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin congēlāre, present active infinitive of congēlō.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.ʒeˈla(ʁ)/ [kõ.ʒeˈla(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.ʒeˈla(ʁ)/ [kõ.ʒeˈla(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kõ.ʒeˈla(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kõ.ʒeˈla(ʁ)/ [kõ.ʒeˈla(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.ʒeˈla(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.ʒɨˈlaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.ʒɨˈlaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.ʒɨˈla.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: con‧ge‧lar

Verb

1. (transitive, intransitive) to freeze

   Antonym: descongelar

2. Template:pt-verb-form-of

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:congelar.

Derived terms

• descongelar

Related terms

• congelação
• congelador
• gelar

 

Further reading

• “congelar”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “congelar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
• “congelar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “congelar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “congelar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “congelar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin congelare, present active infinitive of congelo. Cognate with English congeal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konxeˈlaɾ/ [kõŋ.xeˈlaɾ]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

Verb

congelar (first-person singular present congelo, first-person singular preterite congelé, past participle congelado)

1. (transitive) to freeze (to lower something's temperature to the point that it freezes)

   Synonym: helar

2. (transitive) to freeze, to suspend (an activity, a program)
   • 2019 April 22, León Krauze, “Dar la espalda al paisano”, in El Universal‎^[1]:

     Hace un par de semanas, el Instituto Nacional de Migración (INM) removió de sus cargos a los representantes en Estados Unidos y congeló el programa de asistencia, al que piensa reestructurar próximamente.

     A couple of weeks ago, the National Migration Institute (NMI) removed representatives in the United States from their posts and froze the aid program, which it plans to restructure shortly.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of congelar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			congelar
gerund			congelando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		congelado		congelada
		plural		congelados		congeladas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	congelo	congelastú congelásvos	congela	congelamos	congeláis	congelan
	imperfect	congelaba	congelabas	congelaba	congelábamos	congelabais	congelaban
	preterite	congelé	congelaste	congeló	congelamos	congelasteis	congelaron
	future	congelaré	congelarás	congelará	congelaremos	congelaréis	congelarán
	conditional	congelaría	congelarías	congelaría	congelaríamos	congelaríais	congelarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	congele	congelestú congelésvos2	congele	congelemos	congeléis	congelen
	imperfect (ra)	congelara	congelaras	congelara	congeláramos	congelarais	congelaran
	imperfect (se)	congelase	congelases	congelase	congelásemos	congelaseis	congelasen
	future1	congelare	congelares	congelare	congeláremos	congelareis	congelaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		congelatú congelávos	congele	congelemos	congelad	congelen
	negative		no congeles	no congele	no congelemos	no congeléis	no congelen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of congelar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive congelar
	dative	congelarme	congelarte	congelarle, congelarse	congelarnos	congelaros	congelarles, congelarse
	accusative	congelarme	congelarte	congelarlo, congelarla, congelarse	congelarnos	congelaros	congelarlos, congelarlas, congelarse
with gerund congelando
	dative	congelándome	congelándote	congelándole, congelándose	congelándonos	congelándoos	congelándoles, congelándose
	accusative	congelándome	congelándote	congelándolo, congelándola, congelándose	congelándonos	congelándoos	congelándolos, congelándolas, congelándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative congela
	dative	congélame	congélate	congélale	congélanos	not used	congélales
	accusative	congélame	congélate	congélalo, congélala	congélanos	not used	congélalos, congélalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative congelá
	dative	congelame	congelate	congelale	congelanos	not used	congelales
	accusative	congelame	congelate	congelalo, congelala	congelanos	not used	congelalos, congelalas
with formal second-person singular imperative congele
	dative	congéleme	not used	congélele, congélese	congélenos	not used	congéleles
	accusative	congéleme	not used	congélelo, congélela, congélese	congélenos	not used	congélelos, congélelas
with first-person plural imperative congelemos
	dative	not used	congelémoste	congelémosle	congelémonos	congelémoos	congelémosles
	accusative	not used	congelémoste	congelémoslo, congelémosla	congelémonos	congelémoos	congelémoslos, congelémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative congelad
	dative	congeladme	not used	congeladle	congeladnos	congelaos	congeladles
	accusative	congeladme	not used	congeladlo, congeladla	congeladnos	congelaos	congeladlos, congeladlas
with formal second-person plural imperative congelen
	dative	congélenme	not used	congélenle	congélennos	not used	congélenles, congélense
	accusative	congélenme	not used	congélenlo, congélenla	congélennos	not used	congélenlos, congélenlas, congélense

Derived terms

• congelador
• congelamiento
• congelante
• descongelar

Related terms

• congelación
• helar

Further reading

• “congelar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014