helar

v.

1 to freeze.

El viento heló las rosas The wind froze the roses.

2 to dumbfound.

3 to frostbite.

El viento frío heló mis pies The icy wind frostbit my feet.

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helar

Conjugation model [ACERTAR], like {{link=acertar}}acertar

► verbo transitivo

1 (congelar) to freeze

2 (plantas) to kill, freeze

■ el frío ha helado los geranios the frost has killed the geraniums

► verbo intransitivo (Used only in the 3rd person; it does not take a subject )

1 METEREOLOGÍA to freeze

■ anoche heló it froze last night

► verbo pronominal helarse

1 (congelarse) to freeze

■ el estanque se ha helado the pond has frozen over

2 (planta) to be killed by frost

3 (persona) to freeze, freeze to death

■ me estoy helando I'm freezing

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FRASEOLOGÍA

se me heló la sangre figurado my blood ran cold

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verb

to freeze

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1. VT

1) (Meteo) to freeze, ice up

2) (=congelar) [+ líquido] to freeze; [+ bebidas] to ice, chill

3) (=pasmar) to dumbfound, amaze

4) (=aterrar) to scare to death

2.

VI (=hacer frío) (Meteo) to freeze

3.

See:

helarse

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1.

verbo transitivo/ intransitivo to freeze

2.

helar v impers

anoche heló — it went below freezing last night (AmE), there was a frost last night (BrE)

3.

helarse v pron

1)

a) río/charco to freeze (over); agua to freeze

b) plantas/cosecha to freeze

2) (fam)

a) persona to freeze

me estoy helando — I'm freezing

b) comida/café to get o go cold

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= ice.

Ex. The loins were divided into 2 lots: one lot was iced immediately and the other lot was left at room temperature for 6 hours before icing.

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1.

verbo transitivo/ intransitivo to freeze

2.

helar v impers

anoche heló — it went below freezing last night (AmE), there was a frost last night (BrE)

3.

helarse v pron

1)

a) río/charco to freeze (over); agua to freeze

b) plantas/cosecha to freeze

2) (fam)

a) persona to freeze

me estoy helando — I'm freezing

b) comida/café to get o go cold

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= ice.

Ex: The loins were divided into 2 lots: one lot was iced immediately and the other lot was left at room temperature for 6 hours before icing.

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helar [A5 ]

vt

1 ‹estanque/agua› to freeze

2 ‹plantas/cosecha› to freeze

■ helar

vi

«congelador» to freeze

■

v impers

[Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

anoche heló there was a frost last night

■ helarse

v pron

A

1 «río» to freeze, freeze over; «estanque/charco» to freeze, freeze over, ice over; «agua» to freeze

2 «plantas/cosecha» to freeze

B (fam)

1 «persona» to freeze

cierra la ventana, que me estoy helando close the window, I'm freezing

2 «comida/café» to get o go cold

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helar (conjugate helar) verbo transitivo/intransitivo
to freeze
helar v impers:

◊ anoche heló it went below freezing last night (AmE), there was a frost last night (BrE)

helarse verbo pronominal
1 [río/charco] to freeze (over);
[agua/plantas/cosecha] to freeze
2 (fam)

a) [persona] to freeze

b) [comida/café] to get o go cold

helar
I vtr (congelar) to freeze
II verbo impersonal to freeze: anoche heló, there was a frost last night
'helar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hiela
English:
freeze
- frost

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helar

♦ vt

1. [líquido] to freeze

2. [planta]

el frío heló las plantas the plants were caught by the frost

3. [dejar atónito] to dumbfound

♦ v impersonal

anoche heló there was a frost last night

♦ See also the pronominal verb helarse

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helar

I v/t freeze

II v/i freeze;

anoche heló there was a frost last night

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helar {55} v

congelar: to freeze

helar v impers

: to produce frost

anoche heló: there was frost last night

♦ See also the reflexive verb helarse

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helar vb to freeze [pt. froze; pp. frozen]

el frío ha helado los charcos the puddles have frozen

el agua se hiela a 0º centígrados water freezes at 0º centigrade

anoche heló there was a frost last night