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geler

to freeze

verb zhuh-LEH Less Common

Usage Note

Geler is used both literally (l'eau gèle à zéro degré) and figuratively (geler les salaires, 'to freeze wages'). It is an impersonal weather verb: il gèle means 'it's freezing'. The noun gel means frost or gel, and gelée means jelly or a hard frost.

Examples

"Il gèle dehors ce matin."

Natural Translation

It's freezing outside this morning.

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