icyEnglish → FrenchOxford English–Frenchicy /BrE ˈʌɪsi , AmE ˈaɪsi / adjective 1 [pavement, road] verglacé there are icy patches on the roads il y a des plaques de verglas sur les routes 2 (cold) [draught, water, wind] glacial; [hands] glacé 3 figurative [look, reception] glacial