cold

I [kəʊld]

aggettivo

1) (chilly) freddo; fig. [colour, light] freddo

to be o feel cold avere o sentire freddo; the room is o feels cold la stanza è fredda, fa freddo nella stanza; it's o the weather's cold fa freddo; to go cold [food, water] diventare freddo, raffreddarsi; don't let the baby get cold non fare prendere freddo al bambino; to keep [sth.] cold — tenere al fresco [food]

2) (unemotional) [manner, smile] freddo

to be cold to o towards sb. essere freddo con o nei confronti di qcn.; to leave sb. cold — lasciare indifferente qcn., non fare né caldo né freddo a qcn

3) (unconscious)

to be out cold — essere privo di sensi

to knock sb. out cold — mettere KO qcn

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to have o get cold feet avere fifa; in cold blood a sangue freddo; my blood runs cold mi si gela il sangue; in the cold light of day a mente fredda; to be as cold as ice [person] essere freddo come il ghiaccio; [room] essere gelido; you're getting colder! — (in guessing games) acqua... acqua

II [kəʊld]

nome

1) U (chilliness) freddo m.

to feel the cold — patire il freddo, essere freddoloso

in the cold — al freddo

to be left out in the cold — fig. essere lasciato in disparte

to come in from o out of the cold — fig. essere preso in considerazione

2) С med. raffreddore m.

to have a cold — avere il raffreddore, essere raffreddato

to catch a cold prendere un raffreddore; a bad cold un brutto raffreddore; a cold in the head — un raffreddore di testa

III [kəʊld]

avverbio

1) colloq. [speak, perform] a braccio, improvvisando

2) AE (thoroughly) [learn, know] a memoria

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[kəuld] 1. adjective

1) (low in temperature: cold water; cold meat and salad.) freddo

2) (lower in temperature than is comfortable: I feel cold.) freddo

3) (unfriendly: His manner was cold.) freddo

2. noun

1) (the state of being cold or of feeling the coldness of one's surroundings: She has gone to live in the South of France because she cannot bear the cold in Britain; He was blue with cold.) freddo

2) (an illness with running nose, coughing etc: He has a bad cold; She has caught a cold; You might catch cold.) raffreddore

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- coldly

- coldness
- cold-blooded
- cold war
- get cold feet
- give someone the cold shoulder
- give the cold shoulder
- in cold blood

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I [kəʊld]

aggettivo

1) (chilly) freddo; fig. [colour, light] freddo

to be o feel cold avere o sentire freddo; the room is o feels cold la stanza è fredda, fa freddo nella stanza; it's o the weather's cold fa freddo; to go cold [food, water] diventare freddo, raffreddarsi; don't let the baby get cold non fare prendere freddo al bambino; to keep [sth.] cold — tenere al fresco [food]

2) (unemotional) [manner, smile] freddo

to be cold to o towards sb. essere freddo con o nei confronti di qcn.; to leave sb. cold — lasciare indifferente qcn., non fare né caldo né freddo a qcn

3) (unconscious)

to be out cold — essere privo di sensi

to knock sb. out cold — mettere KO qcn

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to have o get cold feet avere fifa; in cold blood a sangue freddo; my blood runs cold mi si gela il sangue; in the cold light of day a mente fredda; to be as cold as ice [person] essere freddo come il ghiaccio; [room] essere gelido; you're getting colder! — (in guessing games) acqua... acqua

II [kəʊld]

nome

1) U (chilliness) freddo m.

to feel the cold — patire il freddo, essere freddoloso

in the cold — al freddo

to be left out in the cold — fig. essere lasciato in disparte

to come in from o out of the cold — fig. essere preso in considerazione

2) С med. raffreddore m.

to have a cold — avere il raffreddore, essere raffreddato

to catch a cold prendere un raffreddore; a bad cold un brutto raffreddore; a cold in the head — un raffreddore di testa

III [kəʊld]

avverbio

1) colloq. [speak, perform] a braccio, improvvisando

2) AE (thoroughly) [learn, know] a memoria