helar

Definitions of helar
  1. verb
    put ice on or put on ice
    synonyms: helarse
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    congelar, congelarse, enfriar, enfriarse
    make cool or cooler
  2. verb
    cause to freeze
    synonyms: congelar, congelarse, fraguar, helarse
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    alterar, cambiar, cualificar, modificar
    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
  3. verb
    become hard or harder
    synonyms: aterronarse, encallecer, endurecer, endurecerse, fraguar, helarse
    aterronarse, encallecer, endurecer, endurecerse, fraguar, helarse
    make hard or harder
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    antonyms:
    ablandar, dulcificarse, enternecer, reblandecer, reblandecerse, suavizar
    become soft or softer
    type of:
    cambiar, sufrir un cambio
    undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
  4. verb
    make hard or harder
    synonyms: aterronarse, encallecer, endurecer, endurecerse, fraguar, helarse
    aterronarse, encallecer, endurecer, endurecerse, fraguar, helarse
    become hard or harder
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    antonyms:
    ablandar, dulcificar, enternecer, reblandecer, suavizar, temperar
    make soft or softer
    type of:
    cambiar, sufrir un cambio
    undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
  5. verb
    change from a liquid to a solid when cold
    synonyms: congelar, congelarse, fraguar, helarse
    congelarse, helarse
    change to ice
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    solidificar, solidificarse
    become solid
  6. verb
    depress or discourage
    synonyms: desalentar, enfriar
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    abatir, deprimir, desalentar, desanimar, desmoralizar, espantar
    lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
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