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lediti

ледити

lèditi · /lěditi/ · imperfective

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VERB
  1. (lediti se) to freeze; to ice over
    Voda se ledi na nula stepeni. — Water freezes at zero degrees.
    Noću se putevi lede, vozite pažljivo. — The roads ice over at night, drive carefully.
  2. (of cold, fear) to chill; to freeze
    Severni vetar nam je ledio lica. — The north wind was freezing our faces.
    Od njegovog pogleda mi se ledila krv. — His stare made my blood run cold.
  3. (+ acc.) to freeze; to turn into ice
    Jak mraz ledi vodu u baricama. — The hard frost freezes the water in the puddles.

In the sense "to freeze, ice over" it is usually used with se; the perfective is zalediti (se).

Expressions
  • lediti krv u žilama — to make one's blood run cold
    Taj film ti ledi krv u žilama. — That film makes your blood run cold.
Conjugation, imperfective
Present tense
jaledim
tilediš
on/ona/onoledi
miledimo
viledite
oni/one/onalede
Past tense: ledio, ledila, ledilo · ledili, ledile
Future: lediću, ledićeš, lediće, ledićemo, ledićete, lediće
Imperative: ledi
AI Updated 29 September 2026