What does gelo in Italian mean?

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

The word gelo in Italian means bitter cold, freeze over, ice, frost, chill, fall out, freeze, chill, freeze over, to freeze up, freezing cold, struck by cold weather. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word gelo

bitter cold, freeze over

sostantivo maschile (freddo acuto)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La stazione meteorologica smise di funzionare a causa del gelo.
The weather station stopped working due to the freeze over.

ice, frost

sostantivo maschile (ghiaccio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Non mi resi conto che il gelo mi aveva bloccato il motore dell'auto.
I hadn't realized that the ice had frozen the car engine.

chill, fall out

sostantivo maschile (figurato (rapporti tesi) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dopo quel diverbio di tanti anni fa, tra di loro è sceso il gelo.
They had a fall out after that argument many years ago.

freeze

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (raffreddare, ghiacciare)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La bassa temperatura ha gelato l'acqua.
The champagne is chilling in the refrigerator.

chill

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (spaventare, raggelare) (figurative)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le grida di aiuto mi hanno gelato il sangue.
ⓘQuesta frase non è una traduzione della frase inglese. Her indifference chilled my enthusiasm.

freeze over

verbo intransitivo (fare una gelata)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Con queste temperature, gelerà molto presto.
ⓘQuesta frase non è una traduzione della frase inglese. It's freezing!

to freeze up

freezing cold, struck by cold weather

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

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