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helar

/eˈlaɾ/ verb C2
  1. to freeze, to cool (transitive)
  2. to freeze (intransitive)
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Verb forms

Infinitive
helar
Gerund
helando
Past participle
helado
Present (yo)
hielo
Preterite (yo)
helé

An irregular verb: some of its forms don’t follow the rules, so learn them by heart.

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Ya contra el hielo invernizo,
Páginas escogidas, p. 25 · C1
Y al charco fue al salir el sol, limpiándose los sudores, y con la sangre a medio helar.
La Edad de Oro: publicación mensual de recreo e instrucción dedicada a los niños de América, p. 73 · C1
El calderón helado y soñoliento
Libro de poemas, p. 15 · C1
De helarse o de perderse.
Libro de poemas, p. 21 · C1

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