temperatures that
are below 0° Celsius Ai'&W; W T #J: freezing fog ftK# 0 freezing
temperatures d; o note at cold ► freez ing adv. (informal) : It’s
freezing cold outside,
'freezing
point noun 1 (also freez-ing)
[u] o° Celsius, the
temperature at which water freezes A A.: Tonight temperatures will fall well
below freezing (point). 4^®.
2 [C, usually sing.] the
temperature at which a particular liquid freezes $vlq &; Wl HI : the freezing point of polar
sea water freight /freit/
noun,
verb
mnoun [U]
goods that are transported by ships, planes, trains or lorries/trucks; the
system of transporting goods in this way ( W'M*. )■%%!; 1$i£:
to send goods by air
freight 0 a freight business
0 passenger and freight transportation services
■
verb [VN] 1 to send
or carry goods by air, sea or train tr it, isit ( fftM ) ; it is 2
[usually passive] (literary) to
fill sth with a particular mood or tone fig A it (
P H ) : Each word
was freighted with anger. A$t
'freight
car noun (NAmE) = wagon(I) freight-er /'freita(r)/ noun a
large ship or plane that carries goods
'freight
train (BrE also goods train) noun a train that carries only goods French /frentJV adj., noun
■
adj. of or connected
with France, its people or its languageB take French 'leave (BrE) to leave work
without asking permission first
mnoun [U]
the language of
(,informal) used
to say that you are sorry for swearing i#
wdmimm-,
.French 'bean noun (BrE) = green bean .French 'braid noun (NAmE) = French plait , French ' bread noun [U] white bread in the shape of a
long thick stick AAfflAl#
.French '
.French Ca'nadian noun a
Canadian whose first language is French # ig- A & ft! /JP# A A; &Uid#A A ► .French Ca'nadian adj.
.French 'cricket noun [u] an informal game in which players throw a
soft ball at the legs of another player, who must stand still and try to hit
the ball away with a
bat^SAW
()
.French 'door noun (especially NAmE) a
glass door, often one of a pair, that leads to a room, a garden/yard or a balcony — picture
o page R24 , French 'dressing noun [u, C] a mixture of oil, vinegar, etc. used to add flavour to a salad PTfll
VINAIGRETTE
.French 'fry noun
[usually pi.] (especially NAmE) = chip n:( 3)
.French 'horn (also horn especially in BrE) noun a brass musical instrument that consists
of a long tube curled around in a circle with a wide opening at the end ( HJ-^j — picture o page R8
, French ' kiss noun a kiss during
which people’s mouths are open and their tongues touch ( ©MAA )
.French 'knickers noun [pi.]
a piece of women’s underwear for below the waist that fits very loosely and
has wide parts for the legs ft® AAlGDI ( ffijSg, %
JM )
.French 'letter noun (old-fashioned, BrE,
informal)
=CONDOM
.French 'loaf noun = baguette(I)
.French 'plait (BrE) (NAmE .French 'braid) noun a hairstyle for women in which all the
hair is gathered into one large plait/braid
down the back of the head ?&A
&a« &a
.French 'pleat (BrE) (NAmE .French 'twist) noun a hairstyle for women in which all the
hair is lifted up at the back of the head, twisted and held in place ( #3 ~k
m a; &a«
.French 'polish noun [U] (BrE) a type of varnish (= transparent liquid) that is
painted onto wooden furniture to give it a hard shiny surface ►
.French polish verb[VN]
, French 1 press noun (NAmE) = cafetiere ,French 'stick noun = baguette — picture o stick .French 'toast noun [U] slices of
bread that have been covered with a mixture of egg and milk and then fried
.French 'twist noun (NAmE) = French pleat .French 'window noun [usually pi.] a glass door, usually one of a pair, that
leads to a garden/yard or balcony —
picture o page R24
frenet-ic /fra'netik/ adj. involving a lot of energy and activity in a way that
is not organized ; GAL
: a scene of
frenetic activity ►
fre-net-
ic-al-ly /-kli/ adv.
frenu lum /'frenjalam;
BrE also 'friin-/ (BrE also frae- nulum) /'friin-/
noun (anatomy fl$) a
small fold of skin that prevents an organ from moving too much, for example the
fold of skin under the tongue frenzied /'frenzid/
adj. [usually before noun] involving a lot of activity and strong
emotions in a way that is often violent or frightening and not under control W
; $E H {ft: a frenzied attack tm, $E $£ Jfr 0 frenzied activity ► frenzied-ly adv.
frenzy /'frenzi/ noun [C, usually sing., u] (pi. -ies)
~ (of sth) a state of great
activity and strong emotion that is often violent or frightening and not under
control ^ $E; £E SL; £EH: in a frenzy of activity/excitement/violence /
4IA 0 The speaker worked the crowd
up into a frenzy.
0 an outbreak of patriotic frenzy A 0 a
killing frenzy see also feeding
FRENZY
fre quency /'friikwansi/ noun (pi. -ies)
1 [u, C] the rate at which sth happens or is repeated A £ $ ; ft M ^
; S S$: Fatal road accidents have decreased in frequency over recent years.
$ B ^ T o 0 cl society with a highAow frequency (=
happening often/not very often) of stable marriages £14® ^ ^ i§5 ^
0 The program can show us
word frequency (= how
often words occur in a language), j&A©!? bJAfllSAialiL
2 [u] the fact of sth happening often It: the
alarming frequency of computer errors if ^Jlftfg1|> AlftMII: 0 Objects like
this turn up at sales with surprising frequency. ik#£KJ
AMfE #i^£±ft AjSftHfeSfcft^o 3 [C, U] (technical Ai£) the rate at which a sound or electromagnetic wave vibrates (= moves up and down)
) M & : a highAow frequency 4 [C, U]
(technical A in)
the number of radio waves for every second of a radio signal
Ik ) : a frequency
band 0 There are only a
limited
number of
broadcasting frequencies.
mm o
frequent (Hr adj., verb
madj.
/'friikwant/ happening or doing sth often
He is a frequent visitor to this country.
# #ifr |n] & A ® M.
0 o Her calls
became less frequent. M