frost

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
frost n	(ice)	escarcha nf
	Aaron always loved it when frost formed on the windows.
	A Aaron siempre le ha encantado cuando se forma escarcha en las ventanas.
frost n	(freezing weather)	helada nf
	Wait until after the last frost before planting your vegetable patch.
	Espera hasta la última helada antes de plantar la huerta.
frost [sth]⇒ vtr	mainly US (cake: add icing)	glasear⇒ vtr
		embetunar⇒ vtr
	Tom frosted the cake just before he served it to his guests.
	Tom glaseó la torta justo antes de servirla.

Additional Translations
Inglés		Español
frost [sth] vtr	often passive (glass: make opaque)	opacar⇒ vtr
	The glass for the bathroom window has been frosted for greater privacy.
	Los vidrios del baño se opacaron para dar mayor privacidad.

Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
frost over vi + adv	(be covered by frost)	cubierto de escarcha loc adj
		helarse⇒ v prnl
		congelarse⇒ v prnl
frost plug n	(blockage caused by frozen liquid)	congelamiento de las cañerías nm + loc adj
frost sensitive, frost-sensitive adj	(plant: susceptible to frost damage)	sensible al frío loc adj
Note: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun.
frost up vi + adv	(be covered by frost)	cubierto de escarcha loc adj
frost-free adj	(freezer, etc.: does not form ice buildup) (voz inglesa)	no frost loc adj
hard frost n	(temperature below 28⁰ F)	helada nf
		temperatura por debajo de -2º C nf + loc adj
hoar frost n	(white frost)	escarcha nf
		helada blanca loc nom f
	It was a cold night, and we awoke to a hoar frost in the morning.
Jack Frost n	figurative (frosty weather)	helada nf
	Jack Frost had called during the night and there was ice on the windows.
	Hubo una helada durante la noche y había hielo en las ventanas.
snowbelt, Snow Belt, Frostbelt, Frost Belt n	US (northern US)	cinturón de nieve de los Grandes Lagos n propio m
		cinturón de nieve loc nom m
white frost n	(weather: heavy frost)	nevada nf

'frost' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

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Spanish:

Collocations: frost [damage, protection], [built, made] to be frost-resistant, [hands, fingers] covered in frost bites, more...

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