congeler

Congeler is a French verb meaning to turn something into ice or to preserve it by freezing. It is used for both food and non-food items, and can also refer to freezing assets or funds in financial or legal contexts.

In everyday use, congeler describes preserving food by lowering its temperature to inhibit microbial growth, such as freezing vegetables, meat, or prepared meals. It is also used in scientific or medical settings to store biological samples or specimens at low temperatures. In financial or administrative language, congeler can mean to immobilize or freeze assets, accounts, or funds to prevent access or use for a period of time.

Etymology: congeler derives from the French root gel (ice) with the prefix con- and the nominal concept of freezing. The process noun is congélation; the related adjective congélé describes something that has been frozen.

Conjugation (present and common tenses):

- Present: je congèle, tu congèles, il congèle, nous congelons, vous congélez, ils congèlent.

- Passé composé: j'ai congelé, tu as congelé, il a congelé, nous avons congelé, vous avez congelé, ils ont congelé.

- Imparfait: je congelais, tu congelais, il congelait, nous congelions, vous congeliez, ils congelai ent.

- Futur simple: je congèlerai, tu congèleras, il congèlera, nous congèlerons, vous congèlerez, ils congèleront.

- Subjonctif présent: que je congèle, que tu congèles, qu’il congèle, que nous congelions, que vous congeliez, qu’ils congèlent.

- Impératif: congèle, congelons, congél ez.

Notes: congeler is transitive (on congèle quelque chose). Pour la météo ou la température ambiante, on préfère geler, comme il gèle dehors. See also: geler, congélation.