What does gel in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word gel in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use gel in French.

The word gel in French means frost, freeze, gel, be susceptible to frost damage, be sensitive to frost, be frost-sensitive, silica gel, wage freeze, shower gel, hand sanitizer, hand sanitizing gel, lubricant gel, lubricant jelly, lubricant, in frost-free conditions, frost season. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word gel

frost

nom masculin (congélation de l'eau) (weather)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Avec le froid de l'hiver revient le gel des ruisseaux.
As the winter cold returns, so does the freezing over of the streams.

freeze

nom masculin (immobilité) (pay, prices, funds: figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le gouvernement décrète le gel des salaires.
The government announces a wage freeze.

gel

nom masculin (produit cosmétique colloïdal) (for hair)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le rockeur fixait sa coiffure avec du gel.
The rocker was fixing his hair in place with gel.

be susceptible to frost damage

locution verbale (se dégrader par le gel)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Le mobilier en bois craint le gel.

be sensitive to frost, be frost-sensitive

locution verbale (plante : être gélif) (plant)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Les lauriers roses craignent le gel.

silica gel

nom masculin (hydroxyde de silicium)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

wage freeze

nom masculin (non augmentation salariale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

shower gel

nom masculin (produit pour le corps)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je préfère utiliser du gel douche plutôt que du savon.
I prefer using shower gel to soap.

hand sanitizer, hand sanitizing gel

nom masculin (gel désinfectant)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

lubricant gel, lubricant jelly

nom masculin (gel permettant la glisse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

lubricant

nom masculin (lubrifiant intime)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

in frost-free conditions

adjectif invariable (hors danger du gel)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Je fais pousser mes tomates hors-gel.

frost season

nom féminin (période où il gèle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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