froze

to become very cold, or to make something very cold

congelarse, enfriar mucho

• it froze last night
• the lake froze over

Collocations frozen food · freezing weather

• The lake froze over during the winter.

  El lago se congeló durante el invierno.

to stop moving suddenly because you are shocked or frightened

quedarse paralizado, detenerse de golpe

• freeze in your tracks

• She froze when she saw the snake.

  Ella se quedó paralizada cuando vio la serpiente.

to stop working properly and become unresponsive, especially a computer or electronic device

congelarse (computadora), dejar de funcionar correctamente

• the computer froze

• The program froze and I had to restart the computer.

  El programa se congeló y tuve que reiniciar la computadora.