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ICE
abbr.
1. in case of emergency
2. internal-combustion engine
ice
(īs)n.
1. Water frozen solid.
2. A surface, layer, or mass of frozen water.
3. Something resembling frozen water: ammonia ice.
4. A frozen dessert consisting of water, sugar, and a liquid flavoring, often fruit juice.
5. Cake frosting; icing.
6. Slang Diamonds.
7. Sports The playing field in ice hockey; the rink.
8. Extreme unfriendliness or reserve.
9. Slang A payment over the listed price of a ticket for a public event.
10. Slang Methamphetamine.
v. iced, ic·ing, ic·es
v.tr.
1. To coat or slick with solidly frozen water.
2. To cause to become ice; freeze.
3. To chill by setting in or as if in ice.
4. To cover or decorate (a cake, for example) with a sugar coating.
5. Slang To ensure of victory, as in a game; clinch.
6. Sports To shoot (the puck) from one's defensive half of an ice hockey rink across the opponent's goal line outside of the goal.
7. Slang To kill; murder.
v.intr.
Idioms: To turn into or become coated with ice; freeze: The pond iced over.
on ice Slang
1. Assured of attainment or success: With the extra goal the victory was on ice.
2. In reserve or readiness.
3. Away from public notice or activity.
on thin ice
In a precarious position.
[Middle English is, from Old English īs.]
ice′less adj.
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ice
(aɪs)n
1. water in the solid state, formed by freezing liquid water.
2. (Cookery) a portion of ice cream
3. slang a diamond or diamonds
4. (Hockey (Field & Ice)) the field of play in ice hockey
5. slang a concentrated and highly potent form of methamphetamine with dangerous side effects
6. break the ice
a. to relieve shyness, etc, esp between strangers
b. to be the first of a group to do something
7. cut no ice informal to fail to make an impression
8. on ice in abeyance; pending
9. on thin ice unsafe or unsafely; vulnerable or vulnerably
10. (Placename) the Ice informal NZ Antarctica
vb
11. (often foll by: up, over, etc) to form or cause to form ice; freeze
12. (Cookery) (tr) to mix with ice or chill (a drink, etc)
13. (Cookery) (tr) to cover (a cake, etc) with icing
14. (tr) slang US to kill
15. (Hockey (Field & Ice)) chiefly (in ice hockey)
a. to shoot the puck from one end of the rink to the other
b. to select which players will play in a game
[Old English īs; compare Old High German īs, Old Norse īss]
ˈiceless adj
ˈiceˌlike adj
ICE
(in Britain) abbreviation for
(Civil Engineering) Institution of Civil Engineers
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ice
(aɪs)n., v. iced, ic•ing. n.
1. the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
2. the frozen surface of a body of water.
3. any substance resembling frozen water: camphor ice.
4. a frozen dessert made of sweetened water and fruit juice.
5. Brit. ice cream.
6. icing, as on a cake.
7. reserve; formality.
8. Slang. a diamond or diamonds.
9. Slang.
a. protection money paid to the police by the operator of an illicit business.
b. a fee paid, as to a theater manager, to secure desirable tickets.
10. Slang. methamphetamine prepared illicitly as crystals for smoking.
v.t. 11. to cover with ice.
12. to change into ice; freeze.
13. to cool with ice: Ice the sodas, please.
14. to cover with icing; frost: to ice a cake.
15. to make cold, as if with ice.
16. Informal.
a. to make sure of; clinch: to ice a deal.
b. to assure success or victory in.
17. Slang. to kill; murder.
v.i. 18. to change to ice; freeze.
19. to become coated with ice (often fol. by up).
Idioms: 1. break the ice,
a. to overcome initial social awkwardness or formality.
b. to make an effective beginning.
2. cut no ice, to fail to impress or influence.
3. ice the puck, to hit a hockey puck from one's own half of the rink to the far side of the opponent's half.
4. on ice,
a. assured of success or victory.
b. in a state of abeyance or readiness.
5. (skating) on thin ice, in a precarious or delicate situation.
