No. 10,022 in French
gelé
Frozen.
In a sentence
L'étang est gelé ce matin.
The pond is frozen this morning.
Here, 'gelé' is used as an adjective to describe the state of the pond, indicating it is frozen.
Il a gelé la soupe en la laissant dehors.
He froze the soup by leaving it outside.
In this sentence, 'gelé' is the past participle of the verb 'geler', showing an action where the soup has been frozen.
La situation est complètement gelée en attendant les instructions.
The situation is completely frozen while waiting for instructions.
In this context, 'gelée' is used metaphorically to describe an immobile or halted situation.
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