congelar

Catalan

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Latin congelāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kuɲ.ʒəˈla]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [koɲ.ʒəˈla]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [koɲ.d͡ʒeˈlaɾ]

Verb

congelar (first-person singular present congelo, first-person singular preterite congelí, past participle congelat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

1. (transitive) to freeze

Conjugation

    Conjugation of congelar (first conjugation)

infinitive			congelar
gerund			congelant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		congelat		congelada
		plural		congelats		congelades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	congelo	congeles	congela	congelem	congeleu	congelen
	imperfect	congelava	congelaves	congelava	congelàvem	congelàveu	congelaven
	future	congelaré	congelaràs	congelarà	congelarem	congelareu	congelaran
	preterite	congelí	congelares	congelà	congelàrem	congelàreu	congelaren
	conditional	congelaria	congelaries	congelaria	congelaríem	congelaríeu	congelarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	congeli	congelis	congeli	congelem	congeleu	congelin
	imperfect	congelés	congelessis	congelés	congeléssim	congeléssiu	congelessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	congela	congeli	congelem	congeleu	congelin
	negative (no)	—	no congelis	no congeli	no congelem	no congeleu	no congelin

Derived terms

• anticongelant
• congelador
• congelament
• descongelar

Related terms

• congelació
• gelar

Occitan

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Latin congelare.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Béarn):

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• Audio (Languedoc):

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Verb

congelar

1. (transitive) to freeze

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Synonyms

• conglaçar

Related terms

• gelar

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin congēlāre.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.ʒeˈla(ʁ)/ [kõ.ʒeˈla(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.ʒeˈla(ʁ)/ [kõ.ʒeˈla(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kõ.ʒeˈla(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kõ.ʒeˈla(ʁ)/ [kõ.ʒeˈla(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.ʒeˈla(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.ʒɨˈlaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.ʒɨˈlaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.ʒɨˈla.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: con‧ge‧lar

Verb

congelar (first-person singular present congelo, first-person singular preterite congelei, past participle congelado)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to freeze

   Antonym: descongelar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of congelar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	congelar
Personal	congelar	congelares	congelar	congelarmos	congelardes	congelarem
Gerund
	congelando
Past participle
Masculine	congelado			congelados
Feminine	congelada			congeladas
Indicative
Present	congelo	congelas	congela	congelamos	congelais	congelam
Imperfect	congelava	congelavas	congelava	congelávamos	congeláveis	congelavam
Preterite	congelei	congelaste	congelou	congelamos1, congelámos2	congelastes	congelaram
Pluperfect	congelara	congelaras	congelara	congeláramos	congeláreis	congelaram
Future	congelarei	congelarás	congelará	congelaremos	congelareis	congelarão
Conditional	congelaria	congelarias	congelaria	congelaríamos	congelaríeis	congelariam
Subjunctive
Present	congele	congeles	congele	congelemos	congeleis	congelem
Imperfect	congelasse	congelasses	congelasse	congelássemos	congelásseis	congelassem
Future	congelar	congelares	congelar	congelarmos	congelardes	congelarem
Imperative
Affirmative		congela	congele	congelemos	congelai	congelem
Negative (não)		não congeles	não congele	não congelemos	não congeleis	não congelem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:congelar.

Derived terms

• descongelar

Related terms

• congelação
• congelador
• gelar

 

Further reading

• “congelar”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “congelar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “congelar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “congelar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “congelar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin congelāre. Cognate with English congeal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konxeˈlaɾ/ [kõŋ.xeˈlaɾ]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: con‧ge‧lar

Verb

congelar (first-person singular present congelo, first-person singular preterite congelé, past participle congelado)

1. (transitive) to freeze (to lower something's temperature to the point that it freezes)

   Synonym: helar

2. (transitive) to freeze, to suspend (an activity, a program)
   • 2019 April 22, León Krauze, “Dar la espalda al paisano”, in El Universal‎^[1]:

     Hace un par de semanas, el Instituto Nacional de Migración (INM) removió de sus cargos a los representantes en Estados Unidos y congeló el programa de asistencia, al que piensa reestructurar próximamente.

     A couple of weeks ago, the National Migration Institute (NMI) removed representatives in the United States from their posts and froze the aid program, which it plans to restructure shortly.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of congelar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			congelar
gerund			congelando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		congelado		congelada
		plural		congelados		congeladas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	congelo	congelastú congelásvos	congela	congelamos	congeláis	congelan
	imperfect	congelaba	congelabas	congelaba	congelábamos	congelabais	congelaban
	preterite	congelé	congelaste	congeló	congelamos	congelasteis	congelaron
	future	congelaré	congelarás	congelará	congelaremos	congelaréis	congelarán
	conditional	congelaría	congelarías	congelaría	congelaríamos	congelaríais	congelarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	congele	congelestú congelésvos2	congele	congelemos	congeléis	congelen
	imperfect (ra)	congelara	congelaras	congelara	congeláramos	congelarais	congelaran
	imperfect (se)	congelase	congelases	congelase	congelásemos	congelaseis	congelasen
	future1	congelare	congelares	congelare	congeláremos	congelareis	congelaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		congelatú congelávos	congele	congelemos	congelad	congelen
	negative		no congeles	no congele	no congelemos	no congeléis	no congelen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of congelar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive congelar	dative	congelarme	congelarte	congelarle, congelarse	congelarnos	congelaros	congelarles, congelarse
	accusative	congelarme	congelarte	congelarlo, congelarla, congelarse	congelarnos	congelaros	congelarlos, congelarlas, congelarse
with gerund congelando	dative	congelándome	congelándote	congelándole, congelándose	congelándonos	congelándoos	congelándoles, congelándose
	accusative	congelándome	congelándote	congelándolo, congelándola, congelándose	congelándonos	congelándoos	congelándolos, congelándolas, congelándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative congela	dative	congélame	congélate	congélale	congélanos	not used	congélales
	accusative	congélame	congélate	congélalo, congélala	congélanos	not used	congélalos, congélalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative congelá	dative	congelame	congelate	congelale	congelanos	not used	congelales
	accusative	congelame	congelate	congelalo, congelala	congelanos	not used	congelalos, congelalas
with formal second-person singular imperative congele	dative	congéleme	not used	congélele, congélese	congélenos	not used	congéleles
	accusative	congéleme	not used	congélelo, congélela, congélese	congélenos	not used	congélelos, congélelas
with first-person plural imperative congelemos	dative	not used	congelémoste	congelémosle	congelémonos	congelémoos	congelémosles
	accusative	not used	congelémoste	congelémoslo, congelémosla	congelémonos	congelémoos	congelémoslos, congelémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative congelad	dative	congeladme	not used	congeladle	congeladnos	congelaos	congeladles
	accusative	congeladme	not used	congeladlo, congeladla	congeladnos	congelaos	congeladlos, congeladlas
with formal second-person plural imperative congelen	dative	congélenme	not used	congélenle	congélennos	not used	congélenles, congélense
	accusative	congélenme	not used	congélenlo, congélenla	congélennos	not used	congélenlos, congélenlas, congélense

Derived terms

• congelador
• congelamiento
• congelante
• descongelar

 

Related terms

• congelación
• helar

 

Further reading

• “congelar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10