[before 900; Middle English, Old English is]
ice′less, adj.
-ice
a suffix of nouns borrowed from French, indicating state or quality: notice.
[Middle English -ice, -ise < Old French < Latin -itius, -itia, -itium]
Ice.
1. Iceland.
2. Icelandic.
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ice
(īs) Water frozen solid, normally at or below a temperature of 32°F (0°C).
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ice
Past participle: iced
Gerund: icing
| Imperative |
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| ice |
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ice
The solid form of water as it freezes when the temperature is below 32°F (0°C).
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| Noun | 1. |  ice - water frozen in the solid state; "Americans like ice in their drinks"ice cube - a small cube of artificial ice; used for cooling drinks glacier - a slowly moving mass of ice H2O, water - binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent crystal - a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure black ice - a thin coating of ice (as from freezing mist) on a road or sidewalk; nearly invisible but very hazardous hailstone - small pellet of ice that falls during a hailstorm icicle - ice resembling a pendent spear, formed by the freezing of dripping water |
| 2. | ice - the frozen part of a body of water object, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" drift ice - masses of ice floating in the open sea icefall - a steep part of a glacier resembling a frozen waterfall | |
| 3. | ice - diamonds; "look at the ice on that dame!" colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech diamond - a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem | |
| 4. |  ice - a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakestopping - a flavorful addition on top of a dish | |
| 5. | ice - a frozen dessert with fruit flavoring (especially one containing no milk) frozen dessert - any of various desserts prepared by freezing | |
| 6. | ice - an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant deoxyephedrine, meth, methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, Methedrine, shabu, chicken feed, crank, chalk, trash, glass amphetamine, pep pill, upper, speed - a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression controlled substance - a drug or chemical substance whose possession and use are controlled by law | |
| 7. |  ICE - a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbinecylinder block, engine block, block - a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine; "the engine had to be replaced because the block was cracked" four-stroke engine, four-stroke internal-combustion engine - an internal-combustion engine in which an explosive mixture is drawn into the cylinder on the first stroke and is compressed and ignited on the second stroke; work is done on the third stroke and the products of combustion are exhausted on the fourth stroke gas engine - an internal-combustion engine similar to a gasoline engine but using natural gas instead of gasoline vapor gasoline engine, petrol engine - an internal-combustion engine that burns gasoline; most automobiles are driven by gasoline engines heat engine - any engine that makes use of heat to do work force feed, force-feed lubricating system, lubricating system, pressure feed, pressure-feed lubricating system - mechanical system of lubricating internal combustion engines in which a pump forces oil into the engine bearings automotive vehicle, motor vehicle - a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails outboard motor, outboard - internal-combustion engine that mounts at stern of small boat poppet, poppet valve - a mushroom-shaped valve that rises perpendicularly from its seat; commonly used in internal-combustion engines radial engine, rotary engine - an internal-combustion engine having cylinders arranged radially around a central crankcase reciprocating engine - an internal-combustion engine in which the crankshaft is turned by pistons moving up and down in cylinders rotary engine - an internal-combustion engine in which power is transmitted directly to rotating components self-starter - an electric starting motor that automatically starts an internal-combustion engine supercharger - compressor that forces increased oxygen into the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine valve-in-head engine - internal-combustion engine having both inlet and exhaust valves located in the cylinder head | |
| 8. |  ice - a rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating; "the crowd applauded when she skated out onto the ice"ice hockey rink, ice-hockey rink - an ice rink for playing ice hockey rink, skating rink - building that contains a surface for ice skating or roller skating | |
| Verb | 1. | ice - decorate with frosting; "frost a cake" cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" |
| 2. | ice - cause to become ice or icy; "an iced summer drink" freeze - cause to freeze; "Freeze the leftover food" | |
| 3. | ice - put ice on or put on ice; "Ice your sprained limbs" |
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ice
noun
1. frozen water Glaciers are moving rivers of ice.
