ice

hielo

Agua que se ha vuelto sólida por el frío.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Expresiones frecuentes: ice cubes, thin ice, on ice

tensión, frialdad

Incomodidad entre personas que les dificulta hablar con naturalidad.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: awkwardness, reserve

Expresiones frecuentes: break the ice, ice between people

frialdad

Falta de cariño, amabilidad o sentimientos amistosos hacia alguien.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: coldness, cold-heartedness

Antónimos: warmth

Expresiones frecuentes: heart of ice, ice in something, voice like ice

glasear

Cubrir un pastel con una mezcla dulce de azúcar.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Cómo se usa: ice something with something (Ice the cake with lemon icing.)

Sinónimos: frost

Expresiones frecuentes: ice a cake, ice the cupcakes, ice with something

aplicar hielo, enfriar con hielo

Poner hielo sobre algo para enfriarlo o reducir una hinchazón.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: chill, cool

Antónimos: heat

Expresiones frecuentes: ice your knee, ice an injury, ice a drink

congelarse, helarse

Cubrirse una superficie de una capa de hielo.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: freeze, freeze over

Antónimos: thaw

Expresiones frecuentes: ice over, ice up, ice overnight

matar, liquidar

En lenguaje informal, matar a alguien de forma deliberada.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: murder, kill

Expresiones frecuentes: ice someone, ice a rival, ice a witness

aplastar, derrotar

Vencer a un rival por una diferencia muy grande.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: crush, trounce

Expresiones frecuentes: ice an opponent, ice a rival, ice the competition