einfrieren

German

Etymology

ein- + frieren

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔaɪ̯nfʀiːɐ̯n/, /ˈʔaɪ̯nfʀiːʀən/
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Verb

einfrieren (class 2 strong, third-person singular simple present friert ein, past tense fror ein, past participle eingefroren, past subjunctive fröre ein, auxiliary haben)

  1. to freeze (to lower something's temperature to freezing point)
  2. to freeze (wages, prices, etc.)
    • 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 34/2010, page 87:
      Die Pharmakonzerne müssen ihre Preise nun drei Jahre lang auf dem Niveau vom Sommer 2009 einfrieren.
      The pharmaceutical companies now have to freeze their prices for three years at the level of summer 2009.

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