over-free russian
замёрзнуть
to freeze, to get cold, to be freezing
to freeze over, to freeze solid
to freeze to death
замерза́ть
to freeze, to freeze over, to turn to ice
to freeze, to be freezing, to get very cold
to freeze to death, to die of cold
скова́ть
to forge, to weld together
to fetter, to shackle, to chain, to put in irons
to restrict, to constrain, to paralyse
to freeze over, to lock in ice
ско́вывать
to restrict, to hamper, to constrain, to impede
to paralyze, to numb, to freeze over, to grip
to shackle, to fetter, to chain
to forge, to forge together, to weld together
замерза́ние
freezing, solidification by cold
freezing over
freezing, freezing to death
ледоста́в
freezing-over
обмерза́ть
to become covered with ice, to freeze over, to ice up, to be frosted over
to be chilled through, to be frozen stiff, to freeze
оледене́ть
to freeze over, to be covered with ice, to ice up
to become ice-cold, to go numb with cold, to freeze (with fear)
примёрзший
frozen to, stuck by freezing, iced over, frost-bound
обмерза́ющий
freezing over, icing up, becoming covered with ice
когда́ рак сви́стнет
till the cows come home, when hell freezes over
когда́ рак на горе́ сви́стнет
when pigs fly, when hell freezes over, never in a million years
Examples
Я сде́лаю э́то, когда рак на горе сви́стнет.
I'll do it when Hell freezes over.
Более того́, свобо́да в Америка неотдели́ма от свобо́ды вероиспове́дания. Именно поэтому мече́ть есть в ка́ждом шта́те нашего сою́за, и более 1200 мече́тей в преде́лах наших грани́ц.
Moreover, freedom in America is indivisible from the freedom to practice one's religion. That is why there is a mosque in every state of our union, and over 1,200 mosques within our borders.
А вы зна́ете, кто хоть раз в жи́зни пойма́л ерша́ или ви́дел осенью перелётных дроздо́в, как они в я́сные, прохла́дные дни но́сятся ста́ями над дере́вней, тот уже не городско́й жи́тель, и его до самой сме́рти будет потя́гивать на во́лю.
He is no longer a city dweller who has even once in his life caught a ruff or seen how, on clear and cool autumn days, flocks of migrating thrushes drift over a village. Until his death he will be drawn to freedom.
Во дни сомне́ний, во дни тя́гостных разду́мий о су́дьбах мое́й родины, — ты один мне подде́ржка и опо́ра, о вели́кий, могу́чий, правди́вый и свобо́дный ру́сский язы́к!
In the days of doubt, in the days of painful brooding over the fate of my homeland, you alone are my support and my mainstay, O great, mighty, truthful, and free Russian language!
Финляндский залив зимой покрывается льдом.
The Gulf of Finland freezes over in winter.
Мурманский порт зимой не замерзает.
The port of Murmansk does not freeze over in winter.
Порто-франко привлекало купцов со всей Европы.
The free port attracted merchants from all over Europe.
Леденевшая лужа хрустела под ногами.
The puddle that was freezing over crunched under our feet.
Озеро незамерзает благодаря тёплым источникам.
The lake does not freeze over thanks to the warm springs.



















