frieren

to feel cold, to be cold

ˈf r iː r ə n
frier to feel cold, to be cold + en Infinitive
verb · 1st-person plural / 3rd-person plural, present tense Rare #28,721
to feel cold, to be cold Used when a person feels cold; for liquids, it can also mean “to freeze.”
GE: Wir müssen nicht frieren.
EN: We don't have to be cold.
Conjugation of frieren
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First friere frieren
Second frierst friert
Third friert frieren
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second — friert
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First friere frieren
Third friere frieren
frieren
Past
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First fror —
Third fror —

Wirst du nicht frieren in dem Ding?

Won’t you be cold in that thing?

— Rebecca (1940)

Sie scheinen zu frieren.

They seem to be freezing.

Wie unbequem, du wirst frieren.

How uncomfortable—you’ll be cold.

— Rom, offene Stadt (1945)

Willst du etwa frieren?

Do you want to freeze?

— Die Blechtrommel (1979)

Du musst doch frieren.

You must be freezing.

— Harry Potter und der Feuerkelch (2005)

Ihr scheint zu frieren.

She seems to be cold.

Du musst ja frieren.

You must be freezing.

— Titanic (1997)

Dann musst du heute etwas frieren.

Then you'll have to be a little cold today.

— Der Hochstapler - Roofman (2025)

Sie frieren.

You are cold.

— Leben! (1994)