break the ice kick off (informal), lead the way, take the plunge (informal), make a start, begin a relationship, initiate the proceedings, start or set the ball rolling (informal) The main purpose of his trip was to break the ice.
on ice pending, forthcoming, imminent, awaiting, unsettled, impending, in the balance, undecided, up in the air, in the offing, undetermined, hanging fire The $40 million aid package will remain on ice for a month.
skate on thin ice be at risk, be vulnerable, be unsafe, be in jeopardy, be out on a limb, be open to attack, be sticking your neck out (informal) I had skated on thin ice for long enough. adjective, glacial, fear, kristallophobia
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Translations
جَليدجَلِيدٌقِطْعَة ثَلْج: بوظَهمَثْلوج لَيْمونيُغَطّي بِطَبَقَة سُكَّر
gel
ledzmrzlinaovocná zmrzlinapolít
issorbet-is=-isglasere
glacio
jää
jääjäädykejäähdyttääjäätyäpitkä kiekko
ledsladoled
jégcukormázzal bevonfagylalt
es
ísís, klakimethrjómaíssetja krem/glassúr á
アイス氷
얼음
glacies
ledasledkalnisledkirtisledo gabaliukasledų formelė
leduspārklāt ar glazūrupārklāties ar ledusaldējumssasalt
ľadovocná zmrzlinapoliať cukrovou polevouzmrzlina
ledsladoled
лед
isglass
barafu
น้ำแข็ง
лід
đá
ice
[aɪs]A. N
1. (= frozen water) → hielo m
as cold as ice → (tan) frío como el hielo
my feet are like ice → tengo los pies helados
to break the ice → romper el hielo
to cut no ice arguments like that cut no ice with him → ese tipo de argumentos lo dejan frío
to keep/put sth on ice we put the champagne on ice → pusimos el champán a enfriar
she put her career on ice for ten years while she had children → dejó su carrera aparcada durante diez años para tener hijos
to keep money on ice → tener dinero en reserva
to put a project on ice → posponer un proyecto
to skate on thin ice → pisar terreno peligroso
as cold as ice → (tan) frío como el hielo
my feet are like ice → tengo los pies helados
to break the ice → romper el hielo
to cut no ice arguments like that cut no ice with him → ese tipo de argumentos lo dejan frío
to keep/put sth on ice we put the champagne on ice → pusimos el champán a enfriar
she put her career on ice for ten years while she had children → dejó su carrera aparcada durante diez años para tener hijos
to keep money on ice → tener dinero en reserva
to put a project on ice → posponer un proyecto
to skate on thin ice → pisar terreno peligroso
2. (= ice cream) → helado m
C. CPD the Ice Age N → la edad de hielo, el periodo glacial
an ice-age rock/fossil → una roca/un fósil del periodo glacial
ice axe, ice ax (US) N → piqueta f (de alpinista), piolet m
ice bucket N → cubo m del hielo, hielera f (LAm)
ice cream N → helado m
ice-cream cone → cucurucho m (de helado)
ice-cream parlour → heladería f
ice-cream soda → soda f mezclada con helado
ice cube N → cubito m de hielo
ice dance N → baile m sobre hielo
ice field N → campo m de hielo, banquisa f
ice floe N → témpano m de hielo
ice hockey N → hockey m sobre hielo
ice house N (for storing ice) → nave f frigorífica (edificio); [of Eskimo] → iglú m
ice lolly N (Brit) → polo m (Sp), paleta f (LAm)
ice maiden N → mujer f de hielo
ice pack N → compresa f de hielo
ice pick N (Culin) → punzón m para el hielo
ice rink N → pista f de patinaje sobre hielo, pista f de hielo
ice skate N → patín m de hielo, patín m de cuchilla
see also ice-skate ice skater N → patinador(a) m/f (artístico/a), patinador(a) m/f sobre hielo
ice skating N → patinaje m sobre hielo
to go ice skating → ir a patinar sobre hielo
