Le mot anglais du jour

frost

gel

Définitions

anglais > français
frost
1. n. Gel, gelée.
2. v. Geler.
anglais > anglais
frost
1. n. A cover of minute ice crystals on objects that are exposed to the air. Frost is formed by the same process as dew, except that the temperature of the frosted object is below freezing.
2. n. The cold weather that causes these ice crystals to form.
3. n. (figurative) Coldness or insensibility; severity or rigidity of character.
4. n. (obsolete) The act of freezing; the congelation of water or other liquid.
5. n. A shade of white, like that of frost.
(color panel, ECFCFC)
6. n. (slang) A disappointment; a cheat.
7. v. To cover with frost.
8. v. (intransitive) To become covered with frost.
9. v. To coat (something, e.g. a cake) with icing to resemble frost.
10. v. To anger or annoy.
I think the boss's decision frosted him a bit.
11. v. To sharpen (the points of a horse's shoe) to prevent it from slipping on ice.
français > anglais
gel
1. n-m. frost
2. n-m. gel (suspension of solid in liquid)
3. n-m. gel (cosmetic preparation)
4. n-m. (colloquialism Canada) fall freeze
5. n-m. (seasons, time) freeze-up, one of the 6 seasons of high latitudes; the freeze.