verb
erstarren
freeze
Sich plötzlich nicht mehr bewegen können, oft wegen Schreck, Angst oder Kälte.
The German word "erstarren" is a verb that means "to freeze" or "to become rigid/immobile".
- It is made of "er-" (a prefix) and "starren" which means "to stare" or in this verb's context related to "to become stiff, rigid."
Similar words:
- "vergällen" (to harden, stiffen)
- "einfrieren" (to freeze, especially physically)
- "erstarren" tends more to describe sudden stiffness or immobilization, e.g., from shock or cold, while "einfrieren" often refers to freezing in the literal sense (temperature).
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Examples
Die Blumen erstarren in der Kälte.verb
The flowers freeze in the cold.
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