frost

frost
I [frɒst]
nome
1) (weather condition) gelo m.

10° of frost — meno 10°, 10° sotto zero

there may be a touch of frost tonight — potrebbe gelare questa notte

2) С (one instance) gelata f.
3) (icy coating) brina f.
II [frɒst]
verbo transitivo gastr. glassare [cake]
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[frost] 1. noun
1) (frozen dew, vapour etc: The ground was covered with frost this morning.) brina
2) (the coldness of weather needed to form ice: There'll be (a) frost tomorrow.) gelo, gelata
2. verb
(often with over or up)
1) (to become covered with frost: The windscreen of my car frosted up last night.) brinare, gelare
2) ((American) to cover a cake with frosting.) glassare
- frosty
- frostily
- frostbite
- frostbitten
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[frɒst]
1. n
gelo, (also: hoar frost) brina, (on window) ghiaccio

a keen frost — un gelo pungente

there was frost on the ground — c'era brina sulla terra

an overnight frost — gelata notturna

4 degrees of frost — 4 gradi sotto zero

2. vt
(esp Am: ice: cakes) glassare
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frost /frɒst/
n.
1 [u] gelo: hard frost, freddo intenso, rigido; DIALOGO-Weather- We had the first hard frost of the year last night, abbiamo avuto il primo freddo intenso dell'anno ieri sera; a sharp frost, un freddo pungente
2 [u] (= white frost) brina; ghiaccio (su una superficie): The fields are covered with frost, i campi sono coperti di brina; frost on the window-panes, ghiaccio sui vetri delle finestre
3 (= white frost) brinata; gelata: All the plants died in the last frost, tutte le piante sono morte nell'ultima gelata; (meteor.) ground frost, gelata (a zero gradi C o sotto zero)
4 [u] (fig.) gelo; freddezza
5 (slang, antiq.) fallimento; fiasco
● (USA) frost line, profondità massima di penetrazione del ghiaccio nel terreno □ frost work, ► frostwork □ black frost, freddo intenso senza brina □ (GB) degrees of frost, gradi sotto zero; We had five degrees of frost last night, la notte scorsa abbiamo avuto cinque (gradi) sotto zero.
(to) frost /frɒst/
A v. t.
1 (anche to frost over, to frost up) coprire di ghiaccio (o di brina): frosted windscreens, parabrezza coperti di ghiaccio
2 far gelare, danneggiare, far morire (piante, frutta)
3 (cucina) glassare: to frost a cake, glassare una torta
4 smerigliare (vetro o metallo): frosted glass, vetro smerigliato
5 ferrare a ghiaccio (un cavallo)
B v. i.
(anche to frost over, to frost up) coprirsi di ghiaccio (o di brina); gelare.
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I [frɒst]
nome
1) (weather condition) gelo m.

10° of frost — meno 10°, 10° sotto zero

there may be a touch of frost tonight — potrebbe gelare questa notte

2) С (one instance) gelata f.
3) (icy coating) brina f.
II [frɒst]
verbo transitivo gastr. glassare [cake]

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