einzufrieren

This is the 13717th most frequent German word.

einzufrieren

"Einzufrieren" means "to freeze."

Here, 'einzu­frieren' is used to describe the action of freezing food to preserve it.

Ich möchte das Essen einzu­frieren, damit es länger haltbar ist.

I want to freeze the food so that it lasts longer.

In this context, 'einzu­frieren' is used metaphorically to mean putting a project on hold or halting progress temporarily.

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.

Here, 'einzu­frieren' metaphorically conveys the idea of deciding not to proceed with travel plans, effectively 'freezing' them.

Warum hast du es entschieden, deine geplanten Reisepläne einzu­frieren?

Why did you decide to freeze your planned travel plans?