is freezing
-está congelando
Present progressivehe/sheconjugation offreeze.

freeze

freeze(
friz
)
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. congelar
The cold snap froze the river.La ola de frío congeló el río.
b. helar
Oh no! You froze the bottle of wine!¡Ay no! ¡Has helado la botella de vino!
a. congelar
Whatever we don't eat of the fish, we can freeze for another day.Lo que no comamos del pescado lo podemos congelar para otro día.
a. congelar
The government froze his bank accounts so that he couldn't escape from the country.El gobierno congeló sus cuentas bancarias para que no pudiera huir del país.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
a. congelarse
Your drink will freeze if you leave it in the car.Tu bebida se congelará si la dejas en el coche.
b. helarse
The lake freezes during the winter here.El lago se hiela durante el invierno aquí.
a. congelarse
How are you not freezing in that T-shirt?¿Cómo es que no te estás congelando con esa camiseta?
a. quedarse inmóvil
The robber froze when he saw the dog in the living room.El ladrón se quedó inmóvil cuando vio al perro en la sala.
a. colgarse
I need to buy a new computer. This one always freezes while I'm working.Tengo que comprarme una computadora nueva. Esta siempre se cuelga cuando estoy trabajando.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
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)
This is quite the freeze we're having this month, isn't it?Menuda helada que tenemos este mes, ¿no?
a. la congelación
(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 spending freeze is one of our large economic problems.La congelación de gastos es uno de nuestros problemas económicos grandes.
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