ice

Eis

Wasser, das durch Kälte fest geworden ist.

In einfachem Englisch: Water that has become hard because it is very cold.

• Put some ice in my drink.
• The ice melted in the sun.
• We walked carefully across the ice.

Häufige Wendungen: ice cubes, thin ice, on ice

Befangenheit, Distanziertheit

Unbehagen zwischen Menschen, das es ihnen schwer macht, ungezwungen miteinander zu reden.

In einfachem Englisch: An uncomfortable feeling between people that makes it hard for them to talk freely.

• A joke broke the ice.
• We played a game to break the ice.
• The ice between them melted as they talked.

Synonyme: awkwardness, reserve

Häufige Wendungen: break the ice, ice between people

Kälte, Gefühlskälte

Fehlen von Herzlichkeit, Freundlichkeit oder freundschaftlichen Gefühlen.

In einfachem Englisch: A lack of warmth, kindness, or friendly feeling.

• There was ice in her voice.
• His eyes were full of ice.
• She seemed to have a heart of ice.

Synonyme: coldness, cold-heartedness

Gegenteile: warmth

Häufige Wendungen: heart of ice, ice in something, voice like ice

glasieren

Einen Kuchen mit einer süßen Zuckermischung überziehen.

In einfachem Englisch: If you do this, you cover a cake with a sweet sugar mixture.

• Let the cake cool before you ice it.
• She iced the cupcakes with chocolate frosting.
• Will you ice my birthday cake?

So benutzt man es: ice something with something (Ice the cake with lemon icing.)

Synonyme: frost

Häufige Wendungen: ice a cake, ice the cupcakes, ice with something

mit Eis kühlen

Eis auf etwas legen, um es zu kühlen oder eine Schwellung zu verringern.

In einfachem Englisch: If you do this, you put frozen water on something to make it cold or reduce swelling.

• Ice your ankle after exercise.
• She iced her sore knee for ten minutes.
• We iced the bottles before the guests arrived.

Synonyme: chill, cool

Gegenteile: heat

Häufige Wendungen: ice your knee, ice an injury, ice a drink

vereisen, zufrieren

Sich als Oberfläche mit einer Eisschicht bedecken.

In einfachem Englisch: If a surface does this, it becomes covered in frozen water.

• The bridge may ice overnight.
• The pond iced over during the night.
• These steps ice up quickly in cold weather.

Synonyme: freeze, freeze over

Gegenteile: thaw

Häufige Wendungen: ice over, ice up, ice overnight

umlegen, ermorden

Umgangssprachlich: jemanden absichtlich töten.

In einfachem Englisch: If you do this, you deliberately kill someone.

• The gangster threatened to ice him.
• They iced the witness before the trial.
• The boss ordered someone to ice his rival.

Synonyme: murder, kill

Häufige Wendungen: ice someone, ice a rival, ice a witness

vernichtend schlagen

Einen Gegner mit sehr großem Vorsprung besiegen.

In einfachem Englisch: If you do this, you beat an opponent by a large margin.

• Our team iced its rivals.
• She iced every opponent in the tournament.
• The candidate iced his challenger in the election.

Synonyme: crush, trounce

Häufige Wendungen: ice an opponent, ice a rival, ice the competition