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frieren

be cold

verb FREE-ren Rare
Body & Health Movement

Also means

freeze

Usage Note

frieren describes feeling cold and can be impersonal: mich friert or es friert mich. With sein it means to freeze solid: Der See ist gefroren. With haben it means to have felt cold.

Examples

"Ohne Jacke friere ich draußen sehr."

Natural Translation

Without a jacket I'm very cold outside.

Literal Translation

Without jacket freeze I outside very.

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