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1. [kuːl]
aggettivo1) [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, tranquilloto 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] freddo4) (unfriendly) [reception, welcome] freddo, distaccatoto be cool with o towards sb. — essere freddo verso qcn
5) (casual) [person, attitude] disinvolto, sfacciatohe'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, giustoa 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)2.that's cool! — che ficata!
nome1) (coldness) fresco m., frescura f.2) colloq. (calm) sangue m. freddoto keep, lose one's cool — mantenere, perdere la calma
••II 1. [kuːl]to play it cool — restare calmo
verbo transitivo1) (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 intransitivo1) (get colder) [water] raffreddarsi; [air] rinfrescarsito leave sth. to cool — lasciare raffreddare qcs
2) (subside) [passion, enthusiasm] raffreddarsirelations between them have cooled — i rapporti tra loro si sono raffreddati
wait until tempers have cooled — aspetta che gli animi si calmino
•- cool off••cool it! — calmati! datti una calmata!
* * *[ku:l] 1. adjective1) (slightly cold: cool weather.) fresco2) (calm or not excitable: He's very cool in a crisis.) calmo3) (not very friendly: He was very cool towards me.) freddo4) ((slang) great; terrific; fantastic: Wow, that's really cool!; You look cool in those jeans!) fantastico, favoloso2. verb1) (to make or become less warm: The jelly will cool better in the refrigerator; She cooled her hands in the stream.) raffreddare2) (to become less strong: His affection for her has cooled; Her anger cooled.) raffreddarsi3. 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* * *I 1. [kuːl]aggettivo1) [day, drink, water] fresco; [fabric, dress] fresco, leggero; [colour] freddoit'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, tranquilloto 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] freddo4) (unfriendly) [reception, welcome] freddo, distaccatoto be cool with o towards sb. — essere freddo verso qcn
5) (casual) [person, attitude] disinvolto, sfacciatohe'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, giustoa 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)2.that's cool! — che ficata!
nome1) (coldness) fresco m., frescura f.2) colloq. (calm) sangue m. freddoto keep, lose one's cool — mantenere, perdere la calma
••II 1. [kuːl]to play it cool — restare calmo
verbo transitivo1) (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 intransitivo1) (get colder) [water] raffreddarsi; [air] rinfrescarsito leave sth. to cool — lasciare raffreddare qcs
2) (subside) [passion, enthusiasm] raffreddarsirelations between them have cooled — i rapporti tra loro si sono raffreddati
wait until tempers have cooled — aspetta che gli animi si calmino
•- cool off••cool it! — calmati! datti una calmata!
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.