Polyglot Dictionary

congeler

/kɔ̃.ʒə.le/

verb A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
congèle
past
a congelé
perfect
congelé

Meaning

  1. to freeze

    • Il congèle la soupe restante.

      He freezes the leftover soup.

V Category Occurrence Concreteness Concrete Agency Involuntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

geler

Congeler is specifically culinary, to freeze food for storage; geler is the general word for freezing — water, weather, or anything else.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

helar

helar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to freeze."

Portuguese

congelar

congelar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to freeze."

Practice

1 What does congeler mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il ___ la soupe restante.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches congeler?

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