frost

frost(
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la escarcha
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
The leaves are covered in frost.Las hojas están cubiertas de escarcha.
a. la helada
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
We were worried that the frost would wipe out all our crops this year.Nos preocupaba que la helada acabara con toda la cosecha este año.
3. (below freezing point)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
a. bajo cero
Wear a scarf today. The temperature is going to reach ten degrees of frost.Ponte una bufanda hoy. La temperatura va a alcanzar diez grados bajo cero.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
4. (culinary)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
a. escarchar
Nina frosted the cookies with cream cheese frosting.Nina escarchó las galletas con glaseado de queso crema.
b. bañar
Make sure that the cake is fully cooled before you frost it.Asegúrate de que el pastel esté frío antes de bañarlo.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
a. cubrirse de escarcha
Washing your car's windows with salt and water can keep them from frosting up.Lavar las ventanas del coche con agua y sal pueden evitar que se cubran de escarcha.
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