No. 13,717 in German
einzufrieren
"Einzufrieren" means "to freeze."
In a sentence
Ich möchte das Essen einzufrieren, damit es länger haltbar ist.
I want to freeze the food so that it lasts longer.
Here, 'einzufrieren' is used to describe the action of freezing food to preserve it.
Das Projekt war erfolgreich gestartet, aber wegen Problemen mussten wir es einzufrieren.
The project had started successfully, but due to issues, we had to put it on hold.
In this context, 'einzufrieren' is used metaphorically to mean putting a project on hold or halting progress temporarily.
Warum hast du es entschieden, deine geplanten Reisepläne einzufrieren?
Why did you decide to freeze your planned travel plans?
Here, 'einzufrieren' metaphorically conveys the idea of deciding not to proceed with travel plans, effectively 'freezing' them.
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