cold

cold
cold
A n
1 ¢ (chilliness) froid m ; to feel the cold être sensible au froid, être frileux/-euse ; to be out in the cold lit être dehors dans le froid ; to come in from ou out of the cold lit se mettre à l'abri du froid ; fig rentrer en grâce ; to be left out in the cold fig être isolé ; he was trembling with cold il grelottait de froid ;
2 Med rhume m ; to have a cold être enrhumé, avoir un rhume ; to catch ou get a cold attraper un rhume ; a bad cold un gros rhume ; a cold in the head un rhume de cerveau.
B adj
1 (chilly) froid ; fig [colour, light] froid ; to be ou feel cold [person] avoir froid ; the room was ou felt cold il faisait froid dans la pièce ; the wind is ou feels cold le vent est froid ; it's cold outside il fait froid dehors ; it's ou the weather's cold il fait froid ; it's ou the weather's getting colder le temps se refroidit ; to go cold [food, tea, water] se refroidir ; don't let the baby get cold ne laisse pas le bébé prendre froid ; to keep sth cold tenir [qch] au frais [food] ;
2 (unemotional) [expression, manner, smile, heart, logic etc] froid ; to be cold to ou towards sb être froid avec qn ; to leave sb cold laisser qn froid ; pop music/golf leaves me cold la musique pop/le golf me laisse froid ;
3 (not recent) [news] déjà dépassé ; the trail has gone cold la piste s'est effacée ;
4 (unconscious) to be out cold être sans connaissance ; to knock ou lay sb out cold assommer qn, mettre qn KO .
C adv
1 (without preparation) [speak, perform] à froid ;
2 US (thoroughly) [learn, know] par cœur ; to turn sb down cold envoyer qn promener .
Idioms
cold hands, warm heart mains froides, cœur chaud ; to have ou get cold feet avoir les jetons ; in cold blood de sang-froid ; my blood runs cold fig mon sang se fige ; in the cold light of day à tête reposée ; to be as cold as ice [person, part of body] être gelé ; [room] être glacial ; to pour ou throw cold water on sth descendre qch en flammes ; you're getting colder! Games tu refroidis!

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