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1 coolness
coolness [ˈku:lnɪs]* * *['kuːlnɪs]1) ( coldness) fraîcheur f2) ( unfriendliness) froideur f3) ( calmness) calme m -
2 coolness
coolness n1 ( coldness) fraîcheur f ;2 ( unfriendliness) froideur f (between entre) ;3 ( calmness) calme m. -
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coolness ['ku:lnɪs](b) (calmness) calme m, sang-froid m(c) (of welcome, manner) froideur f(d) (impertinence) culot m, toupet m -
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noun fraîcheur; froideur -
5 cool
[ku:l] 1. adjective1) (slightly cold: cool weather.) frais2) (calm or not excitable: He's very cool in a crisis.) calme3) (not very friendly: He was very cool towards me.) froid4) ((slang) great; terrific; fantastic: Wow, that's really cool!; You look cool in those jeans!)2. verb1) (to make or become less warm: The jelly will cool better in the refrigerator; She cooled her hands in the stream.) refroidir2) (to become less strong: His affection for her has cooled; Her anger cooled.) (se) refroidir3. noun(cool air or atmosphere: the cool of the evening.) fraîcheur- coolly- coolness - cool-headed - cool down - keep one's cool - lose one's cool -
6 freshness
1 (of produce, linen, paintwork) fraîcheur f ;2 ( coolness) fraîcheur f ;3 (of skin, complexion) fraîcheur f ;4 ( originality) originalité f, fraîcheur f ; the freshness of her approach l'originalité de son approche. -
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cool [ku:l]∎ it's getting cooler in the evenings (weather) les soirées sont plus fraîches;∎ keep in a cool place tenir au frais(b) (colour → blue, green) clair(c) (calm → person, manner, voice) calme;∎ familiar keep cool! du calme!□ ;∎ to keep a cool head garder la tête froide, garder son sang-froid;∎ familiar she's a cool customer! (cheeky) elle a du culot!, elle en prend à son aise!; (self-possessed) elle a beaucoup de sang-froid!;∎ to be cool, calm and collected être d'un calme olympien;∎ to be/look as cool as a cucumber garder son sang-froid ou calme(d) (unfriendly → person, greeting, welcome) froid∎ she earned a cool million dollars last year elle a gagné la coquette somme d'un million de dollars l'année dernière;∎ I lost a cool thousand j'ai perdu mille livres bien comptées∎ Glasgow's a really cool city Glasgow est une ville hyper-branchée;∎ he still thinks it's cool to smoke il pense encore que ça fait bien de fumer∎ we had a really cool weekend on a passé un super week-end;∎ that's a cool jacket elle est cool ou super, cette veste;∎ that's cool! c'est génial!;∎ I'll be there at eight - cool! je serai là à huit heures - super!∎ is it cool to skin up in here? on peut se rouler un joint ici?;∎ it's not cool to wear jeans in that restaurant on ne peut pas entrer dans ce restaurant si on porte un jean∎ are you cool with that? ça te va?;∎ they're not cool about me smoking at home ils n'aiment pas que je fume à la maison;∎ I thought she'd be angry, but she was really cool about it je pensais qu'elle se fâcherait, mais en fait elle a été très cool2 adverb∎ play it cool! ne nous énervons pas!□3 noun(a) (coolness) fraîcheur f;∎ the cool of the evening la fraîcheur du soir∎ to keep/to lose one's cool garder/perdre son calme(air, liquid, room) rafraîchir, refroidir; (brow, feet) rafraîchir;∎ to cool sb's ardour refroidir l'ardeur de qn;∎ figurative to cool one's heels faire le pied de grue;∎ they left him to cool his heels in jail ils l'ont laissé mijoter en prison;∎ familiar cool it! du calme!□(food, liquid) (se) refroidir; (friendship etc) se refroidir; (enthusiasm, passion, temper) s'apaiser, se calmer►► cool bag glacière f;familiar Cool Britannia = formule qui tend à véhiculer l'image d'une Grande-Bretagne jeune, dynamique et tournée vers l'avenir; il s'agit d'un jeu de mots avec "Rule Britannia", chant patriotique britannique;Music cool jazz cool m∎ give him time to cool down donne-lui le temps de se calmer∎ things have cooled down between them les relations se sont refroidies entre eux(b) (of cold drink) rafraîchir -
8 poise
poise [pɔɪz]1 noun(a) (composure, coolness) calme m, aisance f, assurance f;∎ to recover one's poise retrouver son aplomb(balance) mettre en équilibre; (hold suspended) tenir suspendu;∎ she poised herself on the arm of my chair elle s'est assise gracieusement sur le bras de mon fauteuil
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Coolness — Cool ness, n. 1. The state of being cool; a moderate degree of cold; a moderate degree, or a want, of passion; want of ardor, zeal, or affection; calmness. [1913 Webster] 2. Calm impudence; self possession. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
coolness — index disinterest (lack of interest), ill will, indifference, moderation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
coolness — (n.) O.E. colnesse; see COOL (Cf. cool) + NESS (Cf. ness). Figurative sense of calmness is from 1650s; that of absence of warm affection is from 1670s … Etymology dictionary
Coolness — Cool (von engl.: cool = kühl, kalt) ist ein ursprünglich jugendsprachlicher Begriff, der in die Umgangssprache eingegangen ist. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Wortbedeutung 2 Siehe auch 3 Literatur 4 Weblinks … Deutsch Wikipedia
Coolness — Unbekümmertheit; Nonchalance; Lässigkeit * * * Cool|ness 〈[ ku:lnɛs] f.; ; unz.; umg.〉 1. Kaltblütigkeit, Kaltschnäuzigkeit 2. Kühle [engl.] * * * Cool|ness , die; [engl. coolness = Kühlheit] (salopp) … Universal-Lexikon
coolness — n. indifference coolness to, towards * * * [ kuːlnɪs] towards [ indifference ] coolness to … Combinatory dictionary
Coolness — Cool|ness [ ku:lnɛs] die; <aus gleichbed. engl. coolness> das Coolsein … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
coolness — cool ► ADJECTIVE 1) of or at a fairly low temperature. 2) keeping one from becoming too hot. 3) unfriendly or unenthusiastic. 4) free from anxiety or excitement: he kept a cool head . 5) (of jazz) restrained and relaxed. 6) informal fashionably… … English terms dictionary
coolness — noun 1. calm and unruffled self assurance (Freq. 1) he performed with all the coolness of a veteran • Syn: ↑imperturbability, ↑imperturbableness • Derivationally related forms: ↑imperturbable (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
coolness — noun see cool I … New Collegiate Dictionary
coolness — See coolish. * * * … Universalium