helar
helar
∗helar
transitive verb
1to freeze (líquido)
2to dumbfound (dejar atónito)
verb impersonal
also:
- anoche heló -> there was a frost last night
helarse
pronomial verb1to freeze (líquido, persona)
- el lago se ha helado -> the lake has frozen over
- se helaron las plantas -> the plants were caught by the frost
- me hielo de frío -> I'm freezing
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helar [ay-lar’]
article & verb transitive & verb neuter
1To congeal (líquido), to ice (bebida), or to turn to ice.
2To freeze, to congeal or be congealed with cold.
3To freeze, to chill by the loss of power or motion.
4To astound, to astonish, to amaze (pasmar).
5To dispirit, to discourage (desalentar).
verb reflexive
6To freeze, to be congealed with cold (líquido), to be frozen.
7To glaciate, to turn into ice.
8To congeal, to concrete, to gather into a mass by cold; to be coagulated.
9To grow motionless, to remain without action; to be stupefied to be dispirited.
- Se me heló la sangre or se me heló la sangre en las venas -> (Met.) my blood curdled
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Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
Verb Conjugation for "helar"
| Presente | Pretérito | Imperfect | Futuro | Subjuntivo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hielo | helé | helaba | helaré | hiele |
| Tú | hielas | helaste | helabas | helarás | hieles |
| Ella/Él/Usted | hiela | heló | helaba | helará | hiele |
| Nosotros | helamos | helamos | helábamos | helaremos | helemos |
| Vosotros | heláis | helasteis | helabais | helaréis | heléis |
| Ellos/Ustedes | hielan | helaron | helaban | helarán | hielen |
