Catalan

Verb

gelar ‎(first-person singular present gelo, past participle gelat)

1. to freeze

Conjugation

Interlingua

Verb

gelar

1. to freeze
2. to ice

Conjugation

Derived terms

• disgelar ‎(“to de-ice, to defrost”)

Javanese

Etymology 1

Noun

gelar ‎(Javanese script ꦒꦼꦭꦂ)

1. array
2. layout
3. deployment

Etymology 2

Noun

gelar ‎(Javanese script ꦒꦼꦭꦂ)

1. title
2. academic degree

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin gelāre, present active infinitive of gelō ‎(“I freeze”), from gelu ‎(“frost”), from Proto-Indo-European *gel- ‎(“cold”).

Pronunciation

• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒe.ˈla(ɻ)/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɨ.ˈlaɾ/

Verb

gelar ‎(first-person singular present indicative gelo, past participle gelado)

1. to freeze (to become solid due to low temperature)
2. (intransitive) to become cold
3. to cause to become cold
4. to become dispassionate
5. to freeze (become motionless)

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (freeze): congelar, engelar, regelar
• (become cold): esfriar, refrigerar, resfriar
• (become dispassionate): desanimar, emudecer, desalentar, esmorecer
• (to become motionless): congelar

Antonyms

• (freeze): descongelar, degelar, derreter
• (become cold): esquentar

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