No. 6,465 in German
einfrieren
To freeze.
In a sentence
Ich musste das Fleisch einfrieren, um es länger aufzubewahren.
I had to freeze the meat to store it longer.
The word 'einfrieren' is used here to mean 'to freeze' in a literal sense, referring to preserving food by freezing it.
Die Diskussion über dieses Thema musste aufgrund der Umstände eingefroren werden.
The discussion about this topic had to be frozen due to the circumstances.
In this sentence, 'einfrieren' is used metaphorically to mean 'to halt temporarily' or 'pause' a process or activity.
Die Temperaturen waren so niedrig, dass der See komplett eingefroren ist.
The temperatures were so low that the lake is completely frozen.
Here, 'einfrieren' refers to the natural process where water turns into ice due to low temperatures.
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