le glacé
iced · frozen
Qui est très froid, souvent couvert de glace ou ayant une apparence brillante comme du verre.
Definition & meaning
Glacé means icy, ice-cold, or frozen. It can describe something extremely cold, such as water, or something made cold with ice.
Figuratively, it can mean cold, frosty, or unfriendly, describing a person’s manner or reception.
In cooking, it can also mean iced or glazed, as in a dessert coated with icing or a glossy finish.
Grammar & Word origin
Glacé is an adjective and the past participle of glacer , “to freeze” or “to glaze.” It agrees with the noun it describes: masculine glacé, feminine glacée , and plurals glacés and glacées .
It comes from glace , meaning “ice.”
Synonyms & antonyms
- froid — “cold”; less intense than glacé.
- gelé — “frozen” or “freezing cold”; often emphasizes actual freezing.
- distant — “distant” or “aloof”; describes behavior rather than temperature.
- chaud — “hot” or “warm”; an antonym for the temperature sense.
- chaleureux — “warm” or “friendly”; an antonym for the figurative sense.
Common phrases & collocations
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Examples
Elle préfère le café glacé en été.adjective
She prefers iced coffee in summer.
Un verre de thé glacé me ferait plaisir.adjective
A glass of iced tea would make me happy.
On aime boire un café glacé en été.adjective
We like to drink an iced coffee in summer.
Nous pouvons manger un dessert glacé.adjective
We can eat a frozen dessert.
Le thé glacé est très rafraîchissant.adjective
Iced tea is very refreshing.
Elle préfère un jus de fruit glacé.adjective
She prefers an iced fruit juice.
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