ice water, iced water N → agua f helada, agua f fría (de la nevera)
an ice-age rock/fossil → una roca/un fósil del periodo glacial
ice axe, ice ax (US) N → piqueta f (de alpinista), piolet m
ice bucket N → cubo m del hielo, hielera f (LAm)
ice cream N → helado m
ice-cream cone → cucurucho m (de helado)
ice-cream parlour → heladería f
ice-cream soda → soda f mezclada con helado
ice cube N → cubito m de hielo
ice dance N → baile m sobre hielo
ice field N → campo m de hielo, banquisa f
ice floe N → témpano m de hielo
ice hockey N → hockey m sobre hielo
ice house N (for storing ice) → nave f frigorífica (edificio); [of Eskimo] → iglú m
ice lolly N (Brit) → polo m (Sp), paleta f (LAm)
ice maiden N → mujer f de hielo
ice pack N → compresa f de hielo
ice pick N (Culin) → punzón m para el hielo
ice rink N → pista f de patinaje sobre hielo, pista f de hielo
ice skate N → patín m de hielo, patín m de cuchilla
see also ice-skate ice skater N → patinador(a) m/f (artístico/a), patinador(a) m/f sobre hielo
ice skating N → patinaje m sobre hielo
to go ice skating → ir a patinar sobre hielo
ice water, iced water N → agua f helada, agua f fría (de la nevera)
ice over ice up VI + ADV → helarse, congelarse
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ice
[ˈaɪs] n
(gen) → glace f
There was ice on the lake → Il y avait de la glace sur le lac.
to put sth on ice (fig) → mettre qch en attente
to break the ice (fig) → briser la glace
to cut no ice with sb (fig) (= fail to impress) → ne pas prendre avec qn
That sort of romantic attitude cuts no ice with the director → Ce genre d'attitude romantique ne prend pas avec le réalisateur.
to be skating on thin ice, to be on thin ice (= taking risks) → être sur un terrain glissant
There was ice on the lake → Il y avait de la glace sur le lac.
to put sth on ice (fig) → mettre qch en attente
to break the ice (fig) → briser la glace
to cut no ice with sb (fig) (= fail to impress) → ne pas prendre avec qn
That sort of romantic attitude cuts no ice with the director → Ce genre d'attitude romantique ne prend pas avec le réalisateur.
to be skating on thin ice, to be on thin ice (= taking risks) → être sur un terrain glissant
(in drinks) → glaçons mpl
(on road) → verglas m
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ice
n
→ Eis nt; (on roads) → (Glatt)eis nt; to be as cold as ice → eiskalt sein; my hands are like ice → ich habe eiskalte Hände; “Cinderella on Ice” → „Aschenputtel auf dem Eis“; to keep or put something on ice (lit) → etw kalt stellen; (fig) → etw auf Eis legen; to break the ice (fig) → das Eis brechen; to be or be treading or be skating on thin ice (fig) → sich aufs Glatteis begeben/begeben haben; you are (skating) on thin ice there (fig) → da begibst du dich aufs Glatteis; to cut no ice with somebody (inf) → auf jdn keinen Eindruck machen; that cuts no ice with me (inf) → das kommt bei mir nicht an
no pl (US sl: = diamond) → Klunker m (inf)
vt
cake → glasieren, mit Zuckerguss überziehen
ice
in cpds → Eis-;ice age
n → Eiszeit f
ice axe, (US) ice ax
n → Eispickel m
ice bag
n → Eisbeutel m
iceberg
n (lit, fig) → Eisberg m
ice-blue
adj → eisblau
iceboat
n
(Sport) → Segelschlitten m
icebound
adj port, lake → zugefroren, vereist; ship, place → vom Eis eingeschlossen; road → vereist; ground → zu Eis gefroren
icebox
n (Brit: in refrigerator) → Eisfach nt; (US) → Eisschrank m; (= insulated box) → Eisbox f, → Kühltasche f; this room is like an ice → dieses Zimmer ist der reinste Eiskeller
icebreaker
n → Eisbrecher m
ice bucket
n → Eiskühler m
icecap
ice-cold
adj → eiskalt
