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figer

to freeze, to congeal

verb fee-ZHEH Rare

Also means

to stop dead, to fix in place

Usage Note

Figer describes fat or oil solidifying when cooled (la sauce a figé) but is very commonly used figuratively — rester figé sur place means to be rooted to the spot in shock. The expression figé dans le temps (frozen in time) is a frequent idiom. Its past participle figé also describes set or fossilised expressions in language.

Examples

"La peur l'a figé sur place."

Natural Translation

Fear froze him on the spot.

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