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frost

Frost

Definitionen

Englisch > Deutsch
frost
1. Substantiv:
2. [1] Frost
[1] „Nowhere else in the world on a similar latitude, are winters so cold and with such frequent frost and snow as South Korea.“
Auf dem gleichen Breitengrad sind die Winter nirgendwo anders auf der Welt so kalt mit einem derartig häufigen Frost und Schnee wie in Südkorea.
Englisch > Englisch
frost
1. subst. 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. subst. The cold weather that causes these ice crystals to form.
3. subst. (figurative) Coldness or insensibility; severity or rigidity of character.
4. subst. (obsolete) The act of freezing; the congelation of water or other liquid.
5. subst. A shade of white, like that of frost.
(color panel, ECFCFC)
6. subst. (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.
Deutsch > Englisch
Frost
1. subst. frost; freezing weather (weather conditions below 0 °C)
2. subst. frost; ice; all the natural phenomena caused by such weather collectively
3. subst. a sensation of cold, especially due to illness