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Che ha una temperatura bassa, o che sente il bisogno di scaldarsi.

In inglese semplice: Having a low temperature, or feeling that you need more warmth.

• The water is cold.
• My hands were cold after the walk.
• Is it colder outside today?

Sinonimi: chilly

Contrari: hot, warm

Espressioni comuni: cold water, cold weather, feel cold

freddo, distaccato

Che mostra poca gentilezza, affetto o interesse verso gli altri.

In inglese semplice: Showing little kindness, warmth, or interest in other people.

• His reply was cold.
• She gave me a cold smile.
• Why are you so cold to him?

Come si usa: cold to someone (She was cold to her new neighbour.)

Sinonimi: unfriendly, distant

Contrari: friendly, warm

Espressioni comuni: cold reply, cold welcome, cold to someone

titubante, impaurito

In «cold feet», indica paura davanti a un progetto e il desiderio di non realizzarlo.

In inglese semplice: In “cold feet,” feeling nervous about a plan and wanting to avoid carrying it out.

• I got cold feet before the interview.
• She has cold feet about moving abroad.
• Did he get cold feet and cancel the wedding?

Come si usa: get cold feet about something (He got cold feet about buying the house.)

Espressioni comuni: get cold feet, have cold feet

freddo, indifferente

In «cold shoulder», indica il rifiuto volontario di parlare con qualcuno o trattarlo amichevolmente.

In inglese semplice: In “cold shoulder,” a deliberate refusal to speak to someone or show them friendliness.

• She gave me the cold shoulder.
• He got the cold shoulder from his old friends.
• Why are you giving Sam the cold shoulder?

Come si usa: give someone the cold shoulder (My colleagues gave me the cold shoulder.)

Espressioni comuni: the cold shoulder, give the cold shoulder

privo di sensi, svenuto

In «out cold», indica essere completamente privo di sensi o profondamente addormentato.

In inglese semplice: In “out cold,” completely unconscious or deeply asleep.

• He was out cold on the sofa.
• The punch knocked her out cold.
• After the long journey, we were all out cold.

Come si usa: be out cold (After the fall, he was out cold.)

Sinonimi: unconscious

Contrari: conscious

Espressioni comuni: out cold, knock someone out cold

di colpo, bruscamente

In «stop cold», indica fermarsi improvvisamente e completamente, senza proseguire.

In inglese semplice: In “stop cold,” suddenly and completely, without continuing any further.

• The loud crash stopped me cold.
• Her question stopped him cold in the doorway.
• The engine stopped cold halfway up the hill.

Espressioni comuni: stop cold, halt cold

raffreddore

Malattia comune e lieve che fa colare il naso e può causare mal di gola o tosse.

In inglese semplice: A common mild illness that makes your nose run and may cause a sore throat or cough.

• I have a cold.
• She caught a cold at school.
• His cold lasted nearly a week.

Espressioni comuni: catch a cold, have a cold, bad cold

freddo

Temperature basse o condizioni atmosferiche che rendono necessari vestiti caldi.

In inglese semplice: Low temperatures or weather that makes you need warm clothes.

• Come inside, out of the cold.
• These gloves protect your hands from the cold.
• The plants died in the extreme cold.

Sinonimi: chill

Contrari: heat

Espressioni comuni: in the cold, out of the cold, extreme cold