This is the 10022nd most frequent French word.
gelé
Frozen.
Here, 'gelé' is used as an adjective to describe the state of the pond, indicating it is frozen.
L'étang est gelé ce matin.
The pond is frozen this morning.
In this sentence, 'gelé' is the past participle of the verb 'geler', showing an action where the soup has been frozen.
Il a gelé la soupe en la laissant dehors.
He froze the soup by leaving it outside.
In this context, 'gelée' is used metaphorically to describe an immobile or halted situation.