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1 ♦ cool
♦ cool /ku:l/A a.1 fresco: a cool breeze, un venticello fresco; cool cellars, cantine fresche; a cool autumn day, una fresca giornata d'autunno; It's getting cool, comincia a fare fresco3 ( di cibo liquido) fresco; freddo ( da potersi bere): a nice cool drink, una bella bibita fresca; The tea isn't cool yet, il tè non è ancora freddo4 calmo; imperturbabile; freddo: to stay cool, restare calmo; mantenere la calma; Cool and deliberate, the captain gave his orders, con fredda risolutezza il capitano diede gli ordini; to keep a cool head, saper tenere la testa a posto; avere il sangue freddo5 (fam.) spavaldo; impudente; sfrontato: I call that pretty cool!, è una bella impudenza!; ci vuole una bella faccia tosta!6 freddo, distaccato; indifferente: Jane is rather cool towards me, Jane si mostra fredda verso di me; a cool reception, un'accoglienza fredda7 (fam.) disinvolto; sicuro di sé; che ha stile; in gamba; giusto (pop.): He's a real cool guy, è uno giusto8 (fam.) che va forte; grande; figo (pop.); ganzo (pop.): They think it's cool to dress like that, pensano che sia figo vestire a quel modo; to have a real cool time, spassarsela alla grande; DIALOGO → - Discussing video games- The graphics are pretty cool, la grafica è una figata9 (fam.) – a cool …, la bellezza di…; tondo tondo: I was offered a cool ten thousand ( pounds), mi hanno offerto la bellezza di diecimila sterlineB n. [u]1 (il) fresco; frescura; freschezza: the cool of the air, la freschezza dell'aria; in the cool of the evening, al fresco della sera; to keep food in the cool, tenere cibo al fresco2 (fam.) calma; imperturbabilità; riservatezza; sangue freddo (fig.): to keep [to lose] one's cool, mantenere [perdere] la calma; to blow one's cool, perdere la testa (o le staffe)3 (mus.) jazz freddo● cool, calm and collected, calmissimo; imperturbabile □ cool bag (o cool box), borsa termica □ (fam.) cool customer, tipo freddo (o impassibile, imperturbabile) □ cool-headed, calmo; che tiene la testa a posto; imperturbabile □ cool-headedness, calma; imperturbabilità; sangue freddo □ (agric.) cool house, serra fredda □ (mus.) cool jazz, jazz freddo □ (fam.) as cool as a cucumber, imperturbabile □ (fam.) as cool as you please, con la massima imperturbabilità; fresco come una rosa; senza fare una piega (fam.) □ (fam.) to play it cool, restare calmo; non perdere la calma □ ( slang USA) I'm cool!, mi va bene!; ci sto! □ (fam. USA) Stay cool!, sta' calmo!; non agitarti!; ( anche) stammi bene! □ (fam. USA) That's cool, d'accordo; per me va bene NOTA D'USO: - fresh, cool o cold?-.(to) cool /ku:l/A v. t.2 raffreddare ( anche fig.): If you blow on the soup, it will cool it, se soffi sulla minestra, la raffredderai; to cool sb. 's enthusiasm, raffreddare l'entusiasmo di q.4 (tecn.) tenere in fresco; refrigerare5 (fis. nucl.) raffreddareB v. i.2 ( del tè, dell'entusiasmo, ecc.) raffreddarsi: Let your tea cool a little, fai raffreddare un po' il tè!● (fam.) to cool one's heels, aspettare a lungo; fare anticamera: He was kept cooling his heels for two hours, ha dovuto fare due ore di anticamera □ ( slang) to cool it, piantarla, smetterla ( di scocciare, ecc.); ( anche) calmarsi; ( anche) prendersela calma ( nel lavoro, ecc.); prendersi un periodo di riposo (o di vacanza) □ ( slang) Cool it!, piantala!; non seccare! -
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['kjuːkʌmbə(r)] 1.nome cetriolo m.2.••to be as cool as a cucumber — essere impassibile o compassato
* * *(a type of creeping plant with long green edible fruit, often used in salads etc.) cetriolo* * *cucumber /ˈkju:kʌmbə(r)/n.(bot., Cucumis sativus) cetriolo● (bot., USA) cucumber tree, ( Magnolia acuminata) magnolia acuminata; ( Averrhoa bilimbi) averroa cilindrica, bilimbi □ ( di persona) as cool as a cucumber, padrone di sé; impassibile; imperturbabile.* * *['kjuːkʌmbə(r)] 1.nome cetriolo m.2.••to be as cool as a cucumber — essere impassibile o compassato
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[kuːl](gen) fresco (-a), (drink) freddo (-a), (dress) fresco (-a), leggero (-a), (calm) calmo (-a), (unenthusiastic, unfriendly) freddo (-a), (impertinent) sfacciato (-a)to keep sth cool or in a cool place — tenere qc in fresco or al fresco
to keep cool — mantenersi fresco (-a), fig conservare la calma
to be as cool as a cucumber fig — essere imperturbabile, conservare il sangue freddo
he's a pretty cool customer fam — ha un gran sangue freddo, pej ha una bella faccia tosta
we paid a cool £290,000 for that house fam — abbiamo pagato la bellezza di 290.000 sterline per quella casa
2. nto lose one's cool fam — perdere la calma or le staffe
3. vt4. vi(air, liquid) raffreddarsi•- cool off -
4 cucumber cu·cum·ber n
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