cool

I 1. [kuːl]

aggettivo

1) [day, drink, water] fresco; [fabric, dress] fresco, leggero; [colour] freddo

it's cool today — fa fresco oggi

to feel cool — [surface, wine] essere fresco

I feel cooler now — ho meno caldo adesso

2) (calm) [approach, handling] calmo, tranquillo

to stay cool — mantenere la calma

to keep a cool head — mantenere il sangue freddo

keep cool! — calma! rimani calmo!

3) (unemotional) [manner] freddo, distaccato; [logic] freddo

4) (unfriendly) [reception, welcome] freddo, distaccato

to be cool with o towards sb. — essere freddo verso qcn

5) (casual) [person, attitude] disinvolto, sfacciato

he's a cool customer — è un tipo spavaldo

6) (for emphasis)

a cool million dollars — la bellezza di un milione di dollari

7) colloq. (fashionable) fico, giusto

a cool guy — un tipo giusto, un fico

a cool car — una ficata di macchina

he thinks it's cool to smoke — pensa che faccia fico fumare

8) AE colloq. (great)

that's cool! — che ficata!

2.

nome

1) (coldness) fresco m., frescura f.

2) colloq. (calm) sangue m. freddo

to keep, lose one's cool — mantenere, perdere la calma

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to play it cool — restare calmo

II 1. [kuːl]

verbo transitivo

1) (lower the temperature of) raffreddare [soup, pan]; mettere al fresco [wine]; [air-conditioning, fan] rinfrescare [room]

to cool one's hands — rinfrescarsi le mani

2) fig. calmare, raffreddare [anger, passion]

2.

verbo intransitivo

1) (get colder) [water] raffreddarsi; [air] rinfrescarsi

to leave sth. to cool — lasciare raffreddare qcs

2) (subside) [passion, enthusiasm] raffreddarsi

relations between them have cooled — i rapporti tra loro si sono raffreddati

wait until tempers have cooled — aspetta che gli animi si calmino

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- cool down

- cool off

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cool it! — calmati! datti una calmata!

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[ku:l] 1. adjective

1) (slightly cold: cool weather.) fresco

2) (calm or not excitable: He's very cool in a crisis.) calmo

3) (not very friendly: He was very cool towards me.) freddo

4) ((slang) great; terrific; fantastic: Wow, that's really cool!; You look cool in those jeans!) fantastico, favoloso

2. verb

1) (to make or become less warm: The jelly will cool better in the refrigerator; She cooled her hands in the stream.) raffreddare

2) (to become less strong: His affection for her has cooled; Her anger cooled.) raffreddarsi

3. noun

(cool air or atmosphere: the cool of the evening.) fresco

- coolly

- coolness
- cool-headed
- cool down
- keep one's cool
- lose one's cool

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I 1. [kuːl]

aggettivo

1) [day, drink, water] fresco; [fabric, dress] fresco, leggero; [colour] freddo

it's cool today — fa fresco oggi

to feel cool — [surface, wine] essere fresco

I feel cooler now — ho meno caldo adesso

2) (calm) [approach, handling] calmo, tranquillo

to stay cool — mantenere la calma

to keep a cool head — mantenere il sangue freddo

keep cool! — calma! rimani calmo!

3) (unemotional) [manner] freddo, distaccato; [logic] freddo

4) (unfriendly) [reception, welcome] freddo, distaccato

to be cool with o towards sb. — essere freddo verso qcn

5) (casual) [person, attitude] disinvolto, sfacciato

he's a cool customer — è un tipo spavaldo

6) (for emphasis)

a cool million dollars — la bellezza di un milione di dollari

7) colloq. (fashionable) fico, giusto

a cool guy — un tipo giusto, un fico

a cool car — una ficata di macchina

he thinks it's cool to smoke — pensa che faccia fico fumare

8) AE colloq. (great)

that's cool! — che ficata!

2.

nome

1) (coldness) fresco m., frescura f.

2) colloq. (calm) sangue m. freddo

to keep, lose one's cool — mantenere, perdere la calma

••

to play it cool — restare calmo

II 1. [kuːl]

verbo transitivo

1) (lower the temperature of) raffreddare [soup, pan]; mettere al fresco [wine]; [air-conditioning, fan] rinfrescare [room]

to cool one's hands — rinfrescarsi le mani

2) fig. calmare, raffreddare [anger, passion]

2.

verbo intransitivo

1) (get colder) [water] raffreddarsi; [air] rinfrescarsi

to leave sth. to cool — lasciare raffreddare qcs

2) (subside) [passion, enthusiasm] raffreddarsi

relations between them have cooled — i rapporti tra loro si sono raffreddati

wait until tempers have cooled — aspetta che gli animi si calmino

•

- cool down

- cool off

••

cool it! — calmati! datti una calmata!