ice-cream cone, ice-cream cornet
n → Eistüte f
ice-cream parlour, (US) ice-cream parlor
n → Eisdiele f
ice-cream soda
n Eisbecher mit Sirup, Marmelade, Früchten, Milch und Ingwerlimonade
ice-cream van
n (Brit) → Eiswagen m
ice crusher
n → Eiszerkleinerer m
ice cube
n → Eiswürfel m
ice
:ice dancing
n → Eistanz m
ice floe
n → Eisscholle f
ice hockey
n → Eishockey nt
ice house
n → Eiskeller m
ice
:ice man
n (US) → Eisverkäufer m
ice pick
n → Eispickel m
ice point
n (Phys) → Gefrierpunkt m
ice rink
n → (Kunst)eisbahn f, → Schlittschuhbahn f
ice sheet
n → Eisschicht f
ice-skate
vi → Schlittschuh laufen or fahren
ice skate
n → Schlittschuh m
ice-skater
ice-skating
ice storm
n (US) → Eissturm m
ice tea
n → Eistee m
ice tray
n → Eisschale f
ice water
n → Eiswasser nt
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ice
[aɪs]1. n
a. → ghiaccio; (on road) → ghiaccio, strato di ghiaccio
to be as cold as ice → essere freddo/a come il ghiaccio, essere un pezzo di ghiaccio
to break the ice (fig) → rompere il ghiaccio
it cuts no ice with me → con me non attacca
to keep sth on ice (fig) (plan, project) → accantonare qc
to skate on thin ice (fig) → essere sul filo del rasoio
to be as cold as ice → essere freddo/a come il ghiaccio, essere un pezzo di ghiaccio
to break the ice (fig) → rompere il ghiaccio
it cuts no ice with me → con me non attacca
to keep sth on ice (fig) (plan, project) → accantonare qc
to skate on thin ice (fig) → essere sul filo del rasoio
2. vt (cake) → glassare
ice over ice up vi + adv (river) → gelarsi, ghiacciarsi; (windscreen, wings of plane) → incrostarsi di ghiaccio
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
ice
(ais) noun1. frozen water. The pond is covered with ice.
2. an ice-cream. chocolate ice-cream. Three ices, please.
3. (American) a fruit-flavoured frozen dessert usually made without milk and cream. lemon ice(s).
verb to cover with icing. She iced the cake.
ˈicing noun a mixture of sugar, white of egg, water etc used to cover or decorate cakes.
ˈicy adjective1. very cold. icy winds.
2. covered with ice. icy roads.
3. unfriendly. an icy tone of voice.
ˈicily adverbˈiciness noun
ice age
a time when a great part of the earth's surface was covered with ice.
ice axe a type of axe used by mountain climbers to cut holds in ice for their hands and feet.
ˈiceberg noun a huge mass of ice floating in the sea.
ice box (American) a refrigerator.
ˌice-ˈcream noun cream or a mixture of creamy substances, flavoured and frozen. chocolate ice-cream.
ˈice-cube noun a small cube of ice used for cooling drinks etc.
ice rink a large room or building with a floor of ice for skating.
ice-skate verb to skate on ice.
ice-skating nounice tray
a metal or plastic tray for making ice-cubes in a refrigerator.
ice over/up to become covered with ice. The pond iced over during the night; The windows have iced up.
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ice
→ جَلِيدٌ led is Eis πάγος hielo jää glace led ghiaccio 氷 얼음 ijs is lód gelo лед is น้ำแข็ง buz đá 冰Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
ice
n. hielo;
___ cap, ___ bag → bolsa de ___;
___ cream → helado;
___ water → agua helada, agua con ___;
___ treatment → aplicación de ___;
My hands are like ___ → Tengo las manos heladas.
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ice
n hielo; (fam, methamphetamine) metanfetamina; — chips trocitos or peda-citos de hielo; — pack bolsa or compresa de hielo; vt (an injury) aplicar hielo (a una herida)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.